AI.Nexus Daily Brief (Friday, June 26, 2023)

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[Ben:]

Hi, I'm Ben, and today is Friday, June 23rd. This is your Daily Brief from AI.Nexus. The best source of fun and up to date news, analysis, and discussions about artificial intelligence is online at AI.Nexus. In the next 2 minutes we'll tell you about:

- the use of AI in Harvard’s Computer Science curriculum,

- racial discrimination in banking due to AI, and

- an update on the new Beatles AI song.

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Let's start with Harvard University. This year, students enrolled in Harvard's  Introduction to Computer Science online course, will have AI as their study buddy! Harvard's flagship coding course now integrates AI to help students debug code, get feedback on program designs, and explain unfamiliar lines of code, or error messages. It's great to see that Harvard is adopting AI and revolutionizing the learning experience for the next generation of tech innovators.

Now, let’s discuss the topic of AI fairness in the banking industry. The founder of Black Women in Artificial Intelligence, Angle Bush, urges the banking sector to exercise caution, as AI systems can replicate biases present in historical data, adversely affecting marginalized communities. Rumman Chowdhury, Twitter’s former head of machine learning ethics, also highlights that AI in lending could inadvertently echo the historical practice of redlining, where loans were denied to certain racial communities. If you are interested in AI fairness, check out our Juneteenth podcast.

Now, Grace has an update on the Beatles story!

[Grace:]

Thanks, Ben.

On a lighter note, we previously discussed Paul McCartney reportedly using AI to create a new Beatles song with John Lennon’s voice. However, McCartney clarified that his team was actually using technology similar to what Peter Jackson employed in his Get Back documentary to clean up and isolate Lennon’s vocals from an old demo. For those interested in learning about the debate concerning AI in the music industry, check out our TikTok account as we'll be releasing a new video on this topic!

Back over to you, Ben.

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[Ben:]

That was your AI.Nexus Daily Brief.

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AI.Nexus Daily Brief (Friday, June 26, 2023)

Catch up on information you might have missed during the week.

This week's programme features:
•	Ministry of Health and Wellness’ mobile health clinic. 
•	Drug Awareness Month

This Week’s In Case You Missed It – Opportunities – January 29 – February 4:
•	HIV Commission’s Love Safely Literary Competition. For competition rules, visit lovesafelylc.com and enter by February 5th.  
•	Ministry of Public Service latest job vacancies including Chief Technical Officer and Chief Aeronautical Information Services Officer with the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport at www.mps.gov.bb 
•	Queen’s College General Worker
•	Challenor Creative Arts and Training Centre Industrial Arts Instructor Vacancy https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=609077055062951&set=a.161646439806017&locale=et_EE 
•	Register for the National Financial Literacy Programme’s webinar series: Making Ends Meet Part 2. Budgeting 101

To download a copy of these opportunities, go to https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/download/in-case-you-missed-it-jan-29-feb-4-2025/


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