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  • Spotify kicks against Artificial Intelligence-Generated music

    Spotify kicks against Artificial Intelligence-Generated music

    Spotify has taken action against artificial intelligence (AI) music with unauthorised streams. 

    More specifically, the company is targeting tracks that were created by Boomy, an application that employs AI to construct whole songs. 

    In a statement to Music Business Worldwide, the firm stressed its commitment to eliminating artificial streaming and protecting royalty payouts for legitimate artists. Additionally.

    Spotify has claimed that “artificial streaming is an ongoing problem that affects the entire industry and we are working to eliminate it across all of our services.” When we discover or are made aware of suspected instances of stream manipulation, we take steps to lessen the negative effects of these incidents by taking actions such as removing streaming numbers and withholding royalties, as appropriate.

    This enables us to safeguard the royalties paid out to artists who have been truthful and diligent.

    There is no evidence to suggest that Boomy was involved in the production of phoney broadcasts; however, the company has made it quite clear that they are opposed to any type of manipulation or fraudulent streaming. 

    The distribution of Boomy artist content on the Spotify platform has been temporarily suspended while the company works actively with its industry partners to find a solution to this problem and restore it.

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    Contributions On The Expansion 

    Timbaland, a prominent music producer, recently contributed to the expansion of the ongoing discussion surrounding artificial intelligence-generated music by posting on his social media accounts a song that he had produced using AI-generated vocals of the late Notorious B.I.G.

     Although, it would have to be done through the use of AI technology, he couldn’t hide his excitement over finally getting the chance to collaborate with Biggie.

    Major participants in the music industry, such as Universal Music, have questioned whose side of history monetarily supported platforms that broadcast content generated by AI wish to be on. 

    This scrutiny has been directed towards platforms that stream AI-generated content. The voices of well-known musicians, including The Notorious B.I.G., Drake, Michael Jackson, Kanye West, and The Weekend have been used in AI-generated songs that have achieved widespread popularity.

    It is very evident that Spotify intends to address the problem of artificial streaming by virtue of the fact that it has removed AI-generated tracks with bogus streams from its site. 

    Because of Spotify’s crackdown, at least six of Boomy’s songs have been removed from two different playlists. Boomy is an AI-based programme that is responsible for creating over 14.5 million tracks, which is about 13.9% of the world’s recorded music.

    The ongoing fight against illegal streaming services has two main goals: one is to protect the incomes of genuine musicians who put in a lot of effort, and the other is to maintain the honour of the music industry.

  • ChatGPT Users To Pay $42 Subscription Fee

    ChatGPT Users To Pay $42 Subscription Fee

    Cutting-edge AI chatbot, ChatGPT has fixed a $42 subscription fee for users who want to enjoy all the interesting features the text generator has to offer. The AI programme has set restrictions for users who are not subscribed to a plan on the AI technology.

    Tech expert and founder of James Ivings shared the update via Twitter on Saturday, 21st January 2023. The tweet had an image of his ChatGPT account with a dropdown instruction to upgrade his membership on the platform. He thus wrote, “ChatGPT goes paid today!”

    According to Ivings tweet, the ChatGPT pegged its monthly subscription fee at $42 per month, with premium services for users who subscribe to the plan. Subscribers would enjoy easy access to and use of the programme even when demand is high, at a faster response speed. Paid users would also get priority access to new features.

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    Users of the free plan are not blocked out of the text generating program, ChatGPT will give such members less priority. Unpaid users will be able to access ChatGPT only when demand on the text generator is low and enjoy standard response speed and regular model updates.

    Ivings tweet, which has over 3.6 million views, has garnered mixed reactions, with 500 Twitter users sharing their concerns and over 3000 others retweeting the information.

    Also reacting to Ivings’ tweet, an IT expert, Guillaume Bardet, conducted a Twitter Poll to find out people’s preference for the free and paid plan. Results showed that 52.3% of the voters chose the free plan, while 16.7% preferred the professional plan. However, 31% of the users were apparently there to observe as they chose the third option, which was a popcorn emoji.

    Prior to ChatCPT’s subscription update, there have been speculations in recent days about whether or not the AI bot would continue to be free for users.

    Why ChatGPT?

    ChatGPT was created by one of the leading artificial intelligence research laboratories in the world, OpenAI, which is a significant leap in natural language processing and image generation.

    When the AI program was launched, the platform hit one million users in 5 days, a feat which took the social networking site Facebook months to achieve. However, it didn’t topple Instagram’s Android app, which was launched in April 2012 and crossed one million registrations on Android in just 24 hours.

    Because of the revolutionary conversational AI chatbot abilities, ChatGPT is still one of the buzzwords in late 2022, and it will be in 2023, with thousands of articles on “How to use ChatGPT” content gradually increasing on search engine results pages.

    This new subscription move by OpenAI will result in users turning to other free text-generating programs with far less buzz than ChatGPT, as many of its users are unhappy about the company’s monetization decision.

    However, the free version of ChatGPT has been tried, and it still works excellently, though it experienced some lagging in the speed at which the AI bot generated a response to the question. 

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    ChatGPT Users’ Concerns Could Be Google’s Breath Of Fresh Air

    Users’ possible attention shift from ChatGPT due to subscription concerns would be great news for Google. This is because Google has transcended being just a search engine to becoming the world’s preferred entry point to the internet. Google is pretty much more than a noun; it is now used as a verb in sentences, with phrases like “Google it.”

    So, with talks around the world on whether or not ChatGPT could one day replace Google’s search engine, there is a good enough reason for the global search engine to be worried.

    In December 2022, Google issued a “code red” over the growth of the AI bot ChatGPT, The New York Times reported. The report highlighted that Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, instructed some teams to focus on building out AI products. The move comes as talks abound over whether ChatGPT could one day replace Google’s search engine.

    In the coming months, we’ll get to see how the world adjusts to ChatGPT’s subscription plans and how they will affect its competitors.

    So, would you be interested in paying $42 monthly for full access to ChatGPT?

  • The meteoric rise of ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence chatbot, worries Google

    The meteoric rise of ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence chatbot, worries Google

    ChatGPT, a new artificial intelligence chatbot that answers queries in a natural way, has taken the internet by storm, causing Google to issue a “code red” alert. ChatGPT has taken over the internet because it is capable of doing so.

    The New York Times claims that all Google employees are being forced to work overtime as a sign of how seriously the company is taking the current crisis. The article claims that Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, has been present at several meetings where the topic of artificial intelligence has been discussed (AI).

    We uncovered a new AI chatbot that can provide responses that are both natural-sounding and easy to understand via a chat interface. That way, you won’t have to waste time manually filtering search results.

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    On its website, the ChatGPT chatbot proclaims, “We’ve trained a model called ChatGPT, which communicates in a conversational approach.” Because of its conversational format, ChatGPT is able to address follow-up questions, admit fault, challenge false premises, and reject inappropriate requests.

    A Review on ChatGPT 

    ChatGPT has proven itself to be an innovative platform with the capacity to usher in the next significant paradigm shift in the industry since its inception. Instead of just providing a list of links, a bot can offer the information in simple, understandable words. It presents ideas in a way that is easy to understand. It can even come up with completely novel concepts, such as new business tactics, potential Christmas presents, blog post ideas, or even itineraries for a vacation.

    Naturally, this is bad news for Google, and similar search engines, whose revenue models rely on directing people to relevant content throughout the Internet when they have a question.

    The Purpose and meaning of Artificial Intelligence

    Like when the fire alarm went off at Google, this brand-new AI chatbot appeared out of nowhere. As time goes on, we’re probably going to reach the point that Silicon Valley’s biggest companies dread the most: the introduction of a revolutionary new technology with the ability to radically upend the market.

    In the twenty years since its founding, Google has become the defaults  Internet search engine for people all around the world. 

    With the development of a new generation of chatbots that can change or even replace traditional search engines, the Internet giant may soon face its first serious threat to its main search business.

     

  • The Purpose and meaning of Artificial Intelligence

    The Purpose and meaning of Artificial Intelligence

    If you’ve ever used Uber or your phone’s auto-correct feature, you’ve used artificial intelligence. It seems that “artificial intelligence” (AI) is everywhere these days, but what does it actually mean? How does it benefit us in our daily lives?

    Artificial intelligence’s effects on our daily lives can be determined by understanding it. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a computer’s or machine’s ability to learn, solve problems, make decisions, and understand natural language.

    The entire process is automated. Automated systems that are “artificially intelligent” can learn from how they have been used before and change their responses to fit the user’s needs or try to get them to change their habits. This is just a very brief explanation of what artificial intelligence is; of course, there is much more to say.

    Machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing are crucial to AI. Machine learning is the process by which computers can get better at what they do by looking at large, structured data sets and getting feedback from humans and other ML systems on a regular basis.

    Deep learning is thought to be the most advanced type of machine learning because it learns by looking at examples. Nevertheless, it can use unstructured data. Natural Language Processing is a computer-science linguistic technique. It enables voice recognition by machines. Computers perceive and respond to human input using natural language processing.

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    Real-World Applications of AI

    Technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) are being used in a variety of fields to improve output, accuracy, and user experience. Typical applications of artificial intelligence (AI) include the following:

    Navigation with Maps

    Travelling is easier because of AI. Today, you can use Waze, Google, or Apple Maps on your phone to get around. How does an app decide where to go? The best route: roadblocks or gridlock? Satellite-based GPS was the only option until AI was added to improve service.

    Algorithms for machine learning that remember the edges of buildings make it easier to read and understand the house and building numbers and make maps look better. The app can also tell when traffic patterns change and suggest a different route to take to avoid slowdowns and traffic.

    Face-Recognition Technology and Applications

    AI is already in use when we use virtual filters on our faces when taking pictures and when we use the facial ID to open our phones. The first one has face detection, which lets it recognize any human face, while the second one uses technology that lets it recognize specific human faces. Additionally, surveillance and security systems at government buildings and airports employ facial recognition technology.

    Text-editing and auto-correction apps

    Using AI technologies that combine machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing, your typing mistakes will be fixed in word processors, texting apps, and other places where you type. Linguists and computer scientists teach machines grammar like humans. The editor flags inappropriate comma usage because high-quality language data trains the algorithms.

    Search-Recommendation Algorithms

    Have you noticed that movie and shopping suggestions are often based on what you like or what you’ve been looking for recently? After watching how you use the Internet for a while, these smart recommendation systems will make suggestions based on what they know about you and what you like. Machine learning and deep learning are used to store and analyze the data that is collected at the front end. It can then guess what you like based on what it knows about you and suggest products, music, and more.

    Chatbots are programmed to speak like customer care employees using natural language processing (NLP). More than just yes-or-no questions, modern chatbots can handle a range of inputs. Thus, they can answer complex problems. If you don’t like a bot’s answer, it will fix it next time to keep customers pleased.

    Social media apps are using artificial intelligence (AI) more and more to monitor content, suggest relationships, and show ads based on certain criteria. This is done to keep users interested and “plugged in.”

    AI systems can quickly find and remove content that doesn’t follow the terms of service by looking for keywords and recognizing pictures. This approach heavily employs deep learning’s neural network design.

    As a result, social media platforms use AI to match users with businesses that have determined that they would be interested in advertising to them based on their profiles. Social media AI may also learn what users like and recommend more of it.

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    Electronic or digital payments

    Financial institutions are now using AI to improve the customer experience by making it easier for people to pay.

    Due to the use of AI for security, identity management, and privacy controls, it is now possible to open accounts, make deposits, and transfer money from anywhere in the world.

    Credit card fraud can be found by keeping an eye on how people spend their money. That, too, is an example of AI. Algorithms can figure out how much money a user has to spend based on their buying habits, such as what they buy, how often they buy it, and where they buy it.

    AI is often in the news, and these uses show why. These are just a few of the many ways AI is used. AI affects every part of our lives. It leads to the creation of cutting-edge technology.

  • Ghana To Develop Regulation On Artificial Intelligence

    Ghana To Develop Regulation On Artificial Intelligence

    Artificial Intelligence and its Development In Africa

    In Africa, many governments are building up Artificial Intelligence ecosystems. Artificial Intelligence holds promise in countries where governments have made technological development a national priority.

    Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Nigeria are the African countries in which the push for technological advancement is most aggressive. These governments are taking concerted measures to stimulate innovation and to improve data protection, research, and development.

    The Future Of Artificial Intelligence In Africa

    Artificial Intelligence is supported by national strategies to capitalize on a 10-year global boom. As a result, African nations are taking steps to commercialize Artificial Intelligence research and development.

    The Future Of Artificial Intelligence In Africa

    The success of mobile technologies across Africa is prompting speculation among Tech investors about whether Artificial Intelligence applications will take root in Africa.

     

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    Artificial intelligence systems filter emails, recommend items for purchase, provide legal advice and drive cars. Carrying out these basic everyday tasks, Artificial Intelligence is bound to be wildly accepted by the African populace.

    Ghana And Artificial Intelligence Development

    In 2019, 300 Ghanian youths were trained in Artificial Intelligence through the Ghana Tech Lab initiative to upskill, develop and grow viable start-ups that solve pertinent problems in the country. This development has improved the pace of Ghana’s Tech Sector growth hence, the need for regulatory action.

     

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    The Deputy Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ama Pomaah Boateng, in a speech at the Data Protection Week Celebration in Accra, Ghana, explained the need for the regulation of Ghana’s Artificial Intelligence.

    Conclusion

    Artificial intelligence works because a lot of personal data is fed into it, and with that comes privacy concerns over what happens to the data. The move to create regulatory guidelines on the use of Artificial Intelligence is in anticipation of Ghana’s technological advancement.