Smart Farming: How IoT and AI Are Revolutionizing Agriculture

Smart Farming: How IoT and AI Are Revolutionizing Agriculture

Geoffrey Hinton, soft-spoken godfather of AI

For a brief moment in spring last year, the bird-like features of bespectacled British-born researcher Geoffrey Hinton were poking out from TV screens across the world. Hinton, a big name…

Duo wins Physics Nobel for ‘foundational’ AI breakthroughs

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the Godfather of AI, and physicist John Hopfield won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for their pioneering work on the foundations of artificial intelligence. The…

Black Eyed Peas star harnesses AI for novel radio product

Unlike many artists, will.i.am, lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas, is not at war with artificial intelligence. On the contrary: he has just launched a new radio concept, where…

Amazon cloud giant AWS wants public sector to embrace AI

Amazon’s AWS, the world’s biggest cloud computing outfit, is making a major push to entice the public sector to join the artificial intelligence revolution, as the generative AI race with…

Music platform CEO says AI is not the enemy

Musicians around the world have described artificial intelligence as a threat to creativity, but the CEO of one popular platform told AFP he thinks critics are looking at it all…

Elon Musk Threatens To Ban Use Of iPhone In His Companies

Tech billionaire and X (formerly Twitter) boss, Elon Musk, has threatened to ban the use of Apple devices at his companies after the iPhone maker announced a partnership with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.

Unleashing Opportunities: Business Ventures to Explore in Africa in 2024

Africa's entrepreneurial scene is teeming with opportunities and promise as we approach 2024. Known for its diverse range of cultures and landscapes, the continent is also a vibrant environment for creative commercial endeavours.

Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the dead

At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and plays a recording of his son. They are words…

Fake Bollywood video highlights AI worries in India

A fake video of a Bollywood actor purporting to show her wearing a low-cut top has triggered calls for AI regulation in India, where past false social media posts have…