Day: May 8, 2023

A watchdog group is sounding an alarm about the potential abuse of artificial intelligence (AI) by government agencies in Georgia. A report based on research conducted by the group, the Tbilisi-headquartered Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), noted that while AI applications can enhance the reform process, “these same applications can endanger democratic principles—especially if state accountability is already tenuous due to shortcomings in judicial independence, government transparency, or law-enforcement oversight mechanisms.” Rights groups and Western experts ha… Read More “Georgia: Watchdog group urges greater transparency, strict regulation of governmental AI use”

Washington (AFP) – Funding for a global initiative aimed at creating more environmentally friendly and climate-resilient farming has grown to $13 billion, co-leaders the United States and the United Arab Emirates said Monday. That money means the Agriculture Innovation Mission (AIM) for Climate, launched in 2021, now exceeds its $10 billion target for the COP28 climate talks, to be hosted by the UAE in November and December. “Climate change continues to impact longstanding agricultural practices in every country and a strong global commitment is necessary to face the challenges of climate chan… Read More “US, UAE announced climate farming fund has grown to $13 bn”

By Rob Lenihan In August 1960, George Pal’s “The Time Machine,” took movie-goers on a trip to the distant future. One month later, while Chubby Checker’s version of “The Twist” was climbing the charts, a man named Wilbur Hardee opened the restaurant that bears his name in Greenville, N.C. DON’T MISS: McDonald’s Adds a New Snack Wrap (You Won’t Be Happy) Time marched on, Hardee’s expanded and would eventually be acquired by CKE Restaurant Holdings, which also owns Carl’s Jr. Now both restaurants chains are taking a step into the future by rolling out artificial intelligence at their drive-thrus… Read More “These Fast Food Chains Using AI to (Finally) Get Your Order Right”

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Monday closed up +0.05%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.25%. Stock indexes Monday settled mixed. Higher bond yields on Monday weighed on the overall market along with the ongoing debt ceiling stalemate. However, energy stocks moved higher after crude prices rallied by more than +2%, and cybersecurity stocks gained after Zscaler surged when it boosted its full-year outlook. Clarity regarding the U.S. debt ceiling is a bearish factor for stocks. Treasury Se… Read More “Stocks Close Mildly Higher Despite Higher Bond Yields and Debt Ceiling”

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years — but that’s a good thing, says US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel, a leading AI guru. Mathematician, cognitive scientist and famed robot-creator Goertzel, 56, is founder and chief executive of SingularityNET, a research group he launched to create “Artificial General Intelligence,” or AGI — artificial intelligence with human cognitive abilities. With his long hair and leopard-print cowboy hat, Goertzel was in provocateur mode last week at Web Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the World’s bigg… Read More “AI could replace 80% of jobs ‘in next few years’: expert”

By Luc Olinga Elon Musk for several years now has been calling for regulation of artificial intelligence. His calls have become more pressing after the worldwide success of ChatGPT, a conversational chatbot that gives human-like responses to requests. ChatGPT is the face of the progress AI tech has made. The chatbot and its competitors like Bard and other powerful tools have shown that the revolutionary technology has taken a leap forward to the point where robots now do certain tasks better than humans do. But major incidents with BingGPT, Microsoft’s search engine now integrated with ChatGPT… Read More “Elon Musk Questions a Major U.S. Move”

If you haven’t heard of ChatGPT by now, we would have to assume you’ve been living somewhere with extremely patchy WiFi signal or have gone off grid to avoid being wrapped up in the fast-evolving World of artificial intelligence (AI) for the sake of your sanity. The chatbot from OpenAI has been heralded as the highest functioning large language model (LLM) of its kind, incorporating multiple data sources, including the Internet, books, articles and journals. It’s able to provide the user with answers to pretty much any query, as well as review and correct itself if required and – as tried and … Read More “These are the European companies rivalling ChatGPT to change the face of AI”