Are you sure that chatbot isn't alive? Listen to more stories on the Noa app. O ne of the persistent questions in our brave new world of generative AI: If a chatbot is conversant like a person, if it reasons and behaves like one, then is it possibly conscious like a person? Geoffrey Hinton, a recent Nobel Prize winner and one of the so-called godfathers of AI, told the journalist Andrew Marr earlier this year that AI has become so advanced and adept at reasoning that "we're now creating beings." Hinton links an AI's ability to "think" and act on behalf of a person to consciousness: The difference between the organic neurons in our head and the synthetic neural networks of a chatbot is effectively meaningless, he said: "They are alien intelligences."

GPT has become a very popular topic in recent times and is being used in many different ways, from automated customer service to natural language processing. This tutorial will show you how to create a GPT-powered chatbot for the Viber app, using the WordPress and no-code plugin Convoworks WP. In it, we'll explain how to set up the chatbot so that you can use GPT-3's natural language technology to ask questions and converse about any topic. To begin setting up your GPT powered chatbot for Viber, you will need to have a WordPress installation that is publicly accessible so it can receive requests from the Viber app. Then, navigate to the Plugin Installer and install and activate Convoworks WP.

I'll admit it: I'm a skeptic, and a grouchy one at that. I rarely let fun or interesting new products go by without a "harumph" or a "humbug." That's why I think I need to issue a retraction here. See, when niche video game console maker Analogue announced the Analogue Pocket, its first handheld retro gaming system, I rolled my eyes and sneered. In my defense, Analogue's previous game machines, which played Nintendo and Sega games, were made in limited numbers, making them scarce and highly sought after.

Virtual assistants usually hog the spotlight when it comes to talk of artificial intelligence software on smartphones and tablets. But Apple's Siri, Google Assistant, Samsung's Bixby and company aren't the only tools using machine learning to make life easier -- other common programs use the technology, too. Here's a quick tour through some common A.I.-driven apps and how you can manage them. When you set up a new device, you're usually invited to "enroll" in its facial recognition security program, which captures your image and analyzes it so the program will recognize you in different looks and lighting situations. Later, when you want to unlock the device or use apps like digital payment systems, the camera confirms that your face matches the stored data so you can proceed.