Britney Spears has finally seen the video showing her tap NBA star Victor Wembanyama's shoulder before the player's security guard «back handed» her. And, despite everything that went down, she's still a fan of the rookie.The 41-year-old pop singer took to Instagram on Friday and expressed befuddlement at what transpired at the ARIA Hotel in Las Vegas earlier this week between her and Damian Smith, the Director of Team Security for the San Antonio Spurs.«I've been working in the industry for years and have been with some of the most famous people in the world … NSYNC at one point were like The Beatles … girls would throw themselves at them everywhere we went … not one time in my life has a security guard ever hit another person !!!» she captioned her lengthy post.The singer said she's not playing the victim by sharing her point of view.
ITN Boss Urges UK Lawmakers To Safeguard Journalism From AI Threat
19.06.2023 - 08:31 / deadline.com
The boss of the ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 newsmaker has urged lawmakers to consider journalism within the AI regulation debate as the next UK general election draws near.
ITN CEO Rachel Corp, who recently took over from now-BBC News boss Deborah Turness, called on the UK government to take a “proactive stance.” She said “little mention of journalism” has so far been made in the debate as governments consider how best to regulate the growing yet unknown sector.
“While much of the current AI conversation focusses on scenarios we are yet to encounter, there is a more pressing threat that can be addressed now through guardrails to ensure that journalism continues to thrive and play a vital role in society during this time of rapid change,” said Corp, who was speaking at the News Xchange conference in Dublin.
Corp revealed that ITN has written to ministers at the UK’s Department of Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to safeguard quality journalism as AI technology – specifically generative AI – develops rapidly.
She outlined the need for a working group to address concerns and said this has become particularly prevalent as the next general election draws near, with “the impact of generative AI on misinformation” likely to be an issue, “which could have a direct impact on social cohesion.” The UK’s next general election will take place in January 2025 at the latest but could be as soon as next spring.
Corp acknowledged that there will be benefits from AI, such as “journalists being freed-up from administrative tasks,” but warned that “AI will never be able to replicate the work of journalists who gather information and contextualise it by building relationships and being
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