Tech Tuesday with Theunis : the ethics of AI

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At a certain level, whether consciously or sub-consciously, we all have a rather trusting nature when it comes to science and technology. We trust that those developing new tech, those exploring the scientific frontiers will have the well-being of humanity at heart. Theunis Jansen van Rensburg from Bandwidth Blog chats to Keeno Lee about whether an alarming development at the company that created Chat GPT means we should have a serious conversation surrounding the ethics of yet-unregulated A.I.

31 Jul English South Africa Tech News

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