In my previous NextGov column, I reviewed the new ChatGPT artificial intelligence, asking it to perform tasks as varied as programming in C to telling me a bedtime story. I even interviewed the AI about why some people are afraid of artificial intelligences and the importance of ethics as the science of AI moves forward. I found that the ChatGPT AI from OpenAI was extremely adept at fielding just about any kind of question I could throw at it. Even though it's not connected to the internet or any live data streams--so you can't ask it about current events after 2021--it generally provided much better and more detailed information than you would ever find in something like a Google search. The AI is currently free to use, so everyone should give it a try.

Of all the technology buzzwords, Artificial intelligence has been the one to catch the imagination of both CEOs and policymakers. We believe financial services companies can pursue breakthrough business growth using AI while using the technology in a way that is ethical and human-centric. But we never said the task would be easy. The opportunities for FS businesses from AI are enormous. Accenture's calculations indicate that the North American insurance sector alone could reap a 10 to 20 percent improvement in annual profitability by investing in the broader suite of intelligent solutions including analytics, machine learning and AI.

From the discovery of an eighth exoplanet circling distant star Kepler-90 to Microsoft's ambitious new project to map and decode the human immune system, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and especially its subset Machine Learning – a field of Computer Science that gives computers the ability to "learn" based on past data – have seen a promising boom in application across numerous industries over the past decade. The investment banking sector is amongst those. Opportunities abound, from the basics – like relieving employees of time-consuming, menial tasks, such as cleaning their inboxes or resetting passwords – to more consequential services – such as fighting money laundering, rogue trading, and cybercrime. Even more, the technology promises to protect employee rights through unprejudiced recruitment. Over the past few years, banks, from HSBC to Credit Suisse, have been partnering with financial technology companies to integrate AI into a wide range of operations.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more influential in our everyday lives, dictating what news we see in our social media feeds, transforming how we commute to work, and even improving the odds of early disease detection. While the benefits of AI have been covered thoroughly, so have the potential negative consequences. Algorithm bias, changing employment landscape, and even the collapse of society at the hands of autonomous systems have been and continue to be debated. These are important issues, but they are missing a key component. The cascading effects of the AI revolution and how it affects our world depends largely on how well AI and humans learn to work together.

At least four of the five victims in Friday's shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were bound for vacations. Among the dead are a British great-grandmother and a woman who was weeks away from celebrating her 51st wedding anniversary.

Countless science fiction novels and films have delved into what could happen if humans created robots or other machines with artificial intelligence. Usually they either become almost-human best friends and companions, or they turn into megalomaniacs with the goal of turning us into their slaves. The reality of artificial intelligence, or AI, is that scientists have developed robots that can beat us at chess, but there are significant nuances that are still missing. Rao Kambhampati, a professor of computer science and engineering at Arizona State University, spoke about these developments.