Legal news and commentary from the offices of Simon Dippenaar
Cybercriminals are finding new ways to scam and con you Remember those halcyon days when the biggest consequence of having a cell phone stolen was the inconvenience and the potential loss of your photos and contacts? It’s hard to believe that was only around 10 years ago. If your phone is stolen now, the damage […]
How your lawyer might use AI and why this is nothing to worry about The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has had a disruptive influence on society. AI is a very broad term that describes the ability of machines to perform tasks that previously required human intelligence, such as reasoning, learning, and decision-making. Types of […]
We came across this article in the UK’s Guardian newspaper. It joins other prestigious media outlets like CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post in banning ChatGPT from using Guardian content to train the AI model, voicing concerns over intellectual property rights. This means that ChatGPT has increasingly restricted access to the most […]
Opportunities and threats posed to women by artificial intelligence At SD Law, every August we take the opportunity to reflect on the challenges faced by women in South Africa, the country with one of the highest rates of gender-based violence (GBV) in the world. We also celebrate, in the spirit of Women’s Month, the achievements […]
Chatbots are here to stay – understand their complexities Do you think ChatGPT is just a glorified search engine? Or do you think AI is the future of work, for better or for worse? If you are worried that generative AI will put you out of a job, you can (probably) relax – at least […]
Is AI a blessing or a curse? According to Reuters, ChatGPT is estimated to have reached 100 million monthly active users in January, two months after launch. This makes it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. Analytics firm Similarweb estimates that ChatGPT had an average of 13 million unique visitors per day in January, more […]
