Artificial Intelligence

China's Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing

The gains have been boosted since the Hangzhou-based firm announced robust sales growth last week

Elon Musk says xAI's Grok 3 chatbot to be unveiled on Monday

Musk said Grok 3 was in the final stages of development and would be released in about a week or two

World leaders seek elusive AI common ground at Paris summit

Attempts to reach global agreement may also frustrate major powers

AI regulation around the world

Some key points about regulation in major jurisdictions

OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT

Artificial intelligence newcomer DeepSeek has sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy

Will DeepSeek become a major competitor to OpenAI?

The competition in the world of artificial intelligence, or AI, is getting more intense day by day. Along with powerful models like OpenAI's ChatGPT, China's DeepSeeK AI is also gaining popularity. How is this new AI startup surprising the whole world? Let's find out in today's Star Explains.

International Day of Education / Understanding educational psychology: Harnessing AI for holistic learning

The use of AI-driven education can play a pivotal role in bridging the gap where quality education is still inaccessible to people.

Navigating the AI revolution: Opportunities and challenges in Bangladesh

What remains to be seen is whether or not we can make full use of its potential.

UK study warns of perils in AI-driven 'intention economy'

The research argues the potentially "lucrative yet troubling" marketplace emerging for "digital signals of intent" could, in the near future, influence everything from buying movie tickets to voting for political candidates.

February 27, 2023
February 27, 2023

How ChatGPT is affecting writers

Some remain fearful while others seem excited with this new tool at their disposal.

February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023

ChatGPT-written ebooks thrive on Amazon

The Wise Little Squirrel has netted Schickler less than USD 100. It is enough to inspire him to compose other books using the software.

February 7, 2023
February 7, 2023

Google to release ChatGPT rival named Bard

Google has said it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which has invested billions in the creators of ChatGPT, the hugely popular language app that convincingly mimics human writing.

February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023

What threats does ChatGPT pose to academia?

In the Global Knowledge Index 2021, Bangladesh ranked 120th out of 154 countries. Bangladesh ranks 102nd among the 132 economies featured in the Global Innovation Index 2022. In the age of open source AI like ChatGPT, the research and innovation qualities of Bangladeshi students and researchers may get worse, so proper steps and actions must be taken now.

January 30, 2023
January 30, 2023

“Quite mundane and linear”: A reader reacts to our ChatGPT story

The gravity of writing has always come from the writer. A piece of literature cannot be judged without the whys and hows, and these questions are impossible to answer without sentience.

January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023

How do we solve antibiotic resistance?

.Antibiotic resistance threatens to take us back to a time before penicillin when the majority of deaths were caused by infections. What are we doing to solve the crisis?.Since antibiotics were introduced to the world in the mid-20th century, deaths attributable to infections dropped

December 19, 2022
December 19, 2022

AI-generated book receives criticism on the internet

Tthe story of a little girl named Alice and a robot named Sparkle who explore the frontiers of science and technology together.

November 3, 2022
November 3, 2022

Bangladeshi parent attempts to train AI model, ends up inflicting lifelong trauma on computer

Things aren’t looking good for computers as deshi parents are trying out machine learning for the first time. 

September 22, 2022
September 22, 2022

July Belongs to Misery

"Are you happy?" June asks Lazmere.

August 29, 2022
August 29, 2022

"Let’s talk about robotics, AI, not about the length of women’s dress"

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today (August 29, 2022) said now is not the time to talk about the length of women’s dress.