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SOWING DOUBTConservationists say AI visuals portraying wild animals as cute or cuddly make it harder for social media users to discern what is real and can fuel exploitation.They increase demand for certain species “to be used in the tourism industry as photo props, exploited to make social media content or to be kept as pets”, said Chris Lewis, a researcher at the international wildlife charity Born Free.And while the visuals could encourage some people to support animal protection, “the negative impacts outweigh that completely,” said Jenny Roberts of conservation group WWF.”People could get hurt,” she told AFP.WWF uses real images…
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But access remains uneven. Okayasu said AI adoption in healthcare is currently concentrated in higher-income…
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Maria Zakaria, a 71-year-old retiree from Kampung Senai Belokok, said the dumping began in April…
Its northern district of Changping received the highest hourly rainfall on Wednesday, authorities said, being…
Search and rescue vessels were at the scene and a helicopter was conducting surveillance from…
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