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A company selling its wares to a wide variety of customers decides to introduce its customer-support staff to a new support tool based on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). The employees manning the phone lines or responding to customer complaints over computers now have a new type of assistant to help them in their jobs. The productivity of these employees is measured by how many complaints get resolved in an hour. The GenAI tool helped increase employee productivity through three effects: a reduction in the time an employee now spends on each customer query, an increase in the number of chats…
Samsung study finds British consumers are overwhelmed by to-do lists and admin work28% of us think an AI personal assistant would take the pressure offHalf of all adults believe AI will save them considerable time by 2030Samsung has revealed two in five Brits now struggle to manage their daily tasks as the boundaries between personal and work become increasingly blurred, accentuated by the continued preference for hybrid working.However, as productivity gets threatened, consumers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to get their jobs done – half (49%) of UK adults, and two-thirds (60%) of Gen Z, believe that AI will…
Half A Million Students Given ChatGPT As CSU Makes AI Historygetty The California State University (CSU) system has partnered with OpenAI to launch the largest deployment of AI in higher education to date. The CSU system, which serves nearly 500,000 students across 23 campuses, has announced plans to integrate ChatGPT Edu, an education-focused version of OpenAI’s chatbot, into its curriculum and operations. The rollout, which includes tens of thousands of faculty and staff, represents the most significant AI deployment within a single educational institution globally. We’re still in the early stages of AI adoption in education, and it is critical…
Academic publisher Wiley finds researchers worldwide expect to use generative artificial intelligence more in future Researchers believe artificial intelligence can outperform humans in more than half of research tasks, a study has found. In a report launched on 4 February, the academic publishing company Wiley assessed how nearly 5,000 researchers across a range of countries, career stages and fields of study use AI. The majority believe AI already outperforms humans in 23 out of 43 use cases considered. “AI processes more and faster information compared to humans,” said a mid-career researcher in Canada participating in the study, although other researchers…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has become rampant among students in higher education. While some might be ambivalent about the impact of generative AI on higher education, many instructors in the humanities scramble to adapt their classes to the new reality and have declared a crisis of their teaching model. Professors and students alike argue that unrestricted use of generative AI threatens the purpose of an education in disciplines like philosophy, history or literature. They say that, as a society, we should care about this loss…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s here and staying. It’s already started to transform the marketing world. With its chatbots and predictive analytics, AI is helping businesses streamline their processes, personalise customer interactions and maximise return on investment. As the technology continues to evolve as time goes on, understanding what AI offers and how it’s shaping the future of marketing is imperative for remaining competitive. AI and Personalisation One of AI’s most impactful contributes is its ability to deliver a hyper-personalised experience. AI algorithms are able to analyse consumer behaviour and preferences to predict what a…
What you need to knowOpenAI just launched Deep Research for ChatGPT, a fast AI tool that cranks out detailed research reports in minutes instead of hours.Deep Research mimics a human analyst, scouring and blending online sources for well-rounded reports.It’s available for ChatGPT Pro users at $200 a month, with a limit of 100 queries per month.OpenAI has unveiled a new AI agent for ChatGPT that cranks out detailed research reports in no time. Think of it as your fast pass to pro-level insights, removing the need to wait around for ages to get the info you need.OpenAI’s Deep Research is…
More for families. If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love LAist’s early childhood newsletter. Every two weeks, you’ll receive top reads and resources on issues affecting families with kids ages 0–5. At first glance, Zrinka Stahuljak’s comparative literature class appears to be like any other in the humanities — a hundred UCLA undergraduates in a lecture hall talking about “The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha.”Yet it’s actually the first in the division to use a digital textbook created using artificial intelligence. The homework assignments? Also created using AI. And same for the discussion guides.While some colleges have moved…
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be used to help detect breast cancer in 30 sites across the country as part of a new trial to test how AI tools can be used to help early diagnosis, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced on World Cancer Day. The technology will screen patients to identify changes in breast tissue that show signs of cancer. Currently two specialists are needed per mammogram screening, but AI would enable just one to complete the process, according to the DHSC. Nearly 700,000 women will take part in the trial, which is called EDITH,…
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a powerful change agent in the tourism ecosystem, GCC countries should join the AI revolution to realise their ambitious tourism goals, write Authors Vivek Madan (partner) and Nabil Katicha (principal) from Strategy&. Imagine a family planning a vacation. They tell an online travel booker’s chatbot when and where they would like to go, along with their preferred transportation, lodging, activities, and budget. Instantly, they receive a complete itinerary, cost, booking links, and videos of the destination. New AI tools – and generative AI (GenAI) – are turning such a vision into reality. AI is transforming…