AI
In a first, Egyptian innovator Marco Mamdouh develops AI-powered learning platform for high school students
Features/Interviews
November 2, 2024
In a first, Egyptian innovator Marco Mamdouh develops AI-powered learning platform for high school students
In an unprecedented achievement, Stanford University PhD holder Marco Mamdouh announced the development of an AI model specifically designed to…
How well is Apple’s AI iPhone really selling? We’ll get the first signs soon
Technology
October 31, 2024
How well is Apple’s AI iPhone really selling? We’ll get the first signs soon
New York CNN — Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company’s Apple Intelligence AI tools would “supercharge” the iPhone 16…
X changed its terms of service to let its AI train on everyone’s posts. Now users are up in arms
Technology
October 26, 2024
X changed its terms of service to let its AI train on everyone’s posts. Now users are up in arms
New York CNN — When X unveiled its newest terms of service, which go into effect on November 15, users…
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for work on artificial intelligence
Technology
October 8, 2024
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for work on artificial intelligence
CNN — The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their “foundational…
Social media platforms are using what you create for artificial intelligence . Here’s how to opt out
Technology
September 23, 2024
Social media platforms are using what you create for artificial intelligence . Here’s how to opt out
New York CNN — OpenAI has claimed that creating ChatGPT would have been impossible without using copyrighted works. LinkedIn is…
Al-Azhar issues statement forbidding AI-generated ‘Quranic songs’
Egypt
September 21, 2024
Al-Azhar issues statement forbidding AI-generated ‘Quranic songs’
The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism announced on Thursday that it has been following up on the circulation of “Quranic…
This bank says ‘millions’ of people could be targeted by AI voice-cloning scams
Technology
September 19, 2024
This bank says ‘millions’ of people could be targeted by AI voice-cloning scams
London CNN — “Millions” of people could fall victim to scams using artificial intelligence to clone their voices, a UK…
Why these Gulf states want to be AI superpowers
Middle East
September 16, 2024
Why these Gulf states want to be AI superpowers
CNN — In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been signalling its intent to become a major player…
Elon Musk’s AI photo tool is generating realistic, fake images of Trump, Harris and Biden
Technology
August 18, 2024
Elon Musk’s AI photo tool is generating realistic, fake images of Trump, Harris and Biden
New York CNN — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday began allowing users to create AI-generated images from text…
Google pulls Olympics ad that showed AI writing a little girl’s letter for her
Technology
August 3, 2024
Google pulls Olympics ad that showed AI writing a little girl’s letter for her
New York CNN — Google has pulled its controversial Olympics ad after critics blasted it for portraying what they called…