Author: Nigel Pereira

“LLMs are continuously evolving, could lead to an “arms race” between Chatbots that can write like humans and AI detection software that can catch them”, says Nigel. Earlier in May this year, we covered a story where ChatGPT invented a sexual harassment lawsuit, causing a lot of problems for the actual person it claimed was the accused. What followed was a wake-up call for many who began to realize that ChatGPT freely invents and sometimes even writes its own scientific papers and news articles to back up bogus stories that it creates out of thin air. Heather Desaire, a chemistry…

Vacations or happy periods show evidence of repigmentation among some, especially those under 40, says Nigel Pereira. If you’ve been looking in the mirror and noticing more and more grey hairs of late, welcome to the club. According to a study by L’oreal, only 1 in 10 people survive the greying process into their 60s. The rest of us, however, are subjected daily to a stark reminder of just how old we actually are. Now while there’s nothing wrong with grey hair, and a lot of people have and continue to make that look work for them, it is something…

“This new invention is a light at the end of a very dark tunnel for literally hundreds of thousands of people”, says Nigel Pereira. If you thought helping a paralyzed man walk again was a miracle, it would seem science now deals in miracles. In a recent study published on the 24th of May in the journal Nature, a team of Swiss and French researchers explain how they helped a man who was paralyzed from the waist down for over a decade walk again. Gert-Jan Oskam is 40 years old, from the Netherlands, and suffered a spinal cord injury in…

Nigel Pereira on two inventions that seem to be mind-boggling as they seem to change the natural state of the resource in question. With deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels now widely accepted as prime causes of climate change and extreme weather, scientists worldwide are leveraging technology to tip the scales back into balance. Two of these inventions in particular seem to be mind-boggling due to the fact that they seem to change the natural state of the resource in question. Trees, without a doubt, are one of our most critical natural resources, crucial to maintaining our soil, preventing…

“While mind reading sounds like everyone’s worst nightmare, with the leaps and bounds being made in AI and ChatGPT, this scenario could soon become a reality”, says Nigel Pereira. While it’s pretty hard to control the thoughts that go through our heads on a daily basis, most people have a tight grip over their actions and every crazy idea doesn’t necessarily have to be carried out. For example, it’s pretty common for people leaning over an edge or standing on a tall building to think “What would happen if I jump,” though it’s not a thought most people follow through…

What makes it scarier is the fact that it may be you that ChatGPT decides to write a fake sexual allegation about next, probably why Musk along with others has been calling for a pause in AI development, says Nigel Pereira. About a month ago, the much-talked-about AI chatbot ChatGPT “invented” a sexual harassment scandal and named an actual person as the accused. What followed was a tumultuous week for Jonathan Turley, a professor of law at George Washington State University who apparently has enough problems due to his political views. While he states on his blog that he has…

“Our phones are listening to us and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future”, says Nigel Pereira. Have you ever had a conversation about something or just mentioned something in a conversation only to find the exact same thing pop up in an ad on Google, Facebook, or YouTube an hour later? Well, you’re not the only one and such incidences have become increasingly common around the world, begging people to ask the question, “are our phones listening to us?” The short answer is yes, our phones are listening to us and will continue to do so for…

One of the secrets to building the world’s most powerful computer is probably perched by your bathroom sink. Before we get into the inexplicable reason quantum computers, the bleeding edge of human technology, require dental floss to operate, let’s briefly look at what quantum computers actually are. As opposed to regular computers that rely on the principles of Boolean algebra, quantum computers are based on the principles of quantum theory like quantum superpositioning and quantum entanglement. The difference is that while regular computers use bits as the fundamental units of data that can be represented as 0s or 1s, quantum…

Over 89% of participants said their screen time drastically increased post-pandemic, along with symptoms of digital eye strain. Yes, that’s a real thing”, says Nigel. The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns worldwide led to many people turning to their smartphones as their only connection to the outside world. Meetings on Zoom, shopping on Amazon, food from Swiggy, and the list goes on. In a recent survey, it is suggested that over 89% of participants said their screen time had drastically increased post-pandemic, along with symptoms of digital eye strain. Yes, that’s a real thing, also known by other names like…

Nigel explores an ingenious way that a group called Reporters Without Borders is using virtual world to fight censorship in countries where it isn’t legal to speak your mind! If you think Minecraft is just a game that your kid nephew won’t shut up about, you’re right, and also very wrong. While the game is highly educational, helps children develop STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), and even teaches kids how to code, that’s not what this post is about. In this post we’re going to look at an ingenious way that a group called Reporters Without Borders is…