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☆ Starbucks is trialing late-night coffee deliveries for people who get midnight caffeine cravings
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Starbucks customers in Philadelphia can get the chain's coffee delivered in the middle of the night. Delivery makes up just 2% of Starbucks' orders, though customers generally spend more per transaction. Around three dozen employees were trained to prepare Starbucks orders at the two sites, it reported. Some of the Starbucks drinks available on Gopuff at around 4:30 a.m. Delivery, which Narasimhan said on Tuesday makes up just 2% of its orders, is an area of focus for Starbucks.

Persons: baristas, Gopuff, —, Laxman Narasimhan, Narasimhan, Rachel Ruggeri, DoorDash Organizations: Starbucks, Service, Gopuff, Philadelphia Inquirer, DoorDash Locations: Philadelphia, Gopuff

☆ Self-navigating ships could change the shipping industry. Here are the companies poised to benefit
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Worldwide, the autonomous ships market reached $4.13 billion in 2022, and is forecasted to grow to $10.1 billion in 2032, according to Emergen Research . Avikus said this journey marked the first time autonomous navigation successfully enabled a large vessel to complete a trip over 10,000 kilometers. HiNAS 2.0 deployed a level-three autonomous navigation system, meaning that human intervention is only deployed in an emergency situation. The success of the HiNAS 2.0 and Prism Courage journey marked a foray into greater commercialization and implementation of autonomous ship navigation technology. The company is aiming for its fully autonomous ship technology to reach full-scale commercialization by 2025.

Persons: Patrick Ryan, Covid, Courage, Avikus, Carol Schleif, Rudy Negenborn, — Ryan, Ryan, BMO's, Morgan Stanley, Ravi Shanker, Shanker, Hunt, C.H, Robinson, Negenborn Organizations: Research, American Bureau of Shipping, Hyundai, Yara International ASA, Yara, BMO Family, Delft University of Technology, Moeller, Maersk, Yara International, Mitsui, Mitsui O.S.K, Royce, Shipbuilders, Expeditors International Locations: Covid, Avikus, Freeport, of Mexico, Panama, Korea, Red, Suez, U.S, Danish, American, ADRs, Japan

☆ People think self-driving cars should be 'better' than human drivers, executive says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementMany people think self-driving cars should be better than human drivers, an industry executive said. "There's a difference between an accident caused by a human driver, and an accident caused by an autonomous system," said Majors. Advertisement"I think that the expectation is that they have to be a lot better than a human driver, because when there is an accident and the computer's involved, there's less empathy or understanding." Majors said that Motional, a Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture developing autonomous technology, had operated more than 2 million miles autonomously with no at-fault crashes. Cruise, which was trialing "robotaxi" services that ferried passengers around San Francisco without a human driver, was forced to recall its entire fleet late last year.

Persons: Laura Majors, Motional, Cruise, —, Majors, Tesla, Elon Musk's, Robert Falck, " Falck Organizations: Hyundai, Tesla, Service, Economic, GM, Einride, Business Locations: San Francisco, Davos, Cruise, California

☆ French post offices are trialling changing rooms to let people try on their online purchases
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

France's post office is trialing in-store changing rooms to make online shopping easier. The bright yellow booths are designed to look like French post boxes. AdvertisementFrance likes to do some things differently – and its post office is no different. Related stories"The idea is to simplify the lives of our clients," La Poste said, per The Guardian. La Poste also hopes the experiment will bring more people into its branches, which has dropped as sending letters becomes less common.

Persons: —, ALAIN JOCARD, Shopify, There's, Poste, Chloe Thomas, Thomas Organizations: Service, Shoppers, Capital, French Retailers Association, LinkedIn, US National Retail Federation, Poste, Business Locations: France, Paris, Lannion, La Rochelle, La

☆ Chipotle workers have to start as early as 6 a.m. to prep food even though the restaurants don't open for 4 more hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shifts for prep workers at Chipotle can start as early as 6 a.m., CEO Brian Niccol told investors. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementPrep workers at Chipotle have to start work as early as 6 a.m. to get food ready for when the restaurants open, company execs revealed at its third-quarter earnings call Thursday. Niccol told investors that Chipotle's staffing and turnover were "back to or better than pre-pandemic levels."

Persons: Brian Niccol, mashing, Chipotle, —, execs, Niccol, Brandon Bell, Chipotle execs Organizations: Service Locations: Chipotle

☆ New X users will have to pay $1 a year just to post on the platform
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New users of Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, will have to pay a dollar a year to use the platform. Elon Musk previously said that X could roll out a paywall to all its users. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's X, previously known as Twitter, has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines a $1 annual fee just to use the platform. Existing users would not be affected by the trial, the platform said. Last month, Musk told Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, during a livestream that X might roll out a paywall for all its users.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Elon Musk, —, Fortune's Kylie Robinson, Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Twitter, Service, Bloomberg Locations: New Zealand, Philippines

☆ Costco-style free samples are popping up at Walmart and other stores as brands try to get you to buy their stuff
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More retailers and brands are offering free samples as an alternative to advertising. AdvertisementAdvertisementExpect to see free samples like what you get at Costco at more stores soon. Among retailers, Walmart is rolling out free samples to 1,000 locations, and supermarket operator Wakefern is adding vending machines for free samples to 95 locations. They're now common enough again that one TikToker made a meal out of Costco samples. AdvertisementAdvertisementMondelez, meanwhile, has been trialing Oreos with orange-colored creme at Walmart stores, according to the article.

Persons: —, That's, Sean Riley, Riley Organizations: Companies, Walmart, Costco, Service, Bloomberg, Brands, Oreo, Sam's

☆ Microsoft announces new AI tools to help doctors deliver better care
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft said the new tools will help eliminate the "time-consuming" process of searching through these sources one by one. He said consolidating disparate data will ultimately help health systems improve care and see more patients. "The current state of technology and Microsoft Fabric and Azure and generative AI, all of that, it's going to change the way we live. And it's probably one of the best shots that we have to solve some of the biggest problems we have within health care," he said. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Microsoft's new patient timeline modelNew Azure AI health tools

Persons: Satya Nadella, Stephen Brashear, Arthur Health, Doug King, King Organizations: Getty, Microsoft, Deloitte, Northwestern Medicine, Arthur, CNBC Locations: Bellevue , Washington, Las Vegas, Northwestern

☆ 'They just come, take a nice selfie ... and leave.' Overtourism returns, but cities are fighting back
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Many cities have come full circle to worrying about too many tourists rather than too few. "They just come, take a nice selfie, publish them on social media, increase the popularity of this place … and leave," she said. And an additional 50 million international tourist arrivals are expected per year — mostly from Asia — between now and 2030, according to the U.N.'s World Tourism Organization. James Matsumoto| Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSome travelers supported Bhutan's $200 per day Sustainable Development Fee, which was announced in 2022. Managing 'tourist flow'The United Nations World Tourism Organization secretary-general, Zurab Pololikashvili, told CNBC Travel that the key to overcoming overtourism lies in "tourist flow."

Persons: Lionel Saul, Tatyana Tsukanova, What's, Tsukanova, Reinhard Hormandinger, Saul, Jesus Merida, It's, Luca Zanon, Ivan Saprov, Saprov, Miyajima, James Matsumoto, Zurab Pololikashvili, overtourism, Jon Hicks, —, Darrell Wade, Reinhard Hoermandinger Organizations: Hospitality Business, United Nations, Asia —, Tourism Organization, South, Afp, Getty, Guardian, daytrippers, CNBC, United Nations World Tourism Organization, CNBC Travel, Stone, Japan Times, Intrepid Travel Locations: Lausanne, Switzerland, Asia, South Korean, Machu Picchu, Peru, Acropolis, Athens, Borobudur, Indonesia, Sardinia, Venice, Bora Bora, Amsterdam, Spanish, Malaga, Spain, France, trialing, daytrippers . New, Valencia, Manchester, England, Thailand, Iceland, U.S, Bali, Germany, Yogyakarta, Labuan Bajo, Lake Toba, Austria

☆ UK retailers demand government action on rising crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Some 88 UK retail leaders, including the bosses of Tesco (TSCO.L), Sainsbury's (SBRY.L) and Marks & Spencer (MKS.L), have signed a letter to interior minister Suella Braverman, demanding action over rising rates of retail crime. Rising crime is increasingly becoming a political issue in Britain ahead of an expected national election in 2024. It also put the scale of retail theft at 953 million pounds ($1.2 billion), despite over 700 million pounds in crime prevention spending by retailers. This would require police forces to record all incidents of retail crime. The industry also wants greater prioritisation of retail crime by police forces across the UK.

Persons: Peter Nicholls, Spencer, Suella Braverman, “, Helen Dickinson, John Lewis, James Davey, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, Tesco, Industry, British Retail Consortium, Conservative, John, John Lewis Partnership, Waitrose, Aldi, Thomson Locations: Weybridge, Britain, Manchester

☆ Copper is critical to energy transition. The world is falling way behind on producing enough
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

watch nowIn the meantime, copper customers, in anticipation of shortages, are either delaying clean energy projects or reducing their need for copper, an economic principle known as demand destruction. Among other actions, it would dismantle most of the clean energy projects initiated by the Biden Administration. At that point, the consensus was that there would be a major copper supply response. That's presented the industry with a whole new era of copper demand, Adkerson said. China's economy has slowed, while those in the U.S. and Europe are striving to transition to clean energy.

Persons: Wood Mackenzie, Nick Pickens, we've, we're, Tesla, eyeing, Rishi Sunak, Richard Adkerson, he's, Adkerson, That's, Clayton Walker, Matt Murphy, Murphy, Walker Organizations: Polska Miedz SA, Bloomberg, Getty, EV, P, International Energy Agency, Heritage Foundation, Republican, Biden Administration, Phoenix, Resources, Freeport, Afp, Rio, Barclays, Rio Tinto, Caterpillar Locations: Glogow, Poland, Wood, EVs, McMoRan, Freeport, China, U.S, Europe, Papua, Freeport's Indonesia, Rio Tinto, Mongolia, Salt Lake City , Utah, Indonesia, Rio

☆ Dubai to start robotaxi trials next month in major autonomous push
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Aimee Look | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Dubai hopes to become the first Middle Eastern city to introduce driverless taxis, Bahrozyan said. Autonomous taxis currently operate in several cities around the world, mostly in the US and China. Bahroyzyan said he foresees autonomous vehicles eventually making up the majority of the Middle East tourist hub’s taxi fleet. Selling and buying autonomous cars was also regulated. WeRide, a Chinese autonomous car technology company began trialing robotaxis in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, in 2022.

Persons: Ahmed Bahrozyan, Bahrozyan, ” Bahrozyan, “, Cruise, Bahroyzyan, GM’s Cruise, trialing, WeRide Organizations: UAE CNN —, General Motors, United Arab Emirates, Transport Authority, Cruise, CNN, RTA, ”, WeRide, Saudi Artificial Intelligence Company, Authority Locations: Abu Dhabi, UAE, UAE CNN — Dubai, robotaxis, Jumeirah, Dubai’s Roads, Dubai, Eastern, China, San Francisco, Dubai …, California, ” Dubai, robobuses, WeRide, Mecca

☆ The CEO of Bose know her success relies on this one thing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

That was the biggest challenge, particularly given what was going on in the world. Would you say sometimes the biggest challenge is — and I have it — imposter syndrome? I think that's probably the biggest thing is that, you know, CEO or any other role, you're not one person; you're not in it yourself. We think that's something — this idea of immersive sound is something that we know customers are really looking for. I think you're gonna see more of that from us where technology and innovation is coming faster from Bose.

Persons: Bose, Lila Snyder, Snyder, —, she'd, I've, MIT —, it's, It's, I'm, that's, we've, we're, We're, there's, — we're Organizations: Service, MIT, Bose Locations: Wall, Silicon, Bose, Ukraine

☆ How Sony's Hawk-Eye electronic line-calling system transformed the U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Sydney Boyo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Instead, the tournament uses Hawk-Eye Live, an electronic line-calling system, to determine whether a tennis shot is in or out. Electronic line-calling has been around tennis since the 1980s, dating back to Cyclops, a system used during Wimbledon to judge if a ball was in play or not. "During that match, the U.S. Open was trialing a Hawk-Eye system," said Clarey. After the match, Williams received an apology and the umpire was dismissed. "The NBA have chosen Sony and Hawk-Eye technology because it raises the level of their game," said Theresa Alesso, president of Imaging Products and Solutions Americas at Sony.

Persons: Christopher Clarey, Roger Federer, Paul Hawkins, it's, Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Williams, Ben Figueiredo, Figueiredo, Craig O'Shannessy, Novak Djokovic, We've, Theresa Alesso Organizations: U.S ., New York Times, International Tennis Federation, Australian, U.S, Sony, WNBA, MLS, NFL, NBA, Imaging Products, Solutions Locations: Wimbledon, U.S

LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - As the world's best badminton players travel home after the World Championships in Denmark, the sport's leading manufacturer Yonex (7906.T) told Reuters some of them were fighting it out for the first time in sneakers made partly from recycled materials. In addition to appeasing environmentally conscious shoppers, the companies argue that switching to recycled materials helps reduce waste and their reliance on finite resources. While developing the products, Yonex thought about how to blend materials in order to overcome the challenge of the physical properties of sustainable materials generally being different to traditional materials. He added that sustainable materials currently cost more to use because suppliers mass-produce traditional materials. Yonex said it uses sustainable materials in 83% of its apparel products, such as organic cotton or recycled fibers.

Persons: Chen Yu Fei, Viktor Axelsen, Yonex, Shinichiro Chiba, Chiba, Taiwan's Victor, Richa Naidu, David Holmes Organizations: Reuters, Sports, Adidas, Badminton World Federation, Olympic, Thomson Locations: Denmark, Tokyo, China

☆ A grocery chain is offering free coffee to cops in an attempt to deter shoplifters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

British grocery chain Waitrose is offering free coffees to cops under a plan to deter shoplifters. Assaults on staff at Waitrose stores have roughly doubled since 2020, The Times of London reported. Waitrose, an upmarket grocer with more than 300 stores, has begun offering uniformed officers free hot drinks from its coffee machines and will ask them to bring a reusable cup. Parent company John Lewis Partnership said in a press release shared with Insider that the initiative was "part of efforts to strengthen relationships and tackle retail crime." It's trialing increasing the number of security, warning customers that CCTV is in use and that shoplifters face jail time.

Persons: John Lewis, Nicki Juniper, John Lewis Partnership's, It's, Juniper, BRC Organizations: Waitrose, shoplifters, Service, John Lewis Partnership, Partners, The Times, British Retail Consortium, BBC News Locations: London, Wall, Silicon, England, Wales, Northern Ireland

☆ Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers breaking the law in its first 3 days.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An AI camera system installed along a major road in England caught 300 offenses in its first 3 days. There were 180 seat belt offenses and 117 mobile phone offenses, according to police. The AI system, from tech company Acusensus, has been trialed in England and Australia over the last year. Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road — 72 hours later, it had caught almost 300 drivers breaking the law. The free-standing camera system was installed along the A30, a major road that stretches from London to the southwest tip of the country.

Persons: Adrian Leisk, seatbelts, Leisk, Grace Dean Organizations: Police, NYC, Cornwall Police Locations: England, Australia, Cornwall, London, Barcelona, Devon

[1/2] A response by ChatGPT, an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, is seen on its website in this illustration picture taken February 9, 2023. Anecdotal examples of people using ChatGPT to help with their day-to-day work include drafting emails, summarising documents and doing preliminary research. Reuters was not able independently confirm how employees at Tinder were using ChatGPT. In May, Samsung Electronics banned staff globally from using ChatGPT and similar AI tools after discovering an employee had uploaded sensitive code to the platform. Reuters was not able independently to confirm whether employees at P&G were unable to use ChatGPT.

Persons: Florence Lo, ChatGPT, Ben King, King, OpenAI, Tinder, Samsung, Google's Bard, Bard, We've, TATE.L, Dawn Allen, trialing ChatGPT, It's, Paul Lewis, Lewis, Richa Naidu, Martin Coulter, Jason Lange, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Microsoft, Google, AIs, Samsung Electronics, Cola, Tate, Procter, Gamble, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S, United States, Europe, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ San Francisco's robotaxi dream has been realized, but some locals and campaigners think things are about to spin out of control
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On Thursday, California regulators voted in favor of expanding robotaxi services across the city. On Thursday, regulators at the California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-to-1 in favor of greenlighting the expansion of robotaxi services across the entirety of San Francisco. This signaled their confidence in the safety of driverless vehicles for more than 800,000 citizens. It is this that will linger in the minds of San Francisco's residents as robotaxis go mainstream in the city. This does, of course, pale in comparison with the number of accidents that take place daily in regular vehicles, but it highlights challenges for driverless vehicles nonetheless.

Persons: Cruise, Prashanthi Raman, hasn't, robotaxis Organizations: Morning, Golden, Traffic Safety Administration, California Public Utilities Commission, General Motors, EV, Cruise, LinkedIn, Reuters Locations: Francisco's, California, San Francisco, Silicon Valley

☆ Some British Airways passengers could go hungry as it will stop loading flights with enough food for all flyers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

British Airlines will stop loading flights with meals for all passengers to reduce food waste. Last month the airline brought back free tea and coffee for passengers on short-haul flights. British Airways is trialing a new catering system where it won't load enough food for all passengers on a flight in a bid to tackle food waste. This included scrapping free beverages for passengers on its short-haul economy flights, the Sunday Times reported. Last month it started giving passengers free tea and coffee again on its short-haul routes.

Persons: Willie Walsh, Walsh, Alex Cruz, Sean Doyle Organizations: British Airlines, Morning, British Airways, KFC, Passengers, Former British Airways, Financial Times, Sunday Times Locations: London, Caribbean, Iberia

☆ Meta is trying to catch up with ChatGPT with new AI chatbots that speak like famous figures including Abraham Lincoln, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Meta could soon be launching AI chatbots that speak like famous people including Abraham Lincoln. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hoping to retain users by introducing chatbots that rival ChatGPT. Meta is exploring plans to launch AI chatbots as soon as next month that imitate famous figures, including Abraham Lincoln, as it scrambles to retain users and see off the threat from ChatGPT, a new report says. However, Meta has lacked a more consumer-facing, engaging interface like ChatGPT or Snapchat's My AI chatbot. The FT report added that the chatbots will aim to offer users fresh search functions as well as recommendations.

Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI's, Zuckerberg, Meta Organizations: Financial Times, Morning, Financial, Meta, Facebook

JAKARTA/HONG KONG, July 27 (Reuters) - TikTok said it has no plans to roll out a cross-border business in Indonesia as a government minister on Thursday expressed concerns over how reported plans for a new e-commerce push by the firm could flood the country with Chinese products. "We have no intent to create our own e-commerce product or become a retailer/wholesaler in Indonesia to compete with Indonesian sellers." The current localised TikTok Shop model "empowers and benefits" local sellers, and TikTok will continue with this approach, she added. The company said that its app has 325 million Southeast Asian users that are active every month while 125 million are in Indonesia. The company has said that there are 2 million small businesses on TikTok Shop in Indonesia.

Persons: TikTok, China's ByteDance, Masduki, Fiki, Temu, Anggini Setiawan, Shou Zi Chew, Stanley Widianto, Josh Ye, Brenda Goh, Conor Humphries Organizations: Reuters, Indonesia's, Cooperatives, Enterprises, PDD Holdings, U.S, of Communications, TikTok, Thomson Locations: JAKARTA, HONG KONG, Indonesia, United States, Indonesian, Europe, TikTok Indonesia, Asia, Jakarta, Hong Kong

☆ Japan Airlines launches clothing rental service to help passengers cut down on baggage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Japan Airlines is trialing a new service to rent clothing to passengers. The airline is trying to reduce its carbon emissions by getting passengers to bring fewer clothes. Japan Airlines has launched a new service to help customers cut down on baggage. To offer this new service, the airline is partnering with Sumitomo Corporation, which will handle the reservation system and fulfillment of the clothing. It's possible to order up to nine items of clothing for rent and keep these for up to two weeks.

Organizations: Japan Airlines, Sumitomo Corporation Locations: Japan

☆ The mosquito era: As the world warms, these insects are thriving – and bringing disease
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

James Gathany/CDC/Handout/ReutersWhile serious mosquito-borne diseases remain rare in the US, other countries are not so lucky. While scientists are yet to assess the role climate change has played in the outbreak, Carlson said the links seem clear. But the shift of mosquito-borne diseases into regions like the US and Europe is still likely to be a shock. Scientists are working to develop tools to be able to better assess the link between mosquito-borne diseases and climate change. The path the world takes on reducing planet-heating pollution will lead to very different futures for mosquito-borne diseases, Brady said.

Persons: it’s, Edgar Su, ”, Oliver Brady, –, James Gathany, Colin Carlson, Carlson, I’m, Ernesto Benavides, Celine Gossner, ” Brady, “, Shannon LaDeau, they’ve, ” LaDeau, Jon Cherry, Gossner, Brady Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, London School of Hygiene, Medicine, Climate Central, Georgetown University, Getty, European Centre for Disease Prevention, Carey Institute of Ecosystems Studies, Louisville Metro Department of Health, Wellness Locations: United States, Singapore, zika, West, Saharan Africa, Peru, Piura, AFP, Europe, “, Western Europe, China, Texas , Florida, Hawaii, Arizona, India, Louisville , Kentucky, Florida

☆ Portugal plans to trial answering emergency calls using an AI chatbot based off ChatGPT, and it could be rolled out by 2025, government official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Portugal is trialing a ChatGPT-based AI that can respond to emergency calls in busy periods. Callers to Portugal's 112 emergency line sometimes wait five to six minutes to get a response. If the trial periods goes well, the AI will come into wider use by 2025, a senior politician said. Portugal is planning to test a new artificial intelligence system based on OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT to see whether it could be used to take emergency calls in the country during busy times. Instead, the AI system will respond to the calls first in "natural language response" to "assess what kind of problem" the caller is reporting, Portugal News' report added.

Persons: ChatGPT, António Pombeiro, Lusa, Pombeiro Organizations: Morning, Internal Administration Locations: Portugal, Porto, Colombia

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