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☆ Here's everything you need to know about ChatGPT, the chatbot everyone's still talking about
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

ChatGPT has drawn users at a feverish pace and spurred Big Tech to release other AI chatbots. But ChatGPT, the latest in technology known as "large language model tools," doesn't speak with sentience and doesn't "think" the way people do. Other tech companies like Google and Meta have developed their own large language model tools, which use programs that take in human prompts and devise sophisticated responses. Other researchers seem to be taking more measured approaches with generative AI tools. He told Insider he's helping to experiment with a chat bot called "Rentervention," which is meant to support tenants.

Persons: ChatGPT, Here's, what's, OpenAI, Matthew Sag, Koko, Rob Morris, Daniel Linna Jr, he's, Linna Organizations: Big Tech, Microsoft, Emory University, Google, Northwestern University, Committee, Better, Princeton

☆ PHOTOS: Inside the home designed to look like a princess castle in Illinois
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The unique home was designed to look like a princess' castle, according to the listing agent. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The $1.9 million property hit the market in Barrington Hills, and its unique architecture will certainly be a conversation starter for future visitors. It was designed by a father to look like a castle for his daughter who wanted to be a princess when she was 4 years old, according to listing agent Rob Morrison. "They've just done everything to the actual definition of a castle as far as all the architecture on the inside and the outside," Morrison said.

Persons: Rob Morrison, Morrison Organizations: Service Locations: Chicago, Wall, Silicon, Illinois, Barrington Hills

☆ Beond: the new Maldives airline that's all business class
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

BeondAbout three dozen airlines currently offer service to Velana International Airport, the Maldives’ main airport near the capital island Malé. “The Maldives is one of those markets that can fill an aircraft, even a mostly economy class cabin,” says Feuerherd. However all-business class airlines have used narrow-bodies before. There are no direct flights from Delhi, but carriers including Air India have business class seats from around $750 with a single connection. “There probably is a niche to carve out of premium travelers who want more of a private jet experience, but maybe don’t have the private jet budget.”

Persons: CNN —, –, ”, Sascha Feuerherd, “, Beond, “ We’re, they’d, Arabesque, coy, Feuerherd, it’s, Matteo Colombo, Rob Morris, ” Mike Stengel Organizations: CNN, Ferrari, Airbus, Velana International, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Beond, Perth, Boeing, La Compagnie, British Airways, Etihad, Oman Air, Air India, – Locations: Maldives, India, ”, Malé, Dubai, Delhi, Germany, Frankfurt, Munich, Asia, UAE, Maldivian, Europe, Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, South Africa, Cape Town, La, French, Paris, New York, London, Oman, Emirates, Cirium, – Dubai, Qatar

☆ Across rural America, data center development booms as investors race to cater to artificial intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Data center development is booming and AI is expected to stoke already growing demand. Demand is sapping power grids in major markets and pushing data center development across the US. The project's neighbors include Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon – all of whom have similar plans, or are already underway with major data center projects. The message came after a torrid period of growth by the data center industry in that region. Wes Swenson, Nova's CEO, said the Reno region was becoming increasingly popular for data center development because of its access to power.

Persons: Matt McCollister, Martin Peck, Lincoln Rackhouse, Peck, Blackstone, Jonathan Gray, Drew Angerer, Bard, Gray, Pat Lynch, Robbie Sovie, Sovie, Georgia Power, Skybox, Rob Morris, Morris, George Frey, Novva, Wes Swenson, Nova's, Swenson, CBRE, Lynch Organizations: stoke, Lincoln Property Company, Harrison Street, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Lincoln, Carrier, QTS, Dominion Energy, Dominion, Washington DC, APS, QuadReal, Georgia, Reuters, Data Centers, CIM Group Locations: Ohio, New Albany, Columbus, Northern Virginia, Dallas, Phoenix, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Virginia, Loudoun County, Washington, Arizona, Southwest, Lithia Springs , Georgia, Atlanta, Vancouver, Hutto , Texas, Austin, Eagle Mountain , Utah, Reno , Nevada, Storey County, Reno, Silicon, Salt Lake City, West Jordan , Utah, CBRE

☆ North American lobster industry confronts 'ropeless' traps after whale entanglements
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Lauren Owens Lambert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

That is a large number, given there are fewer than 350 North Atlantic Right Whales remaining, including just 70 breeding females, say regulators, researchers and conservationists. North Atlantic Right Whales who live off the eastern North American coast stretching from Florida to the Canadian Maritimes provinces are now on the verge of extinction. Traditional lobster fishing uses traps that sink to the ocean floor and are connected by a rope to a buoy floating at the surface. Ropeless gear, by contrast, only deploys a rope and buoy to the surface when its owner activates a release trigger by remote control. When the 2,100 square-kilometer zones are shut, only harvesters with ropeless gear are allowed to fish there, Gilchrist said.

Persons: Matt Weber, lobsterman, Lauren Owens Lambert, ”, Charles Mayo, Rob Morris, “ We’re, Edgetech, lobsterman Kyle Murdock, Weber, Brett Gilchrist, Gilchrist, “, Michael Moore, Lawrence, Richard Valdmanis, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, Seafood Watch, Atlantic, U.S ., Atlantic Right Whales, National Oceanographic, Atmospheric Administration, Whales, Canadian, Center for Coastal Studies, NOAA, Canada’s Fisheries, Reuters, Fisheries, Oceans, Oceanographic, Thomson Locations: Monhegan, Maine, U.S, MONHEGAN, Monterey, U.S . East Coast, North Carolina, Florida, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, ” Washington, Ottawa, England, Massachusetts, Canada’s Gulf, St, Lawrence, Fundy, Oceans Canada, Gulf

☆ Old planes get stripped for parts while airlines wait on new jets
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

COOLIDGE, Arizona – From engines to landing gear, the hunt is on for aircraft parts as airlines prepare their jets for swarms of summer travelers, with new planes from Boeing and Airbus still in short supply. The search for parts leads some aircraft owners here, where older, retired planes are stripped for parts that will be prepared to fly on other planes or repurposed altogether. The current demand for aircraft parts is the result of the industry's deep demand swings resulting from the Covid pandemic. With deliveries of new jets behind schedule, airlines are holding onto planes longer, repairing or overhauling them, adding to demand for parts and labor. Airbus A320 landing gear in a repair shop in Marana, Arizona.

For airlines, sale-and-leasebacks have been a popular way to generate liquidity and ease balance sheets. They then aim to sell them at a profit to lessors at the expense of agreeing to pay a rent. "It's a cheap and often tax-efficient way for the airline to raise finance," said an aircraft finance source. "Lessors are already queuing up to do business with Air India. Some lessors say it is not worth it after new money poured into aviation looking for returns when interest rates were low.

The International Air Transport Association, which represents global airlines, is predicting full recovery in 2024. The crippling impact of COVID-19 saw dozens of airlines go out of business and wiped billions of dollars off balance sheets. In public, airlines and leasing firms have deplored delivery delays and are seen likely to press aircraft makers for compensation. Inflation is driving up aircraft parts and prices, while raising questions over the resilience of travel demand. Overall, more than half of the world's airline fleet is controlled by global leasing companies rather than owned directly by airlines.

☆ If you still aren't sure what ChatGPT is, this is your guide to the viral chatbot that everyone is talking about
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Open AI, the AI company behind the AI art generator DALL·E, released the viral bot Chat GPT. Other researchers seem to be taking more measured approaches with generative AI tools. He told Insider he's helping to experiment with a chat bot called "Rentervention," which is meant to support tenants. Linna said he's experimenting with Chat GPT to help "Rentervention" come up with better responses and draft more detailed letters, while gauging its limitations. "I think there's so much hype around Chat GPT, and tools like this have potential," said Linna.

☆ Online mental health company uses ChatGPT to help respond to users in experiment — raising ethical concerns around healthcare and AI technology
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A digital mental health company is drawing ire for using GPT-3 technology without informing users. Koko co-founder Robert Morris told Insider the experiment is "exempt" from informed consent law due to the nature of the test. "The participants should have given informed consent and this should have passed through an IRB [institutional review board]." A women seeks mental health support on her phone. Beatriz Vera/EyeEm/Getty ImagesChatGPT and the mental health gray areaStill, the experiment is raising questions about ethics and the gray areas surrounding the use of AI chatbots in healthcare overall, after already prompting unrest in academia.

☆ Airbus may delay some 2023 jet deliveries -sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A spokesperson for Airbus said it had no comment on deliveries ahead of its next monthly bulletin in early December. At least one engine maker is experiencing renewed pressure to shift more engines away from supporting aircraft production to a pool of spares for existing customers, the sources said. Currently some 129 Pratt-powered Airbus jets and 55 fitted with CFM's LEAP engines are parked, according to Ascend by Cirium's head of global consulting Rob Morris. At the same time, engine industry sources insist snags on their side of the fence are not solely to blame for delays. In July, Airbus said it would reach an interim production goal of 65 A320-family narrow-body jets a month in early 2024 instead of summer 2023.

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