Day: November 1, 2023
The grip artificial intelligence has gained over humanity in 2023 – or at least the increase in conversations about whether it will be a force for revolutionary good or apocalyptic destruction – has led AI to be given the title of “word of the year” by the makers of Collins Dictionary, the BBC reports.
Usage of the term has quadrupled this year, the publisher said.
Other contenders ranged from ultraprocessed to Ulez, but Collins managing director Alex Beecroft said AI had been “the talking point of 2023”.
He said: “We know that AI has been a big focus this year in the way that it has developed and has quickly become as ubiquitous and embedded in our lives as email, streaming or any other once futuristic, now everyday technology.”
NPR News: 11-01-2023 3AM EDT
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French police arrest Russian billionaire – Aleksey Kuzmichev is reportedly being held in custody over alleged tax evasion and money laundering
French authorities have detained one of Russia’s richest men, Aleksey Kuzmichev, on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering, according to media reports. Kuzmichev, who has an estimated net worth of $7.6 billion, is the co-founder and major shareholder of Alfa Group, a diversified conglomerate with interests in banking, oil, telecom, and retail.
Kuzmichev was arrested on Tuesday at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, as he was about to board a private jet to Moscow. He was taken to a police station in the French capital, where he is expected to face questioning by anti-corruption investigators. His lawyer, Jean Veil, said that his client denies any wrongdoing and will cooperate with the authorities.
