The mayors of several European capitals have been duped into holding video calls with a deepfake of their counterpart in Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko. The mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, took part in a scheduled call on the Webex video conferencing platform on Friday…
GARBAGE IS A GLOBAL problem that each of us contributes to. Since the 1970s, we’ve all been told we can help fix that problem by assiduously recycling bottles and cans, boxes and newspapers. So far, though, we haven’t been up to the task….
Social media is experiencing significant growth each year, supported by the rapid advancement of digital technologies. According to the findings of 2022 Hootsuite research, 4.62 billion users around the world are active on social media, which is about a 10% increase over the…
As innovation continues to come up trumps in this new age of business, bots have become more ubiquitous as businesses of all sizes can incorporate them into their operations. They play various roles, such as automating tasks and processes and freeing employees…
For years, computer scientists have warned of the perils artificial intelligence (AI) poses in the future, and not just in the sensational terms of machines overthrowing humanity, but in far more insidious ways too. While this cutting-edge technology is capable of wondrous breakthroughs, researchers have also…
If you have ever interacted with a chatbot you know we’re still years away from those things convincing you that you are chatting with a real human. That’s no surprise as many chatbots do not actually use machine learning to converse more…
All computer algorithms must follow rules and live within the realm of societal law, just like the humans who create them. In many cases, the consequences are so small that the idea of governing them isn’t worth considering. Lately, though, some artificial…
Machine-learning models are growing exponentially larger. At the same time, they require exponentially more energy to train, so that they can accurately process images or text or video. As the AI community grapples with its environmental impact, some conferences now ask paper…
The metaverse has become inseparable from Web3 culture. Companies are racing to put out their own metaverses, from small startups to Mark Cuban and, of course, Meta. Before companies race to put out a metaverse, it’s important to understand what the metaverse actually is. Or what…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is more than ever in human life, It was used to create social networking algorithms such as Facebook or TikTok, to show suggestions on streaming platforms like Spotify, or to automate search results on Google. This concept was first used…
