Paul Sargeant

Nov 1, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Anthony Zurcher |Courtney Subramanian |Mike Hills |Paul Sargeant

A map showing the 50 states in the US and the political party that each of them votes for, image There are 50 states in the US and most of them vote for the same party – Democrat or Republican - at every election. A map showing the seven states considered to be battlegrounds in this election, image A map showing the seven states considered to be battlegrounds in this election, image That leaves just a handful of states where either candidate could win.

Jun 29, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Paul Sargeant

Are you one of those people who say they don’t do politics? You’re not alone. Based on recent election turnout, up to a third of British citizens may not use their vote on 4 July. The British Social Attitudes survey reports trust in government and politicians is “as low now as it has ever been over the last 50 years”. MPs shouting in parliament, committee hearings, green papers, white papers – it can all feel very distant from daily life. But politics isn’t something that only happens in Westminster.

Jul 18, 2023 | bbc.com | Paul Sargeant

You don understand artificial intelligence yet? For di past six months, chatbots like ChatGPT and image generators like Midjourney don sharp-sharp become popular. But artificial intelligence (AI) or "machine learning" models don dey ground for some time nau. For dis beginner guide we go waka pass chatbots to look di different types of AI - and see how e don dey already work for our lives. How AI dey take learn?

Jul 17, 2023 | bbc.com | Paul Sargeant

Have you got your head around artificial intelligence yet? In the past six months, chatbots, like ChatGPT, and image generators, such as Midjourney, have rapidly become a cultural phenomenon. But artificial intelligence (AI) or "machine learning" models have been evolving for a while. In this beginner's guide, we'll venture beyond chatbots to discover various species of AI - and see how these strange new digital creatures are already playing a part in our lives. How does AI learn?

Jul 16, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Paul Sargeant

Recently image recognition has been adapted into AI models which have learned the chameleon-like power of manipulating patterns and colours. These image-generating AIs can turn the complex visual patterns they gather from millions of photographs and drawings into completely new images. You can ask the AI to create a photographic image of something that never happened - for example, a photo of a person walking on the surface of Mars.