AI
Chatbots: A long and complicated history
Technology
August 22, 2022
Chatbots: A long and complicated history
(CNN) – In the 1960s, an unprecedented computer program called Eliza attempted to simulate the experience of speaking to a…
It didn’t take long for Meta’s new chatbot to say something offensive
Technology
August 15, 2022
It didn’t take long for Meta’s new chatbot to say something offensive
(CNN Business) – Meta’s new chatbot can convincingly mimic how humans speak on the internet — for better and worse.…
Egypt wins gold medal at Thailand’s RoboCup Junior 2022
Science
July 28, 2022
Egypt wins gold medal at Thailand’s RoboCup Junior 2022
The Mawaheb BG team and the Mawaheb Fire team arrived at Cairo Airport on Thursday morning, after they won the…
Google fires engineer who contended its AI technology was sentient
Technology
July 26, 2022
Google fires engineer who contended its AI technology was sentient
New York (CNN) – Google (GOOG) has fired the engineer who claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient, the…
‘Digital Nation’ conference discusses women’s role in digital transformation
Egypt
June 20, 2022
‘Digital Nation’ conference discusses women’s role in digital transformation
On Monday, the last day of the “Digital Nation” exhibition and conference, a session entitled “Women are a key driver…
Photos: Becca Saladin reimagines pharaonic figures using AI techniques
Archaeology
May 20, 2022
Photos: Becca Saladin reimagines pharaonic figures using AI techniques
Becca Saladin is an American “artist who enjoys photoshopping history back to life”, as she describes herself through her personal…
Clearview AI agrees to restrict US sales of facial recognition mostly to law enforcement
Technology
May 11, 2022
Clearview AI agrees to restrict US sales of facial recognition mostly to law enforcement
(CNN Business) – Clearview AI, a controversial facial-recognition software company, agreed on Monday that it will not sell its software…
British MI6 spy chief warns: the race is on for mastery of AI
World
November 30, 2021
British MI6 spy chief warns: the race is on for mastery of AI
LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The chief of Britain’s foreign spy service warned on Tuesday that the West’s adversaries such…
Meet the Egyptian-American entrepreneur teaching computers to understand human emotions
Features/Interviews
November 8, 2021
Meet the Egyptian-American entrepreneur teaching computers to understand human emotions
Computers are smart. They store and process vast amounts of data in the blink of an eye, translate language instantaneously,…
Tortoise Media ranks Egypt 58th globally in AI technology
Technology
December 4, 2020
Tortoise Media ranks Egypt 58th globally in AI technology
Tortoise Media announced the results of a project that measured and ranked countries according to their capabilities in artificial intelligence…