ChatGPT is everywhere. Here’s where it came from | MIT Technology Review

We’ve reached peak ChatGPT. Released in December as a web app by the San Francisco–based firm OpenAI, the chatbot exploded into the mainstream almost overnight. According to some estimates, it is the fastest-growing internet service ever, reaching 100 million users in January, just two months after launch. Through OpenAI’s $10 billion deal with Microsoft, the…
— Read on www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/08/1068068/chatgpt-is-everywhere-heres-where-it-came-from/

The case for a new data-driven approach to student support | Jisc

Nottingham Trent University vice chancellor and president Edward Peck was appointed as the higher education student support champion by the Government in June 2022. In this exclusive blog post, he shares his vision for data-driven student support services in the higher education sector ahead of his keynote speech at Digifest on March 7. 
— Read on www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/the-case-for-a-new-data-driven-approach-to-student-support-08-feb-2023

Building the backbone for innovation, speed and thriving humanity | MIT Technology Review

From AI-powered platforms that can detect abnormal activities in supermarkets, to edge servers helping preserve biodiversity in remote locations, today’s technologies drive innovation in ways never before imaginable. “Innovation serves the purpose of making our life better, our work more productive, and our planet more sustainable,” says Yang Yuanqing, CEO and chairman of Lenovo. Technology…
— Read on www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/08/1067126/building-the-backbone-for-innovation-speed-and-thriving-humanity/