Monday Morning Spice

UK to ban sale of disposable vapes, The tech industry’s biggest flops, R500 million for one province to print matric exam papers, Max Verstappen moved on cusp of F1 race ban, and Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian bombers.
Who Cares If Someone Used ChatGPT To Write An Email Or Compile A Report?

Maybe it’s ego. Maybe it’s nostalgia. Maybe it’s your boss secretly enjoying being the only one who can construct a sentence like “We must pivot toward scalable solutions”.
OpenAI’s Newest Models Promise Better Reasoning, But With Hallucination At All-Time High, They Seem To Be Making A Lot Up

One popular theory floating around AI circles? The more a model tries to “think,” the more likely it is to lose the plot.
Why Only Asking AI For Answers Is Not A Good Idea

The problem with prompting an AI large language model with a question is that the results frequently contain fabricated information.
OpenAI Boss Sam Altman Denies Sister’s Allegations Of Childhood Rape

Sam Altman denied the allegations in a joint statement with his mother and two brothers on X, stating “All of these claims are utterly untrue. Caring for a family member who faces mental health challenges is incredibly difficult.”
They’re Now Talking About Brain Implants Using ChatGPT

A top implantable brain-computer-interface (BCI) company is testing out ChatGPT integration to help people with paralysis control their devices more easily.
Demo Video Of New ChatGPT Will Leave You Speechless – Like Scarlett Johansson From ‘Her’ Talking To You

“The system is uncanny to behold.”
Creepy Demo Of OpenAI-Powered Robot Is Like ChatGPT With A Body [Video]

You would be mistaken if you thought this creepy demo video of ‘Figure 01’ – a humanoid, conversational robot packed with OpenAI-tech – is a deleted scene from I, Robot.
Turn The Vision You Have For Your Dream Future Into Reality With ChatGPT And This ‘Powerful Prompt’

With a clearer picture of where you want to be in life, you’ll know your dream life when it comes to fruition.
Eek! Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Can Talk Now [Video]

Spot the robot dog built by engineering company Boston Dynamics can now speak thanks to ChatGPT.
Wednesday Morning Spice

Top FIVE budget-friendly SA cities to live in, Fake food flooding SA’s townships, Pandor kicks off a (very quiet) diplomatic storm, Treasury straddling hiking taxes or borrowing money, and Pepper X is named world’s spiciest.
Tuesday Morning Spice

ChatGPT can now ‘speak,’ listen and process images, Herd of sheep eats 100kg of cannabis, Hopes fade for India’s moon lander, Court forces health minister to act on R1.2 billion fraud, and Emma Heming Willis shares update on husband Bruce Willis’ condition.
What’s The Big Deal With The Reddit Blackout?

If you only use Facebook, you might be wondering what the big deal is. Why go dark, and for that matter, what is Reddit anyway?
Even The Leaders Of OpenAI Are Calling For Regulation To Ensure Humanity Isn’t Destroyed

The progress of “superintelligent” AIs has been so immense that even the leaders of OpenAI are alarmed, which is when you know the revolution has all the potential to pivot into a full apocalypse.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Has Made A Creepy Orb With The Aim Of Scanning Every Eyeball On Earth For Humans To Prove They’re Not Bots

Something is fishy about how the guy who launched ChatGPT is the same guy who is trying to find the way for universal basic income via iris scanning.
Wednesday Morning Spice

Cape Town retains lowest unemployment rate, Hitler speech played on Austrian train, Woman hides cocaine in fake pregnant belly, and Thabo Bester wears R19k Burberry hoodie in jail.
Dare You To Try These Tech CEO-Inspired Cocktails Devised By ChatGPT And Bard

Can I interest you in an ‘Electric Entrepreneur’? It is an Elon Musk-esque travesty, made from a grab bag of contrasting spirits and bitters topped off by a squeeze of Red Bull.
You Might As Well Check Out Bing’s New AI Image Generator – It’s Free And Fun

I asked Bing’s new AI image generator feature to give me a picture of a budgie on a lemon in the middle of the ocean in the style of Salvador Dali.
Wednesday Morning Spice

Prasa buys bullets, Rupert Murdock marries at 92, Russia’s Ex-Prez threatens The Hague with a hypersonic missile, Gwyneth Paltrow and her yoni in court, and Ferrari gets hacked.
Monday Morning Spice

Mark Pilgrim dies, Jacob Zuma claims the whole country, German tourist still missing, Liverpool thrashes ManU, Keto diet not so great as everyone says, Historic ocean treaty finally signed, Chris Rock doesn’t hold back, and party time in Canada.
A Quick Guide On All The New AI Tech Everyone Is Talking About

Artificial intelligence is having a moment, and we humans can’t get enough of its wild and wondrous ways.
Friday Morning Spice

Return of the erotic thriller, Oldest person in the world gives advice, Low-rise waistlines are back, Fake heiress wants a tv show, Joburg mayor ousted again, Twitter mocks Fikile, Real life Squid Game controversy, Is crypto going extinct?