ChatGPT: students could use AI to cheat, but it's a chance to rethink assessment altogether
Jan 24, 2023 07:53 am UTC| Technology
ChatGPT is a powerful language model developed by OpenAI that has the ability to generate human-like text, making it capable of engaging in natural language conversations. This technology has the potential to revolutionise...
How ChatGPT robs students of motivation to write and think for themselves
Jan 24, 2023 07:52 am UTC| Technology
When the company OpenAI launched its new artificial intelligence program, ChatGPT, in late 2022, educators began to worry. ChatGPT could generate text that seemed like a human wrote it. How could teachers detect whether...
Britishvolt: more evidence UK is falling far behind in race to capture growing EV market
Jan 24, 2023 07:51 am UTC| Technology
Britishvolt, the would-be electric vehicle (EV) battery maker that recently went into administration, always faced an uphill struggle. The start-up had no track record developing technology and never confirmed how it would...
ChatGPT could be a game-changer for marketers, but it won't replace humans any time soon
Jan 24, 2023 05:39 am UTC| Technology
The recent release of the ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022 has generated significant public interest. In essence, ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot allowing users to simulate human-like conversations with an AI. GPT...
Deepfakes: faces created by AI now look more real than genuine photos
Jan 24, 2023 05:33 am UTC| Technology
Even if you think you are good at analysing faces, research shows many people cannot reliably distinguish between photos of real faces and images that have been computer-generated. This is particularly problematic now that...
The food systems that will feed Mars are set to transform food on Earth
Jan 24, 2023 05:32 am UTC| Technology
Could we feed a city on Mars? This question is central to the future of space exploration and has serious repercussions on Earth too. To date, a lot of thought has gone into how astronauts eat; however, we are only...
Wolfspeed to build $2.17 billion chip factory in Germany
Jan 23, 2023 23:02 pm UTC| Business Economy Technology
US power chip maker Wolfspeed Inc is planning to build a factory in the small southwest German state of Saarland, that costs more than $2.17 billion. The factory would make chips for electric vehicles and other...
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