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AI-driven chip shortage slowing efforts to get world online: GSMA

AI-driven chip shortage slowing efforts to get world online: GSMA

A memory chip crunch fuelled by the artificial intelligence boom is hindering efforts to bring more people online worldwide, the head of the GSMA telecoms industry association told AFP. An estimated 2.2 billion people -- around a quarter of the global population -- were not connected to the internet at all

AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm

AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm

Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit "Love Island" -- except all the participants are sexy human-like fruit. The exploits of the bizarre animated characters, including "Strawberina" and a buff open-

AI agent future is coming, OpenClaw creator tells AFP

AI agent future is coming, OpenClaw creator tells AFP

Peter Steinberger's artificial intelligence agent tool OpenClaw has taken the tech world by storm with its ability to execute real-life tasks such as checking him in for his flight to Tokyo. AI is not yet a ubiquitous personal assistant for ordinary people, but "you'll

'Stealth hit' Pokemon game sends Nintendo shares soaring

'Stealth hit' Pokemon game sends Nintendo shares soaring

Fan buzz around life-simulation game "Pokemon Pokopia" sent Nintendo shares soaring on Wednesday, with some hailing the new title as a welcome antidote to global conflicts. Japan's Nintendo has enjoyed bumper sales for its latest Switch 2 console, but some have called the line-up

Global summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI'

Global summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI'

Dozens of nations including the United States and China called for "secure, trustworthy and robust" artificial intelligence, in a summit declaration on Saturday criticised for being too generic to protect the public. The statement signed by 86 countries did not include concrete commitments to regulate the fast-developing

AI summit statement delayed to 'maximise' signatories: India

AI summit statement delayed to 'maximise' signatories: India

Dozens of national delegations at an artificial intelligence summit in India will issue their statement on how the world should handle the technology on Saturday, a day later than expected, the host country said. "There is huge consensus on the declaration. We are just trying to maximise the number,

'Alpha male' AI world shuts out women: computing prof Hall

'Alpha male' AI world shuts out women: computing prof Hall

Artificial intelligence could change the world but the dearth of women in the booming sector will undermine pledges for inclusive technology, top computer scientist Wendy Hall told AFP on Friday. Hall, a professor at Britain's University of Southampton known for her pioneering research into web systems, said that