Mar 07, 2023 23:36 pm UTC| Technology Economy Business
Samsung Electronics Co. posted $67.1 billion in revenue last year to reclaim the top spot among global chipmakers, beating Intel Corp., which achieved $60.8 billion in revenue. Both chipmakers saw a decline in their...
ChatGPT: how to prevent it becoming a nightmare for professional writers
Mar 04, 2023 12:21 pm UTC| Technology
Nearly half of white-collar professionals have tried using ChatGPT to help with their work, according to a recent survey of more than 10,000 people at blue chips such as Google, JP Morgan and McKinsey. Thats staggering,...
Will ChatGPT be the disrupter academia needs?
Mar 04, 2023 12:13 pm UTC| Technology
Less than a week after Open AI released ChatGPT, CEO Sam Altman announced that the chatbot had already surpassed one million users. By January 13, 2023, the global Google search for the word ChatGPT had hit a popularity...
AI could make more work for us, instead of simplifying our lives
Mar 04, 2023 12:09 pm UTC| Technology
Theres a common perception that artificial intelligence (AI) will help streamline our work. There are even fears that it could wipe out the need for some jobs altogether. But in a study of science laboratories I carried...
Nigeria's election was nearly derailed by technology - but biometric devices weren't the problem
Mar 04, 2023 12:06 pm UTC| Technology
Technology nearly derailed the conclusion of the 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission could not fulfil its promise to transmit election results from the polling units on its...
Roads and power lines put primates in danger: South African data adds to the real picture
Mar 04, 2023 12:06 pm UTC| Technology
About 25 million kilometres of new roads are expected to be built around the world by 2050. Along with power lines and railways, roads cut through the landscape everywhere, disrupting ecosystems. This linear infrastructure...
Three AI experts on how access to ChatGPT-style tech is about to change our world
Mar 04, 2023 12:05 pm UTC| Technology
ChatGPT burst onto the technology world, gaining 100 million users by the end of January 2023, just two months after its launch and bringing with it a looming sense of change. The technology itself is fascinating, but...
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