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AI is not a side issue; it is an economic governance challenge that will determine who captures value, who holds power, and whose interests technology ultimately serves for decades to come. (Science Photo Library/ Sergi Laremenko)
AI

AI Armageddon is coming. Why aren’t we panicking?

Artificial intelligence will replace most jobs and create few. The future is bleak – except for the rich

  • Benjamin Smart
6 min read
Photo illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images
ANTI DISINFORMATION TOOLS

OpenAI to launch anti-disinformation tools for 2024 elections

The company said it would not allow its technology to be used for ‘political campaigns’

  • Afp
3 min read
Worldcoin uses a metal orb to capture people’s biometric data, which they can then use to acquire cryptocurrency. (WorldCoin)
CNIL

Kenya suspends Worldcoin crypto over privacy concerns

The project is already under scrutiny for running afoul of strict data privacy rules in Europe

  • Agence France Presse
2 min read
AI or Artificial Intelligence. Man chatting with a smart AI bot or artificial intelligence using an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI.
AFRICA

African researchers warn against AI hype

If anything, the programmes in their current incarnation are more like sophisticated parrots, incapable of original thought

  • Simon Allison
5 min read
It is entirely possible that November’s release of ChatGPT by California company OpenAI will be remembered as a turning point in introducing a new wave of artificial intelligence to the wider public.
AALIA MANIE

Will ChatGPT power or inflict pain on the economy?

There are positives and negatives to the AI revolution, but African states first need reliable power and connectivity to reap the benefits

  • Sarah Smit
8 min read
OpenAI’s generative AI tools, ChatGPT and DALL-E 2, has brought artificial intelligence into contemporary popular discourse in all corners of the social sphere, from the art world and music to the impenetrable walls of the United Nations Security Council. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
AI

ChatGPT has democratised AI, but like all new tech, comes with risks: analysts

The artificial intelligence language model is regarded as the fastest growing ‘app’ in history, garnering over 100 million active users in two months

  • Nafisa Akabor
6 min read
Most companies are using or plan to embrace the implementation of AI in their business to improve productivity and turnover, a new study reveals. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Google’s monopoly finally challenged, but what does a Mail & Guardian piece written in 35 seconds mean for our future?

The AI technology of Chat GPT is is a game changer not only for Google, which has held a monopoly over search since 1998, but for virtually every sector in any economy across the…

  • Ron Derby
4 min read
SUQIAN, CHINA – JANUARY 9, 2023 – Illustration: ChatGPT, Suqian, Jiangsu, China, 9 January 2023. ChatGPT has been banned in New York schools. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
CHATBOT

ChatGPT represents progress but also problems

But in terms of education it’s less about cheating and more about developing countries fighting for a seat at the table

  • Nyari Samushonga
4 min read