Nov. 2, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — An article from The Economist titled “OpenAI and Anthropic v app developers: tech’s Cronos syndrome,” examines the emerging competitive dynamic between large language model (LLM) providers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, and the specialised AI application developers that build their businesses atop these models. The article uses the metaphor of Cronos devouring his children to illustrate the fear that the powerful, highly-valued AI labs may eventually usurp the profits of the smaller app-makers like Cursor and Harvey. Continue reading
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AI Agents and the Human-AI Collaborative Intelligence
Oct. 30, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — AI Agents are autonomous software systems that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to perceive their environment, reason, plan, and execute actions to achieve a specific goal on behalf of a user, often without continuous human oversight. They essentially act as intelligent, goal-driven software robots. Continue reading
Generative AI’s Impact on Software Development: A DORA Perspective
May 20, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — This report from DORA explores the impact of generative AI on software development, analyzing both the challenges and opportunities it presents. It examines how AI affects individual developers’ productivity and well-being, finding both benefits and unexpected trade-offs. The document also addresses the organizational perspective, considering how AI influences processes like code quality and delivery speed, while acknowledging a potentially negative short-term impact on delivery performance. Finally, it proposes practical strategies for fostering developer trust, promoting responsible AI adoption, and measuring success within organizations.
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AI can guess racial categories from heart scans – what it means and why it matters
Tiarna Lee, King’s College London
Imagine an AI model that can use a heart scan to guess what racial category you’re likely to be put in – even when it hasn’t been told what race is, or what to look for. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s real.
DreamSmart StarV Air2 at CES 2025
Jan. 8, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The DreamSmart StarV Air2 debuted at CES 2025, leading a new trend in smart wearables. The device showcases innovative technology with a focus on value and providing a new smart wearable experience. The smart glasses are designed to be a barrier-free communication tool and aim to improve social interaction. The device is intended to address the needs of the hearing impaired, with features including real-time transcription and translation capabilities. DreamSmart’s “All in AI” strategy is a core part of the company’s innovative products and services. Continue reading
IRS AI Audit Selection: Innovation and Risk
Jan. 3, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its audit selection process, particularly within the National Research Program (NRP). The NRP is used to develop estimates of the tax gap, which is the difference between taxes owed and taxes paid. The IRS is implementing AI models to select tax returns for audit in a way that is intended to be more targeted and efficient than traditional methods. Continue reading
How AI could change our relationship with religion
Sreevas Sahasranamam, University of Glasgow
Science and faith are often kept in two distinct boxes that hardly ever intersect. However, I believe that as AI becomes more mainstream, it will fundamentally alter our engagement with faith and spirituality.
AI Management: Pros and Cons
Jan. 9, 2024 /Business/ — Whether AI will replace human bosses entirely is a complex question with no definitive answer. While AI is definitely entering management roles, its impact will likely be more nuanced than simply replacing human bosses with emotionless assessment machines. Here are some points to consider: Continue reading
Why was Sam Altman’s sacked from OpenAI and what does all this mean for the AI race?
Nov. 20, 2023 /Technology/ — Sam Altman was fired as CEO of OpenAI on November 17, 2023, for allegedly not being “consistently candid in his communications with the board.” The company did not provide any specific details about the allegations, but said that Altman’s behavior was “hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.”
Does AI have a right to free speech? Only if it supports our right to free thought
Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin
The world has witnessed breathtaking advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), with ChatGPT being one of the best known examples. To prevent harm and misuse of the technology, politicians are now considering regulating AI. Yet they face an overlooked barrier: AI may have a right to free speech.
