Google has recently announced that all Google Photos users will now have complimentary access to a selection of its cutting-edge AI-powered photo editing tools. Google Photos offers a range of AI capabilities, including Magic Eraser for removing unwanted objects from images, Photo Unblur for sharpening out-of-focus images, and Portrait Light for […]
As the internet has become increasingly saturated with information, Google, long the dominant force in search engines, is facing challenges to its core search business from the rise of generative AI technologies. The AI Challenge from OpenAI and Microsoft: OpenAI and Microsoft have been pivotal in advancing AI in search, particularly with […]
Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what’s real and not. Meta said Tuesday it’s working with industry partners on technical standards that will make it easier to identify […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionise nearly every aspect of our lives, sparking a competition to establish innovative companies. According to Visual Capitalist, a prominent online technology publication, the United States has injected $250 billion into start-ups over the past decade, with substantial investments also flowing in from other […]
In 2018, Google launched its first African Artificial Intelligence, AI, research centre in Ghana in a bid to foster and deliver innovative solutions that will benefit both Africa and the world. Since then, the centre has moved to map Africa’s built environment using satellite imagery and machine learning, built Open […]
Are we at an inflection point in human history? Physician, futurist and X Prize founder, Peter Diamandis believes the next 10 years will see more advances in technology and medicine than we have seen in the last 100 years. Leaps forward will be propelled by Artificial Intelligence [AI] and quantum […]
Google is pushing new frontiers in the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Precisely, Google is seeing AI capabilities in ensuring food security, flood management, weather forecasting among others. According to Google, when it hosted journalists from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya at its Google Research Africa office in Accra, Ghana, […]
Generative AI is not the invention of a single individual but rather the result of collaborative efforts and advancements in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) over several decades. It is important to note that generative AI, which involves the generation of content, data, or information, […]