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I suddenly feel so much better about every embarrassing typo I’ve ever made. | Original Illustration (left) by Agathe Singer One of Canva's new AI features has been caught replacing the word "Palestine" in designs. The Magic Layers feature - which is designed to break flat images out into separate editable components - isn't supposed to make visible alterations to user designs, but it was found by X user @ros_ie9 to automatically switch the phrase "cats for Palestine" to "cats for Ukraine." The issue was seemingly limited specifically to the word "Palestine," as @ros_ie9 noted that related words like "Gaza" were unaffected by the feature. Canva says it has now resolved the issue and is taking steps to prevent it from happening again. "We became aware of an issue … Read the full story at The Verge.
Read full articleEvery data leader has a version of this story. A regulatory audit surfaces a metric that doesn’t match across systems. A board member catches conflicting revenue numbers in two reports presented back-to-back. An AI tool generates a recommendation based on data that hasn’t been governed since the analyst who built it left the company two […]
The Office of Personnel Management said the new tool, called "USA Class," should help reduce administrative work for federal hiring managers and HR staff.
Met says AI software unearthed rule-breaking ranging from work from home violations to suspected corruption The Metropolitan police have launched investigations into hundreds of officers after using an AI tool built by the controversial tech company Palantir to root out rogue cops. The software was deployed by the Met over the course of a week, snooping on staff members using data the force has ready access to, unearthing rule-breaking ranging from work from home violations to suspected corruption and even criminal allegations such as rape. Continue reading...
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The proposed Pentagon drone investment rivals Ukraine’s entire military budget.
How Canva AI 2.0 changes design, productivity, and what it means to be great at your craft
Canva has upgraded its AI assistant to enable more advanced, agent-driven design workflows, positioning AI at the centre of content creation. The system allows users to generate fully editable designs from text prompts, automatically orchestrating tools and producing layered outputs that can be refined within the platform. Co-founder and COO Cliff Obrecht indicated the company […]
