Zenith Bank is set to host its fourth annual Tech Fair on November 21, 2024, at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos from 8am to 6pm. The event, themed “Future Forward 4.0: Embedded Finance, Cybersecurity & Growth Imperatives – The…
Peter Obi calls for ethical AI integration
Two parallel international conferences explored the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from distinct angles on Wednesday. The Department of Mass Communication hosted the Prof. Chinyere Stella Okunna International Conference focusing on AI’s impact on communication and scholarship, while the…
Govt moves to translate Lagos laws into Yoruba with AI
The Lagos State Law Reform Commission has organised a three-day workshop to harness Artificial Intelligence in translating the laws of Lagos State into the Yoruba language. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on New Media…
Jeff Bezos to sell another $5b of Amazon shares
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he will sell another 25 million shares in the technology giant, worth nearly $5bn (£3.9bn). It comes after the company’s stock market value hit a record high on Wednesday. In February, he announced that he…
McDonald’s scraps AI pilot after order mix-ups go viral
McDonald’s is scrapping a trial of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted ordering at select drive-through restaurants after videos of order mix-ups went viral online. The fast food giant’s decision to retire the AI-powered voice-ordering system from about 100 outlets comes as restaurant…
Germany: Microsoft to invest €3.3b in AI capacities
The tech giant Microsoft said on Thursday that it was planning to invest almost €3.3 billion ($3.5 billion) in expanding its presence in Germany. The investment will go towards doubling the capacity of Microsoft’s “AI and data center infrastructure,” in…
Zenith Bank’s “Future Forward 3.0” Tech Fair promises cutting-edge innovations and insights
Zenith Bank is gearing up for its highly anticipated Third Edition of the Tech Fair, themed “Future Forward 3.0,” scheduled to take place on November 22 and 23, 2023, at the prestigious Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. This two-day extravaganza…
Rishi Sunak: AI firms cannot mark their own homework
Monitoring the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) is too important to be left to big tech firms, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. He told the BBC that governments needed to take action and AI firms could not be…
Google touts AI for news, insists journalists can’t be replaced
Google is developing artificial intelligence-enabled tools to help journalists research and write news articles, a development that is likely to rattle nerves across the media industry after years of painful job cuts. Google is working with media outlets, particularly with…
Google Bard introduces more features, languages, countries
Google on Thursday announced the expansion of Bard, conversational Artificial Intelligence service to 59 new countries and territories and 40 new languages including Swahili the first African language. The News Agency if Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bard is a conversational…