…or has Big Tech already dominated the AI market? — The ‘AI race’ When ChatGPT launched in November 2022, it sparked a global craze around AI (mostly generative AI), giving rise to a new AI ‘renaissance’. In particular, it kickstarted a major ‘arms race’ in generative AI between the Big Tech companies. …

Probably read the terms and conditions before you scrape data from the internet — If you’re looking to scrape data from the internet to train your AI model, think carefully about the terms and conditions relating to your commercial rights to access and use that data. 📖 Story time: Microsoft According to public reports, Microsoft has reportedly called out licensees who use Bing’s search index data to feed…

The US is both ahead and behind in AI...at the same time. — What’s new? On 11 April 2023, the US government has announced its next steps for regulating AI. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) (which sits in the US Commerce Department) is seeking feedback from public on: 👉 how should ‘AI’ be defined? 👉 how to create accountability measures for AI? …

The issue is that Italy is treating ChatGPT as a social media service rather than an AI service. — Background The ban On 31 March 2023, Italy became the first country in the West to ban (temporarily) ChatGPT over alleged violations of privacy laws (such as the the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)). The privacy regulator of Italy (known as the Garante) ordered OpenAI (the company that create ChatGPT) to temporarily cease…

Meta’s new object detection model ‘SAM’ might actually be a big deal. — Background On 5 April 2023, Meta announced the Segment Anything Model (or SAM). It is basically an object detection model that can “see” and “cut out” any object in an image or video…in one click. Its final dataset includes more than 1.1 …

Read my 5 predictions to prepare yourself for the future — #1 The next AI boom The current boom in AI is driven by generative AI (particularly following the success of ChatGPT which holds the record as the fastest growing app in history). However, there are risks associated with AI, including potential misinformation and bias in AI-generated outputs, privacy concerns and intellectual property issues. …

Background The launch of OpenAI’s latest chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022 stunned the world for its highly advanced ability to answer almost any question in the world with detailed answers. ChatGPT is built on GPT-3.5 which is a fine-tuned variant of GPT-3. …

To anyone out there who dreams of building their own product (but has limited time/resources), I hope my story inspires you. On New Years Day, I set myself a goal to build my first mobile app. This had been my dream for a long time (and was what motivated me…

Looking for new year’s resolutions? Here are 3 valuable skills to consider learning in 2023 (in my opinion): #1 Video Editing No one cares about your product, idea or story if you can’t effectively market or convey it. This is why marketing matters. Video is the most engaging medium to convey your message…