AI Threatens Voice Actors, Election Integrity, and Intelligence Expansion

Cheap AI voice clones may wipe out jobs of 5,000 Australian actors. AI-created election disinformation is deceiving the world. AI scientist Ray Kurzweil predicts a millionfold expansion of intelligence by 2045. Europe's AI Act sets global benchmark for AI regulation. Explore the intersection of technology, creativity, politics, and the future of AI in these captivating stories.

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/30/ai-clones-voice-acting-industry-impact-australia
https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-elections-disinformation-chatgpt-bc283e7426402f0b4baa7df280a4c3fd
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/29/ray-kurzweil-google-ai-the-singularity-is-nearer
https://apnews.com/article/ai-act-european-union-chatbots-155157e2be2e42d0f1acca33983d8c82

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:42) Cheap AI voice clones may wipe out jobs of 5,000 Australian actors
(00:03:07) AI-created election disinformation is deceiving the world
(00:06:12) AI scientist Ray Kurzweil: ‘We are going to expand intelligence a millionfold by 2045’
(00:09:09) Europe's AI Act: How does it work and what happens next?