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Where AI meets life

Flagship essays exploring the collision zones where AI meets government, faith, relationships, and every other institution that makes us human.

Could TikTok Be the Dark Horse in the Search War Between ChatGPT and Google?
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Could TikTok Be the Dark Horse in the Search War Between ChatGPT and Google?

ChatGPT has been cited as a potential ‘Google-killer’ due to its ability to serve some of the jobs that many people previously looked to the world’s biggest search engine for. ChatGPT excels in providing contextual, sophisticated answers and outputs in a conversational form. Indeed, it is gradually extending to other forms, including tables and pdfs. […]

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Why Countries and Companies Are Banning Chat GPT
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Why Countries and Companies Are Banning Chat GPT

Last month, Italy became the first company to restrict national access to ChatGPT. A number of companies such as Samsung, Amazon and JP Morgan have banned the use of ChatGPT by employees, in some cases after leaks of sensitive company information. These are partly a result of the novel and in some cases unknown nature […]

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AI Technology: The Stuff Dreams are Made Of
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AI Technology: The Stuff Dreams are Made Of

The fact that none of these women are real scares some people. I admit, as with all technology, there is potential for the ability to create any image your mind can think of to be abused. However, I am excited by the creative potential of this technology. As someone who has never had the time […]

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How and Why Creators Decide to Distribute Content as NFTs
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How and Why Creators Decide to Distribute Content as NFTs

TL;DR First a creator must create quality content. Then they must decide whether or not they want to sell that content, because there are benefits to be derived from merely sharing quality content (though selling and sharing are not mutually exclusive). Then, in the current context, the creator must decide whether their content is better […]

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Free NFTs: How they work today
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Free NFTs: How they work today

Free NFTs are a fairly common feature of the NFT space. There is already a lot of diversity, but we can group the different types of free NFTs into two main categories, distinguished on the basis on who can obtain them: Open Access Free NFTs and Closed Access NFTs. Category Open Access Closed Access Category […]

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What is blockchain technology?
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What is blockchain technology?

What is blockchain technology? You've probably heard people (including me!) enthusiastically preaching about its potential, but what exactly is it all about? Let me explain… The official answer goes something like this: 'Blockchain technology enables unmediated, trustless transactions between parties.' That's not much help, so let me break it down: When you buy or sell […]

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