ChatGPT Will No Longer Give Health or Legal Advice
The AI that answered everything now answers almost nothing when it really matters It’s 2 a.m. Your head’s been pounding…
Category: Global AI watch
Tracking the most important global AI developments through an African lens. From policy shifts and tech breakthroughs to international funding and ethical debates — this category connects Africa to the global AI landscape.
Saudi Arabia’s Trillion-Dollar Gamble on AI Dominance
The oil kingdom is betting billions that cheap energy and sovereign wealth can make it the world’s third AI superpower…
Understanding the Rise of “Superintelligent AI” — and Why Africa Must Pay Attention
In recent months, the debate around banning or tightly regulating so-called “superintelligent” artificial intelligence (AI) has surged into the global…
Nigerian Harvard Graduates’ Hair-Braiding Robot Wins $75,000 Grand Prize at President’s Innovation Challenge
Cambridge, MA — Two Nigerian graduates from Harvard University, Yinka Ogunbiyi, MS/MBA ’23, and David Afolabi, MBA ’23, have captured…
OpenAI Introduces 7.5% VAT on ChatGPT Subscriptions in Nigeria, Launches Affordable “Go” Plan
Starting November 1, 2025, OpenAI will implement Nigeria’s 7.5% Value-Added Tax (VAT) on all its paid services, including ChatGPT Plus,…
OpenAI Launches Atlas Browser in Direct Challenge to Google’s Search Dominance
San Francisco — OpenAI fired its latest salvo in the AI wars Tuesday, unveiling ChatGPT Atlas, an artificial intelligence-powered web…
Measuring the Unmeasurable: New Framework Reveals True Scale of EU AI Investment
How the OECD and European Commission are bringing transparency to artificial intelligence spending Artificial intelligence dominates headlines, political speeches, and…
Walmart Partners with OpenAI to Bring Shopping to ChatGPT in Major Retail AI Push
The world’s largest retailer embraces conversational commerce, allowing customers to browse and purchase products directly through ChatGPT Walmart has announced…
Slack Transforms Slackbot into AI-Powered Personal Assistant
Collaboration platform introduces enhanced AI capabilities with expected rollout by end of 2025 Slack is significantly upgrading its familiar Slackbot…
Samsung’s Tiny Recursive Model Outperforms Giant AI Systems in Reasoning Benchmarks
Samsung’s AI research team at the Advanced Institute of Technology in Montreal has developed a groundbreaking artificial intelligence model that…