AI robots fill in for weed killers, farm labourers
As US farms face labour shortage and weeds grow resistant to herbicides, startup Aigen says its robot can save farmers money, help the environment and keep harmful chemicals out of food...
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Intelligence before AI
IN A world increasingly driven by artificial intelligence, we find ourselves captivated by machines that emulate what we call 鈥榠ntelligence鈥�. But before we marvel at neural nets and language models, we must ask: whose intelligence are we referring to when we use the term? The rise of AI, paradoxically, urges us to reflect not just on technology, but on what...
Meta鈥檚 AI talent war raises questions about strategy
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions to recruit top artificial intelligence talent, triggering debates about whether the aggressive hiring spree will pay off in the competitive generative AI race...
AI learning to lie, scheme, threaten creators
The world鈥檚 most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviours - lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals.
US intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme
A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme by just a few months 鈥� rather than destroying it as聽claimed by president Donald Trump...
The vanishing mind
ONCE the pinnacle of evolutionary achievement, the human brain is now experiencing an unprecedented decline in its cognitive and analytical capabilities. What began as a gradual erosion with the rise of social media has accelerated into a cognitive crisis with the integration of artificial intelligence into our educational systems. Recent ground-breaking research...
Pope warns of AI risks to young brains
Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday of the potential consequences of artificial intelligence on the intellectual development of young people, saying it could damage their grip on reality.
Big tech on a quest for ideal AI device
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has enlisted the legendary designer behind the iPhone to create an irresistible gadget for using generative artificial intelligence or AI...
Google turns queries into conversations
Google on Friday began letting people turn online searches into conversations, with generative artificial intelligence providing spoken summaries of query results...
Market Intelligence Platform launched
Market Intelligence Platform, designed as a one-stop digital hub for exporters, was launched at a programme held at a hotel in Gulshan in Dhaka on Thursday, says a press release.
Suspicious transactions of money rise by 56pc
The number of reports on suspicious transactions and activities related to money laundering rose by 56.41 per cent in July-May period of the financial year 2024-25 amid increased cash transactions and fraudulent activities following the political shift on August 5, 2024...
Huawei launches 4 network solutions
Huawei has recently launched four networking solutions in Bangladesh under its Xinghe Intelligent Network portfolio to improve internet-based communications of organisations, said a press release...
Machines may generate, only people can mean
NOT long ago, artificial intelligence made headlines for what many described as a creative breakthrough. OpenAI鈥檚 GPT-4 ranked in the top one per cent on standardised creative thinking assessments 鈥� those same tests used to measure human originality and problem-solving. Around the same time, an Artifical Intelligence generated song that mimicked the...
Oil prices jump
Crude prices rallied Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears...
Tackling AI-generated crimes
AS BANGLADESH moves towards a digitally advanced society, it must prepare to face the growing threat of artificial intelligence-driven crimes. Artificial intelligence can help crime in various ways such as generating deepfake videos, fake audio clips and doctored screenshots, creating convincing phishing messages, automating online scams, hacking into secure...
Bill Gates says AI key for health, education innovation
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said artificial intelligence will play a key role in unlocking new tools for health, education and agriculture at a meeting with Indonesia鈥檚 president on Wednesday...
VOICE hosts webinar on AI, future of journalism
Speakers at an event on Saturday urged the government to publish an update on the National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2024 and finalise it through a consultative process...
NSU holds seminar on IP law
The North South University law department celebrated 鈥榃orld Intellectual Property Day鈥� with a seminar on contemporary Intellectual Property Law at the NSU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
RUET celebrates World Intellectual Property Day
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology celebrated the World Intellectual Property Day on its campus in Rajshahi on Saturday...
Prof yunus for best use of intellectual property, copyrights
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged all to become proactive in ensuring the best use of intellectual property and protecting copyrights so that a prosperous Bangladesh can be built in the days to come.
Human arrogance and the planet
PEOPLE like to pride themselves on how much more intelligent we are than other creatures on this planet. It would be helpful to remember that one of the most basic lessons grasped by other 鈥榣ower鈥� critters is: do not foul your nest. Even an animal as destructive as the elephant knows better than to destroy its own habitat...
Premier Bank fined as Iqbal withdraws fund
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has fined Premier Bank for allowing its former chairman, HBM Iqbal, to illegally withdraw Tk 1.11 crore and $30,000 from frozen accounts, according to BFIU officials...
German industry grapples with AI at trade fair
Artificial intelligence is set to bring sweeping change to modern life, but at an industrial fair in Germany many companies wonder how they fit into the tech revolution.
Meta's head of AI research stepping down
The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology...
Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet....
Google to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for $32b
Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology infrastructure...
US should keep off misleading remark, India smear campaign
THE US director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard鈥檚 saying in an interview with India鈥檚 NDTV World on March 17 鈥� now owned by the Adani Group alleged to be fuelling the hinduvta agenda of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological parent of India鈥檚 ruling Bharatiya Janata Party 鈥� that the United States is deeply concerned about the situation in Bangladesh...
Tulsi Gabbard鈥檚 misguided accusations
TULSI Gabbard, the newly appointed US Director of National Intelligence, has recently made inflammatory and baseless remarks regarding the treatment of religious minorities in Bangladesh. In an interview with NDTV, she alleged that religious minorities in Bangladesh face systemic persecution and killings, linking the situation to the ideology of an...
Tulsi鈥檚 comment will not impact Bangladesh-US ties: adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the recent statement by US Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard would not make any impact on the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the US...
Samsung needs 鈥榙o-or-die鈥� mindset to survive AI challenges: Yonhap
Samsung Electronics must adopt a 鈥榙o-or-die鈥� mindset, its chairman told executives, to confront the challenges posed by artificial intelligence that are upending the industry, Yonhap news reported Monday...
