(22 Dec 2022) Abstract: The aim of the paper is to define Artificial Intelligence (AI) for librarians by examining general definitions of AI, analysing the umbrella of technologies that make up AI, defining types of use case by area of library operation, and then reflecting on the implications for the profession, including from an equality,…
Researchers are excited but apprehensive about the latest advances in artificial intelligence. (8 Feb 2023) When Nature asked researchers about the potential uses of chatbots such as ChatGPT, particularly in science, their excitement was tempered with apprehension. “If you believe that this technology has the potential to be transformative, then I think you have to be…
Edtech giants and plucky start-ups are vying to create potentially lucrative tools to combat the use of AI in assessments, but will they cause more problems than they solve? (6 Feb 2023) Trying to detect academic writing generated by artificial intelligence (AI) poses an altogether different challenge, according to Dr Foltýnek. “There is…
Remote Healthcare & Wearables, Augmented Reality, and Software for the Edge2Cloud Continuum Lead the 2023 Technology Forecast (18 Jan 2023) The IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) reveals its Technology Predictions Report for 2023, featuring the top 19 technological advancements and trends anticipated to shape the industry in 2023 and beyond. The annual report by…
(25 Jan 2023) Over the past two weeks, CNET has become the poster child of artificial intelligence (AI) gone wrong. First, the website was caught publishing articles produced by an AI under the byline “CNET Money Staff” in an article written by Frank Landymore at Futurism. There was no clear disclosure that it was…
(3 Jan 2023) The artificial-intelligence chatbot has surprised users with its ability to write colloquial responses. In this article, The Wall Street Journal opens the ground for college students to share their opinions about this phenomenon. “…These new tools might become the new Google. If the databases are constantly being updated with current news…
(6 Dec 2022) In this article, Dr. Max Roser, the founder and director of Our World in Data, reviews the history of computers and artificial intelligence to see what we can expect for the future. “When you book a flight, it is often an artificial intelligence, and no longer a human, that decides what…
(11 Jan 2023) Microsoft is looking to incorporate ChatGPT, the viral chatbot from OpenAI, in its Bing search engine in a bid to beat Google Search. According to The Information, which cites unnamed sources familiar with the plans, ChatGPT would be used to answer search queries in Bing instead of merely showing links. This new version…
(19 Dec 2022) The release of ChatGPT has raised many questions including “Will AI be the end of take-home school essays?” or “Will AI replace human creativity?” “…While I agree that academia has some challenges ahead of it, I don’t think the essay is dead nor do I believe bots will replace human creativity……
(23 Dec 2022) In this article, Aster Zhao from HKUST Library shares her experiments with ChatGPT, the recently released AI chatbot which attracted over a million users in less than a month. She asked 4 questions: Can AI write scholarly articles Writing literature review Paraphrasing Grammar and typo checking See how ChatGPT responded and…