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...
Protecting privacy online begins with tackling 'digital resignation'
Mar 04, 2023 11:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
From smart watches and meditation apps to digital assistants and social media platforms, we interact with technology daily. And some of these technologies have become an essential part of our social and professional...
Cisco to add Webex on Mercedes-Benz vehicles
Feb 28, 2023 23:48 pm UTC| Technology Economy Business
Cisco is will add its Webex conferencing tools to the dashboard of Mercedes-Benz vehicles arriving in dealerships in the coming weeks. Among the Mercedes-Benz cars is the 2024 E Class, which will be equipped with Wi-Fi...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects