OpenAI’s Sam Altman launches Worldcoin crypto project
Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launched on Monday.
The project’s core offering is its World ID, which the company describes as a “digital passport” ...
AI: working lives poised to change, experts warn
Local voices discuss the labour and business implications of artificial intelligence
By Kyriacos Nicolaou
The seemingly sudden yet profound market penetration of artificial intelligence has caused tremors in both the ...
It’s after our jobs, but not our existence
Artificial General Intelligence would perceive human beings in roughly the same way as we see plants.
By Gwynne Dyer
I’m looking at a headline this morning that screams ‘AI ...
AI means everyone can now be a programmer, Nvidia chief says
Artificial intelligence means everyone can now be a computer programmer as all they need to do is speak to the computer, Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang said on ...
The role of AI in public schools
The role of artificial intelligence in public school education will be discussed in a coming workshop for teachers and headteachers to be held in Nicosia next month.
The Digital Education: ...
Microsoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in wide-ranging AI product launch
Microsoft Corp MSFT.O on Tuesday started making available to users a host of AI upgrades, including to ChatGPT, its search engine Bing as well as to cloud services – an ...
Shell to use new AI technology in deep sea oil exploration
Shell Plc (SHEL.L) will use AI-based technology from big-data analytics firm SparkCognition in its deep sea exploration and production to boost offshore oil output, the companies said on Wednesday.
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Adapting to new technologies more important than ever, deputy research minister says
It is now more important than ever to strengthen human resources technological skills through training, including vulnerable groups of the population, said Deputy Minister of Research, Philippos Hadjizacharias at the ...
Tech CEOs wax poetic on AI, big adds to sales will take time
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Google-parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) talked up investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the second quarter in a row but their results on Tuesday suggested ...
Small steps taken to welcome AI into workplace
With the launch of ChatGPT late last year speculation on its impact on the labour force has been largely negative but those in Cyprus see it could boost productivity, and ...
Robot with ChatGPT shakes up Cyprus classrooms
By Yiannis Kourtoglou
High school students and teachers on the island have developed a prototype robot powered with ChatGPT artificial intelligence technology to harness and improve teaching experiences in the ...
ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon
Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it. But after learning about the ChatGPT artificial intelligence program, Schickler figured an ...
Israeli sports technology company expands to Cyprus
i-BrainTech’s decision is seen as a vote of confidence in Cyprus
Israeli sports technology company i-BrainTech, a pioneer in athletic brain training, on Tuesday announced its plan to expand ...
Cyprus authority chairman: AI vital to energy sector future
Artificial intelligence will play a vital role in the future of the energy sector, especially as it continues to become more digital and decentralised, according to Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (...
Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) lost $100 billion in market value on Wednesday after its new chatbot shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle, feeding ...
The convergence of AI: useful ally or creative enemy?
By Christodoulos Pouroutidis
When Siri was first implemented in iPhones in 2011, the service was lauded as the most capable and modern personal assistance anyone could have, and housed within a ...
Italy bans US-based AI chatbot Replika from using personal data
Italy’s Data Protection Agency said on Friday it was prohibiting artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Replika from using the personal data of Italian users, citing risks to minors and ...
White House and European Commission to launch first-of-its-kind AI agreement
The White House and European Commission will announce on Friday an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting ...
67 per cent of Cyprus businesses have elementary use of digital technology
Sixty seven per cent of Cyprus businesses, and 55 per cent across Europe, had achieved an elementary level use of digital technology in 2021, a Eurostat report shows.
Elementary level is defined ...
Meet Grace, the healthcare robot Covid-19 created
The Hong Kong team behind celebrity humanoid robot Sophia is launching a new prototype, Grace, targeted at the healthcare market and designed to interact with the elderly and those isolated ...
Skin in the game: Video chat apps tout ‘inclusive’ AI features
Video conferencing services have for years boasted that their technology is “intuitive” to use or “integrated” to function with other tools, but now vendors such as Google and Cisco can ...
President highlights freedom of speech challenge in AI era
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday stressed the need to ensure freedom of speech but also to present correct, factual information in the ever-changing environment of social media and artificial intelligence ...