The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has officially banned the use of ChatGPT, a language processing artificial intelligence (AI) model that has taken the world by storm since its launch in November last year. According to the latest instructions issued by the board ahead of the examinations, "Mobile, ChatGPT and other electronic items will not be allowed in examination hall." "Students are not allowed to carry any electronic devices inside the exam centre. This includes using device to access ChatGPT so that unfair means is not used," a senior board official said. Students at their institutes are banned from using the chatbot for academic assignments such as exams, labs and home works. Launched by Microsoft-back AI research firm, OpenAI in November 2022, ChatGPT is a language processing AI model that is capable of generating human-like text and uses a reinforcement learning method.

In a sharp reversal, San Francisco officials voted Tuesday against a controversial policy that would have allowed police robots to use deadly force. The move comes after the city's board of supervisors voted 8-3 on Nov. 29 to allow high-ranking officers to authorize the use of remote-controlled robots to potentially kill suspects. "The people of San Francisco have spoken loud and clear: There is no place for killer police robots in our city," Supervisor Dean Preston said in a statement. "We should be working on ways to decrease the use of force by local law enforcement, not giving them new tools to kill people," Preston said. The "killer robots" were said to only be used in "extreme circumstances," Robert Rueca, a San Francisco Police Department spokesperson, said at the time of the approval.