Is the average human so boring that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could one day turn on us and take control? That’s what the founder and chief executive of one London-based tech company believes. Speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation last month, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque said he believes the tech will one day deem humans “so boring” it will simply rise up and overthrow humanity. “The worst-case scenario is
It will come as no surprise, but Saint Patrick’s Day is the biggest beer-drinking day of the year in many cities across the United States. One Nielsen survey found that beer sales on Saint Patrick’s Day in Chicago rose by 221% on the previous weekend’s figures. But the real question for beer drinkers looking to raise a glass to Ireland’s patron saint is simple: how do you get
We’ve all come across an Instagram profile that stops us in our tracks – but have you ever felt like someone on social media was simply too perfect? Perhaps you’ve just stumbled upon Aaditya Iyer. When the handsome ‘entrepreneur’ shared his first photo on Instagram in early February, a growing band of followers in his native India swooned. In less than two weeks, Iyer amassed a legion of more than
Some of you might recall the days of jetsetting to the other side of the world, firmly gripping a pocket translator phrasebook wherever you went. Sí? Oui? Ja? We’ve come a long way in the world of translation services. Or have we? While attempts at translation technologies can be traced to the late 1940s – that’s not a typo – it was in 1992 that the world’s first public
ChatGPT is everywhere. It’s the name on every marketer’s lips and the artificial intelligence tool that has copywriters freaking out about their job security. Is ChatGPT good? Is it reliable? Is it safe? The hype has been huge, with many hailing the AI-powered tool as a game-changer. While there has been plenty of focus on the positives – and they do exist – don’t forget about the downsides