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Hong Kong's Education Bureau has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum for secondary school students, integrating AI instruction into the classroom and covering topics such as computer vision, robotic reasoning, ethics, and the societal impact of AI. Starting in September, the curriculum will include 10-14 hours of AI lessons to prepare students for the increasing role of AI in everyday life. More than 1,000 teachers are attending workshops to help them adapt to the new AI-focused approach to education.

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AI has become the top tech spending priority for businesses, with 47% allocating the largest budgets to AI, according to a CNBC survey.

Cloud computing is the second-largest spending area at 21%. About two-thirds of respondents said their investments in AI are accelerating, while 53% said rising interest rates have led to a slowdown in overall spending. 47% say AI will create more jobs than it destroys, 26% think otherwise, and 26% say it's too early to tell. The survey polled top technology executives from a variety of sectors, including chief information officers and chief technology officers from industries such as marketing, pharmaceuticals, and utilities.

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IEEE Spectrum compiled a scorecard summarizing the positions of 22 AI authorities on large language models leading to AGI and the risk of civilizational catastrophe caused by AGI. 8 experts believe that LLM can lead to AGI, and 4 believe that AGI could lead to doomsday.

AI experts remain divided over the implications of large-scale language models, such as OpenAI's GPT-4, for the creation of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the potential risks they pose. Some experts worry about the disruptive effects of generative AI on employment, bias, and the spread of misinformation, while others dismiss apocalyptic scenarios as science fiction.

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