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Statisense secures capital to empower Africa through AI

Statisense, a major data company based in Nigeria, has just announced the introduction of their artificial intelligence platform, which is intended to empower businesses all around Africa. StatiSense is a data consulting organisation that was established in 2012 with the goal of providing data services to a variety of clients, including people, businesses, governments, and […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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Nigerian Minister invites researchers to develop national AI strategy

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has invited top researchers, both Nigerians and foreigners, who have experience working in the Nigerian market to conduct research for a national AI strategy.  These experts are to conduct a study for a national Artificial Intelligence strategy. The Minister of Communications of Nigeria, Bosun Tijani, […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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5 ChatGPT plugins for students, blogger, others

Artificial intelligence (AI) is seen as a threat by some researchers and pros, but it can solve many problems cost-effectively. One is making money on the Internet and writing essays. ChatGPT has taken over the digital world, and as a content source or marketer, you might want to add it to your website to learn […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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NITDA to create a community of AI developers

Kashifu Inuwa, who serves as the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has stated that the Agency has the lofty goal of fostering the growth of a healthy community of artificial intelligence (AI) developers across the nation. This was said by Inuwa when he was meeting instructors and some beneficiaries of the […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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Students design exam papers distribution robot in Egypt 

An app-controlled robot that can distribute test papers around the campus of Kafr El-Sheikh University in Egypt has been created by a group of students from the College of artificial intelligence there. “Our goal was to develop a project that the institution could employ right away. One of the 12 students working on the project […]

Ibukunoluwa Josephine Bankole
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Experts encourage ethical use of AI in African newsrooms

Digital experts have tasked journalists and media workers with utilising artificial intelligence for efficiency in the newsroom rather than avoiding its adoption. The ability to understand current events is where technology and journalism converge. It has become crucial for newsrooms to adopt a tech agenda, Richard Gevers, creator of Open Cities Lab, explained at the […]

Ibukunoluwa Josephine Bankole
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Kenya police raids Worldcoin warehouse, confiscates equipments

During the course of an ongoing investigation into its business activities and data gathering procedures, Kenyan law enforcement officials conducted a search warrant at a warehouse in Nairobi that belonged to Worldcoin and seized some equipment. Kenyan law enforcement agents entered a warehouse on Mombasa Road in Nairobi and seized several machines that they believed […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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ChatGPT launches Android in the US, Brazil, India, others

OpenAI‘s ChatGPT app is now available for Android devices in four (4) countries.  The company says that Android users in the U.S., India, Brazil, and Bangladesh can now download the app from the Google Play Store. Nigeria and other countries can keep an eye out, as the company said that more countries will be added […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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ChatGPT Android App gains early users in Nigeria, other African countries 

OpenAI has been keeping its word and spreading the Android version of the ChatGPT app further and further. Again, the West African nation of Nigeria has beaten the rest of the world to the punch when it comes to access to cutting-edge artificial intelligence software. The software will be available for pre-order on the Google […]

Babalola Seun
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ChatGPT now has Android app on Google Play store

OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, is now available on Android after two months on iOS.  The Android app will be released in sections to US, India, Bangladesh, and Brazil clients. Next week, OpenAI will expand the app. A subscription unlocks GPT-4 and other features in OpenAI’s ChatGPT Android app. Google Play offers the ChatGPT Android app […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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ChatGPT gets “Custom Instructions” to help users

OpenAI is enhancing its AI-powered ChatGPT chatbot with new “custom instructions” features. Using this feature, users can specify in ChatGPT how they want it to modify its responses to their specific requirements and preferences.  Users may also provide more details that they’d want ChatGPT to take into account while responding using the custom instructions feature. […]

Staff Writer
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Musk announces new AI project, xAI

Elon Musk, a billionaire CEO, has made headlines again with his latest project, xAI. Musk announced the creation of an artificial intelligence (AI) company that wants to understand reality, Economic Time reports. The launch of xAI’s website showed off a team of engineers who have worked at tech giants like Google and Microsoft, as well […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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Microsoft announces free AI training with professional certificates

Microsoft has introduced a new AI Skills Initiative aimed at educating individuals and organizations worldwide on how to tap into the wide potential of AI to improve their lives and the community at large. As part of its Skills for Jobs initiative, Microsoft has released entirely novel free training courses developed in partnership with LinkedIn, […]

Staff Writer
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Forbes positions Nigeria as a global leader in technology

The selection of Nigerians to join Forbes – Technology Council with an exclusive community comprising top-tier CIOs, CTOs, is positioning the country as a global leader in data protection. The latest selection of the National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr. Vincent Olatunji to join the prestigious Forbes Technology Council confirms this. […]

Hauwa Ali Abdul
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Israeli AI startup Ravin begins operation in South Africa

RavinAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm based in Israel, is planning to enter the South African market in order to expand its fleet management product offering. RavinAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) business located in Israel, is expanding its operations to South Africa by forming a relationship with Alder Grove Automotive, a fleet management company in […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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Artificial intelligence will revolutionize education, says ChatGPT CEO

Founder of ChatGPT and CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has compared the impact of AI on education to that of calculators, stating that while AI tools will revolutionize education, they will not replace the process of learning itself. Altman defended the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in education during a talk at Keio University […]

Hauwa Ali Abdul
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Meta launches the Quest 3 VR headset

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, made an exciting statement on Instagram when he showed off the Quest 3 VR headset, which is Meta’s next-generation mixed reality device. Meta is doing this to get ready for possible competition from Apple, which is said to be getting into the mixed reality business. The Quest 3 starts […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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Altman assures ChatGPT won’t phase out job market

Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, the organization responsible for the widely popular ChatGPT bot, has addressed concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the job market. He addressed these concerns while engaging in a global tour to engage national leaders and influential figures. He reassured that AI would not eliminate entire sectors […]

Hauwa Ali Abdul
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, ChatGPT visits Lagos, Nigeria

Sam Altman was present at an invitation-only OpenAI event that took place in the Muson Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 19, 2023. The event was attended by a number of entrepreneurs, investors, and executives working in the technology industry. The event consisted of two parts: a question and answer period and a chance to […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT for iOS, Android users must wait

The highly anticipated ChatGPT software for Apple iOS has been released by OpenAI, the top artificial intelligence research organization, and represents a huge advancement in conversational AI technology. “Since ChatGPT was released, we’ve heard from users that they love using it on the go,” the news says. “We’re releasing the ChatGPT app for iOS.”  With […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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