#ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

By Euripides Evivriades AI is not a distant challenge; it is already reshaping our economies, democracies and societies. However, the debate remains dominated by a few corporations amassing billions in ...

The rule of law presupposes the employment of a sufficient number of judges who are able to provide results to the citizens who go to court to resolve disputes or ...

The House education committee on Wednesday discussed extending all-day schools and changing opening hours to reduce traffic congestion. It also called for the evaluation of analytical school programmes to promote ...

A pilot AI designed to interact with the public was launched on the government’s portal on Wednesday to answer questions people may have but for now, only general social ...

By Elena Andreou In 2016, the augmented reality (AR) game Pokémon GO became a global sensation, blending physical exploration with virtual gameplay. Behind the scenes, the game’s immense popularity ...

One in five businesses in Cyprus were cyberattacked in 2023 and four in five consider cybersecurity to be a fundamental factor for digital transformation, according to a study by the Cyprus ...

By Patrick Lin Automating food is unlike automating anything else. Food is fundamental to life – nourishing body and soul – so how it’s accessed, prepared and consumed can change societies ...

House Speaker, Annita Demetriou and President of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, reaffirmed the strong ties between Cyprus and Austria and expressed mutual desire to deepen collaboration between the ...

The national cybersecurity coordination centre (NCC-CY) is set to begin operations, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Nicodemos Damianou has announced. Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio, Damianou ...

The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to advance a bill that would make it easier for the Biden administration to restrict the export of artificial intelligence systems, ...

Italy plans to set up an investment fund with an initial endowment of 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) to promote Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday. Backed ...

Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would open-source its ChatGPT challenger “Grok” this week, days after he sued OpenAI for abandoning its original mission in favor ...

The state aspires, through targeted measures and incentives, to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public and private sectors, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and ...

By Anil Balan Imagine a world where legal research is conducted by lightning-fast algorithms, mountains of contracts are reviewed in minutes and legal briefs are drafted with the eloquence of ...

AI cannot replicate human artistry By Ramona Livera and Anna Georgaka On October 27, 2023, the European Commission published Regulation 2023/2411, a game-changer for geographical indications in craft and industrial products. Effective since ...

The European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides on Thursday stressed the importance of implementing safeguards for AI-driven tools in healthcare, underling the need for human oversight. Speaking ...

By Maria Demertzis On December 8, the EU finally concluded talks on the Artificial Intelligence act, which aims to govern the big artificial intelligence (AI) models that may pose systemic risks ...

By Michael Ioannou An Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution is only as good as the data that trains it. The more complete the data on which an AI is trained, the ...

Microsoft (MSFT.O) emerged on Monday as the big winner of the upheaval at OpenAI, hiring ousted CEO Sam Altman and other key staff of the startup to avert a ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides In recent years, advances in machine learning algorithms, combined with an unprecedented increase in the volume of data and the underlying strength of computing ...

The hot topic of artificial intelligence use in journalism was discussed at a recent world media conference in Dubai, with experts agreeing that the technology offers both opportunity and risks. ...

I’m sorry that I didn’t get my article on Artificial Intelligence last week during the ‘AI Safety Summit’ at Bletchley Park, the historic Second World War decoding centre ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The favourable assessments from the European Commission and the IMF, as well as the global rating agencies, demonstrate the satisfactory course of the Cypriot ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The global economy is undergoing a difficult period, characterised by the enduring geopolitical turmoil and uncertainty, which adversely affect energy security and food sufficiency ...