Day: March 7, 2023

Like many of the thousands of workers cut recently by Seattle-area tech firms, Eric, a former Amazon software engineer, recalls his layoff as a kind of one-two gut punch. On top of the shock of losing a $200,000-plus salary-and-stock package, the 30-something Seattleite found himself in a job market that was more crowded, and much less generous, than it had been even six months before. There were fewer openings, especially with Big Tech firms like Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook that had ruled the job market but were now in cost-cutting mode. And job offers rarely came with the jaw-dropping com… Read More “For laid-off tech workers, Seattle job market is no longer quite so friendly”

Students in Idaho are most interested in using AI essay writers to complete their assignments, with an interest score of 70.New Jersey students come in second place with an interest score of 66.Students from Utah are the third most eager to try AI essay-writing software.Q4 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The top ten states eager to use AI to cheat on their essays are: IdahoNew JerseyUtahMassachusettsWashingtonVirginiaNevadaNew MexicoConnecticutRhode IslandIdaho ranked as the state with the most interest in AI essay writing tools, with an overall interest score of 70. Online searc… Read More “The US States Most Interested In AI Essay Writing Tools”

Fictiorama Studios is excited to announce forthcoming digital voyeur simulator *o Not Feed the Monkeys 2099 is in development for Nintendo Switch*, launching on the console on the same revised date as the Steam version – Thursday 25th May 2023. The new launch date is a result of the ambitions to bring *o Not Feed the Monkeys 2099* to as wide an audience as possible, with the game offering a similar vibe to its celebrated predecessor; charging players with becoming master voyeurs as they spy on strangers through security cameras, observing and analysing every aspect of their (frankly bizarre) d… Read More “‘Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099’ Unveils Nintendo Switch Version & Fresh Launch Date”

Beijing. China lashed out at the United States on Tuesday, with the foreign minister accusing Washington of stoking tensions between the two powers and warning of “conflict and confrontation”. The World’s biggest economies have clashed in recent years over trade, human rights and other issues, but relations soured even further last month when the United States shot down a Chinese balloon it said was being used for surveillance –- a claim strenuously denied by Beijing. Beijing’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang told a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing National People’s Congress (NPC… Read More “China lashes out at US, warns of ‘conflict and confrontation’”

Illustration by Both Nomads/DALL·E 2, used with permission. We need to find a new language, new narratives, a new World view and the tools to create the words to overcome the “grand humanitarian narrative.” Can technology help? Many of us this past month have heard about the “Matrix”-like functions of the new AI-powered ChatGPT, which is leaving citizens unsettled, shocked, and in several other emotional states, ranging from fear to enthusiasm. The use of AI remains niche for most civil society organisations and activists. Yet, several initiatives that use emerging technologies and artificial … Read More “Using AI to ‘decolonise’ language “

The United Nations Secretary-General issued a dire warning to World leaders on Monday and said that women’s rights are at risk of backsliding at a global level. “Gender equality is growing more distant. On the current tracks, UN Women puts it 300 years away,” said Antonio Guterres in a speech to the General Assembly in New York ahead of the UN session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Guterres also warned of violence against women, mortality in childbirth and workforce inequality as top threats to gender equality globally. “In many places, women’s sexual and reproductive rights are bei… Read More “UN Secretary-General: upholding women’s rights is ‘not a charity’ its a must”

By Jack Mendel Slack customers will get “new superpowers” after the app unveiled a ChatGPT AI tool aimed at boosting millions’ of its users productivity. The messenger service’s owner Salesforce has teamed up with ChatGPT’s developer OpenAI, a Slack customer, to offer the artificial intelligence chatbot to the system for the first time. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot software which has taken the World by storm, but concerns have also been raised about app, with education leaders warning students are using to to do academic work in particular, The ChatGPT app for slack will allow customers to use AI … Read More “Slack to offer users a ChatGPT AI tool which will write messages for them ‘in seconds’”