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A member of the Central Bank of Nigeria‘s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Murtala Sagagi, has highlighted the complex nature of Nigeria’s inflation challenges. According to him, mere monetary policy readjustments will have a limited impact on inflation rates without simultaneous efforts to tackle the underlying issues of insecurity and food shortages. According to his statement during the last MPC meeting held between 26 and 27 February, the country needs a comprehensive approach to tackle inflationary pressure.…

The rapid evolution of generative AI, like GPT4 or Gemini, reveals both its power and the enduring challenge of bias. These advancements herald a new era of creativity and efficiency. However, they also spotlight the complex ways bias appears within AI systems, especially in generative technologies that mirror human creativity and subjectivity. This exploration ventures into the nuanced interplay between AI guardrails and human biases, scrutinizing the efficacy of these technological solutions in generative AI and…

Alphabet's Google is set to relaunch its Gemini AI image generation tool in the coming weeks, following a temporary pause due to inaccuracies in historical depictions generated by the tool.This move comes as Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis announced plans to reintroduce the Gemini AI image generation tool after addressing the inaccuracies that led to its temporary suspension. The inaccuracies were notably flagged by users on social media, prompting Google to take corrective action. Recently, the AI tool's results on…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely heralded for its potential to enhance productivity in scientific research. But with that promise come risks that could narrow scientists' ability to better understand the world, according to a new paper co-authored by a Yale anthropologist. Some future AI approaches, the authors…

Ariana Grande was accused of gaslighting people amidst her controversial relationship with her co-star Ethan Slater. She is now facing a new surge of backlash after she addressed the media’s portrayal of her personal life in a new revealing interview.The 30-year-old singer appeared on The Zach Sang Show, an online talk show hosted by podcaster Zach Sang on Monday (February 26), and suggested that she had been unfairly targeted by the media.“The thing is, we know this about the tabloids and about the media. Am I crazy?…

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, Google paused its AI chatbot Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after a segment of users complained about historical inaccuracies. Told to depict “a Roman legion,” for instance, Gemini would show an anachronistic, cartoonish group of racially…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Experts have long pointed out the need for white parents to have conversations that directly address racism with their children to reduce racial bias. But many parents fail to have these crucial discussions. Psychology researchers at Northwestern University have now published the first study to demonstrate the…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Anti-Black racism continues to be a major determinant of poor health and social outcomes for Black Canadians. Addressing this racism within Canadian institutions—like the health care system, justice system, the child welfare system and education—has far-reaching implications. The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example.…

Welcome back to this series where we have been learning how to build web applications with AI. So far in this series, we’ve created a working app that uses AI to determine who would win in a fight between two user-provided opponents and generates text responses and images. It’s working, but we’ve been following the happy path. Intro & Setup Your First AI Prompt Streaming Responses How Does AI Work Prompt Engineering AI-Generated Images Security & Reliability Deploying In this post, we’re going…

Google has recently announced an upcoming update in its Flutter app development framework, targeted at fixing a long-existing bug related to scrolling in apps made using the platform. For those unfamiliar, Flutter is an open-source software development kit (SDK) from Google for building cross-platform mobile applications. The peculiar scrolling bug in Flutter has earned the moniker “Flutter’s shibboleth” due to its unique nature. The bug influences the scrolling speed in Flutter-made apps depending upon the number of…