Theres been a growing number of Coronavirus Infections outside china, notably in the middle east. Theres been a sudden spike in cases in italy, linked to a bar. The head of the World Health Organization has warned that the window of opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing. The frontrunner for the democratic partys president ial nomination, bernie sanders, has told russia to stay out of american elections. Earlier President Trump dismissed as a hoax reports of warnings by Us Intelligence that moscow was helping mr Sanders Campaign in an effort to get mr trump re elected. A tentative seven day reduction in hostilities has come into effect in afghanistan, after an agreement between american and taliban negotiators. If the agreement holds, the two sides will sign a further deal on security guarantees next saturday. That could pave the way for new talks among afghan representatives. In a moment well have newswatch,
but first its time for click. Now, over 2 billion people on the planet dont have access to clean Drinking Water. For over half of them, it would take at least 30 minutes
to reach any. So nick kwek has been finding out how that safe water could be created out of thin air, literally. Access to clean water is a human right, yet over half a billion people die each year from drinking contaminated water. According to the World Health Organization, in only five years time, half of us will live in a water stressed area. Thirsty for answers . Ive come to South Yorkshire to see a start up with a novel solution. Hogen systems is harvesting waterfrom thin air. Water is extracted from the bottom of the evaporator, collected in the tray and pumped out for use for drinking. Thats water in the tray there . Thats water in the tray there, yes. Thats come from thin air . Thats come from thin air. Ok, its a giant dehumidifier, but the game changer here is the artificially intelligent devices adaptability. Sensors all over the process that will detect, what is the real temperature, what is the real pressure, the real humidity, the control system will further refine its control to make that the best way to operate. Keeping costs down is crucial,
so using the least amount of energy possible is key. So the way this works is, air comes down through here, gets sucked in through the evaporator which pulls moisture out of the air. The water then drips down into this water tray and the byproduct, which is cold air, gets sucked through there which could be used for air conditioning in the summer. And another byproduct is heat generated through the condenser, which could be used to heat homes in the winter or wherever it may be used. Brill, shall we give it a taste . Well, why not . There we are, water from thin air. It does have essence of machine about it. It may do. It does have a somewhat metallic. I mean, if i were to lick that machine, a kind of feel like thats what that tastes like. Yum, yum. But im assured after few gallons circulate machine, it tastes much better and makes a banging brew. As well as large scale units, hogen has also developed a more mobile version targeted for the military. So the more compact version has actually got two systems built in for redundancy, so if one goes there is a backup option. We know of some customers in the middle east who are shipping Drinking Water by helicopter. The cost of shipping Drinking Water by helicopter is 35 per litre. But dereks units of course come with a pricetag. 5,000 up to 100,000, depending on the size and type of machine. They can usually recoup it within two years. For over 30 years, London Fashion week has brought the latest trends and streetwear and couture to the capital. Whether spring or fall collections, it follows the same format. Catwalk shows from designers popping up all over the city. But in the near future,
the catwalk could look completely different. The idea of gathering together to look at seasonal trends could be obsolete. Like many other industries, Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future of fashion. The designs, models and even the location of fashion week could one day be created by a computer programme. It is possible to generate these kind of captions with al algorithm. A new course at the London College of fashion is looking in detail detail at these issues, giving future designers and merchandisers the tools to work on this new world, influencing everything from pattern cutting to design. So if you know this type of algorithm, you canjust mine all over your database. These images were dreamt up by an algorithm that looked at tens of thousands of photos. So this is a computer that is designing these dresses . Yeah, so this is a Generative Adversarial Network that has been fed many thousands of images so it begins to learn what a dress looks like. Its incredible. And then design its own. So every single one of these is Computer Generated. Slightly terrifying. And similarly, this is taking thousands of catwalk images from mens fashion week and beginning to understand what catwalk looks like, what a model looks like, what the clothes they are wearing looks like, and generating its own catwalk images. Are these real models . These are Computer Generated. Oh, wow. So this person doesnt exist . No. It begins to question what we even think a catwalk show could be. Could we get to the point in the future where are Computer Generated catwalk becomes as popular or as interesting as a physical catwalk . What do you think . Its not beyond the realms of impossibility. Indeed, the ideas and projects
the students are working on would once have seemed impossible, but they are certain the whole industry will soon change and having a background in ai will be essential to their success. In all the industries right now, its really important to be able to cross collaborate, to be interdisciplinary and so i think this is really important to have a knowledge of everything that is coming up and how we can use that in fashion. So with al, we will have much more ways and options. Like, instead of, i dont know, sketching 10 ideas, we could have thousands of them, you can just select quickly what we find beneficial for our project. But others worry about losing originality in this process. I think theres a danger of it stripping out creativity, because theres always that argument that designers create something from their brain,
theres newness thats not been done before but ai looks at everything thats been done before and creates something new so i think theres this, like, paradox. Does it mean that we will end up repeating the same things over and over, or does it mean we will be given new ways to create . In fact, the ai may end up being more creative than humans because it can process so many more images than we are capable of seeing. The course is also preparing students for job losses in their industry to Artificial Intelligence, especially in areas like pattern cutting and other repetitive work. This really is something we cant deny. It is coming and we need to be prepared for it. Maybe these people can be educated in some sort of position where they will be using this al to do this job, but if it is something repetitive, if it can be automatised, it will be automised. The next experiment will be feeding this algorithm photos from architecture as well as the clothing, to see what fashion
designs it comes up with. An exciting time for those able to adapt, but with implications for workers around the world, perhaps a need to think quickly about the direction of this important industry. People love playing video games, but making them is a different matter. The art of creation used to require quite a few skills, not least the ability to code. But over the past few years, content Creation Tools have become a lot easier for those who are creatively minded to be able to make their own games. Guildford based developer media molecule enjoyed huge success with its user generated little big planet games. The titles allow the player to create their own mini games and levels. Its an idea we have seen revisited most recently with nintendo with mario maker 2. For the past few years, media molecule has been working
on something which it hopes could take that user generated effort up a level. Marc cieslaks been finding out more. You can make a lot of different stuff in dreams. Stuff like this, and this. And even this. All that stuff was made using the same software. Its an ambitious idea, give everybody the tools to make a videogame or a film or even a 3d sculpture, all made using a games console. Dreams is a Playstation Game which allows anyone to create, whether its a game or a movie. I think of it as the worlds interactive sketchbook. Folks at home have been able to tinker with a version of dreams for quite some time, so the online catalogue of content created using the kit is already packed with stuff made by the public. Jamie was one of those early
access content creators. His work impressed the team at media molecule so much, they gave him a job. I pinch myself almost daily, its the most incredible thing ever. Because i used to teach, which is a lot of hard work. And then coming into here, it feels like i can do my hobby for a living now. It is the best thing ever, i love it so much. But dreams main event is making stuff, and could these tools ultimately end up being a source of inspiration for a new generation of games designers, filmmakers and artists . Have you thought about collaborating with educational establishments . With schools, universities, game design courses . Yeah, education and outreach to different groups is huge because i think dreams is a tool for educating people about storytelling, game making, programming. Its brilliant, i have a little story. I saw a kid at a show playing dreams and his mother said to me,
i dont really understand what he is doing, and i said, well, hes basically doing a level electronics, then and there on the screen. He was a young kid and i said, seriously, dont worry about it. This is a great mechanism. If he can do that in dreams now, he will sail through whatever he wants to do later. But i was saying that to her and at the same time, a penny dropped in my head, that yeah, this is teaching stuff, kids dont even know they are learning, they are just enjoying it and that is wonderful. Thats it for the short version of the show. As ever the full length version can be found on bbc iplayer. You can keep track of the team any time on youtube, instagram, facebook, and twitter bbcclick. Thanks for watching. Hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. If Caroline Flack was the subject of the media intrusion and social media abuse over the last few months, has bbc news reported her death with suitable sensitivity and restraint . And was it responsible to report the way in which the presenter took her own life . Weve seen before on this programme how news stories about celebrities can divide audiences straight down the middle, often on generational levels. 0ne persons television or social media idol can be completely unknown to others. Some people cant get enough detail, while others cant wait for broadcasters to move on to what they consider more important topics. So it was last saturday when news broke of the death of tv presenter Caroline Flack, just weeks before she was supposed to stand trial for assaulting her boyfriend, a charge she denied. In court in december it was clear. She was deeply distressed. Today, she was found dead at her flat. Her lawyer said shed ta ken her own life. Friends and colleagues have spoken of their shock and heartbreak at the news. Tonight, thousands were expressing their grief and sympathy. And Caroline Flacks death stayed in the News Headlines for the next few days. On monday, the last photograph of her before she died was posted on a friends Instagram Account and picked up by broadcasters, including the bbc, prompting this reaction from joanna hicks. It showed her just wearing a nightie. It looked to be a very personalm private moment,