Artificial Intelligence
How ChatGPT is affecting writers
Some remain fearful while others seem excited with this new tool at their disposal.
27 February 2023, 17:00 PM
ChatGPT-written ebooks thrive on Amazon
The Wise Little Squirrel has netted Schickler less than USD 100. It is enough to inspire him to compose other books using the software.
24 February 2023, 13:00 PM
Google to release ChatGPT rival named Bard
Google has said it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which has invested billions in the creators of ChatGPT, the hugely popular language app that convincingly mimics human writing.
7 February 2023, 02:26 AM
What threats does ChatGPT pose to academia?
In the Global Knowledge Index 2021, Bangladesh ranked 120th out of 154 countries. Bangladesh ranks 102nd among the 132 economies featured in the Global Innovation Index 2022. In the age of open source AI like ChatGPT, the research and innovation qualities of Bangladeshi students and researchers may get worse, so proper steps and actions must be taken now.
5 February 2023, 17:00 PM
“Quite mundane and linear”: A reader reacts to our ChatGPT story
The gravity of writing has always come from the writer. A piece of literature cannot be judged without the whys and hows, and these questions are impossible to answer without sentience.
30 January 2023, 12:50 PM
How do we solve antibiotic resistance?
.Antibiotic resistance threatens to take us back to a time before penicillin when the majority of deaths were caused by infections. What are we doing to solve the crisis?.Since antibiotics were introduced to the world in the mid-20th century, deaths attributable to infections dropped
15 January 2023, 03:51 AM
AI-generated book receives criticism on the internet
Tthe story of a little girl named Alice and a robot named Sparkle who explore the frontiers of science and technology together.
19 December 2022, 11:54 AM
Bangladeshi parent attempts to train AI model, ends up inflicting lifelong trauma on computer
Things aren’t looking good for computers as deshi parents are trying out machine learning for the first time.
3 November 2022, 17:00 PM
July Belongs to Misery
"Are you happy?" June asks Lazmere.
22 September 2022, 00:00 AM
"Let’s talk about robotics, AI, not about the length of women’s dress"
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today (August 29, 2022) said now is not the time to talk about the length of women’s dress.
29 August 2022, 14:25 PM
Google engineer sent on leave after claiming “AI chatbot thinking like humans”
The suspension of a Google engineer who claimed that a computer chatbot he was working on was “thinking and reasoning like a human” has cast new light on the capabilities of, and secrecy surrounding, the world of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Guardian.
13 June 2022, 07:41 AM
US approves artificial-intelligence device for diabetic eye problems
US regulators approve the first device that uses artificial intelligence to detect eye damage from diabetes, allowing regular doctors to diagnose the condition without interpreting any data or images.
12 April 2018, 13:27 PM
Sophia charms PM, Dhaka audience
Sophia, the world's new sensation, yesterday caught Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by surprise as the humanoid robot readily gave the premier information about her.
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM
[Watch] Hello honourable prime minister, Sophia to Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina makes an interesting conversation with Sophia, the humanoid robot. The premier was introduced to Sophia at an inaugural ceremony of Digital World 2017 exposition in Dhaka.
6 December 2017, 09:09 AM
Japan launches its first quantum computer
Japan has unveiled its first quantum computer prototype, amid a global race to build ever-more powerful machines with faster speeds and larger brute force that are key towards realising the full potential of artificial intelligence.
22 November 2017, 04:34 AM
Japanese megabanks embrace AI, robot tech
The irresistible shift toward digitisation is sweeping through Japan’s three megabanks. Amid a drive toward greater efficiency and higher profits, artificial intelligence and robot technology are increasingly replacing roles typically handled by thousands of bank employees.
30 October 2017, 05:56 AM
The data-driven future is here
Next Step speaks to Cramstack, a data company with its very own business intelligence and analytics platform, about the data revolution in Bangladesh.
13 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Google achieves Artificial Intelligence 'breakthrough'
A Google artificial intelligence program has beaten the European champion of the board game Go.
28 January 2016, 06:30 AM
'I'm sorry, I can't do that' -- Robots learning to say 'no'
Researchers at Tufts University said they are developing mechanisms for robots to perform a previously unheard-of task: saying "no" to orders from humans, reports United Press International (UPI).
26 November 2015, 08:02 AM
Toyota unveils self-driving car
Toyota on Tuesday unveiled a car that can drive itself along a highway, the latest foray by a major manufacturer into the world of automated vehicles.
7 October 2015, 09:10 AM