OpenAI’s ChatGPT will ‘see, hear and speak’ in major update
Since its debut last year, ChatGPT has been adopted by companies for a wide range of tasks, setting off a race amongst Big Tech companies to launch their own offerings based on…
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AI both a risk and opportunity for journalism: Study
While 85 per cent of respondents had experimented with generative AI for tasks, including writing summaries and generating headlines, 60 per cent said they also had reservations.
Climate takes centre stage at UN as global temperatures hit record
The meeting comes 10 weeks before the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates, and is one of the last high-profile gatherings aimed at getting countries to come forward…
Singapore shares early adopter tips to help other nations embrace AI
Fears remain that in the absence of international norms to govern the use of AI, the technology could be abused to produce false information, reinforce bias and discrimination,…
Cold War 2.0
The US and China coexist, if somewhat uneasily, in a multipolar world in which each side is deeply suspicious of and hostile to the world view of the other.
Why is 2023 so hot? A rare Pacific volcano is among the suspects
The June-August period this year was the warmest on record worldwide by a puzzlingly wide margin, with heatwaves occurring from Japan to the US.
Feeling disposable in the age of AI? That’s probably ‘FOBO’
In the context of the AI age, FOBO means “fear of being obsolete”—basically, if you’ve been getting a hunch that the current technology can eventually make your job…
WTO sees signs of fragmented trade, but no de-globalization
Trade concerns raised at WTO committees, seen as early warning indicators, have spiked as unilateral trade restrictions have grown.
Russia’s war in Ukraine is reversing hard-won development gains and destroying global food security
In our interconnected world, where grain markets are global, the inflationary pressures caused by Putin's actions will be felt in every country.
Prabowo lauds ASEAN for keeping region peaceful, prosperous
Tensions were palpable as some of ASEAN’s biggest partners attended regional forums to discuss existing challenges, while spotlighting ongoing global political and security…