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Saudi Arabia, Finland Deepen Cooperation in ICT to Boost Digital Economy

The memorandum was signed by the Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology and the Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development in Riyadh. SPA
The memorandum was signed by the Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology and the Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development in Riyadh. SPA
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Saudi Arabia, Finland Deepen Cooperation in ICT to Boost Digital Economy

The memorandum was signed by the Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology and the Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development in Riyadh. SPA
The memorandum was signed by the Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology and the Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development in Riyadh. SPA

Saudi Arabia and Finland have signed a memorandum in ICT, with the aim of strengthening strategic partnership to support the digital economy growth and the exchange of expertise.

The memorandum was signed by the Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Eng. Abdullah Alswaha, and Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio in Riyadh.

Under the agreement, the two countries will cooperate in the development of emerging technologies, IoT, cloud, new wireless network technologies, digital capacity development, and government digital transformation.

The signed agreement will develop joint programs, covering capacity building, joint research projects related to technology foresight, and coordination of private sectors in Saudi Arabia and Finland.

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OpenAI Launches Free AI Training Course for Teachers

A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. (Reuters)
A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. (Reuters)
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OpenAI Launches Free AI Training Course for Teachers

A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. (Reuters)
A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. (Reuters)

OpenAI and non-profit partner Common Sense Media have launched a free training course for teachers aimed at demystifying artificial intelligence and prompt engineering, the organizations said on Wednesday.

The move comes as OpenAI is stepping up efforts to highlight the positive role in education of its ChatGPT chatbot whose launch in November 2022 kicked off a generative AI craze and made it one of the world's fastest-growing applications.

Trained on reams of data, generative AI can create brand-new humanlike content, helping users spin up term papers, complete science homework and even write entire novels.

ChatGPT's launch - in the middle of the school year - caught teachers off-guard when they realized it could be used as a cheating and plagiarism tool, which then sparked a backlash and school bans.

OpenAI, backed by Microsoft and other investors and valued at $157 billion in its last funding round, has formed a dedicated team to support what it says is the responsible use of AI in education and learning, led by former Coursera executive Leah Belsky.

"My goal in this role is to put AI into the hands of every student and every teacher... and also give them the skills to learn how to do it responsibly and effectively," Belsky told Reuters. Belsky said that student adoption of ChatGPT is "very, very high," and parents are generally supportive, viewing AI skills as essential for future careers.

The training course, targeted at kindergarten through 12th grade teachers, shows them how to use the ChatGPT chatbot product for various education use cases, such as to create lesson content or streamline department meetings. Available on Common Sense Media's website, it is the first offering in OpenAI's partnership with Common Sense Media.