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Is It Still Worth Learning Programming Amid the Rise of ChatGPT?

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Artificial Intelligent (AI) tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT have taken over in the latest months for many of us, as too many people prefer to use them to get their work done faster and easier. ChatGPT can easily “spit out” lines of code for an entire app if you ask it, as long as you are as specific as possible.

As a result, it was only a matter of time until people started to wonder if it’s still worth learning to code when we have ChatGPT to do it for us. Coding indeed requires a lot of work and intellectual effort, and even so, not even the best programmers on the planet can’t get completely away from writing bad lines of code. So, is it still worth learning to code?

Yes, definitely!

Learning to write programming code is still worth it, even amid the rise of AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot. First of all, learning to code, regardless of the programming language you want, will help you understand a lot more about how technology in general and apps in particular work. Each and every app on the internet, including webpages and video games, which are still apps, at least technically speaking, were built using programming code such as PHP, JavaScript, Python, C++, and so on. Learning to code can definitely make you understand those apps’ structures. You can thus grant inspiration to build new apps and have all the freedom in the world to modify them as you wish.

Programming gives you “God-like” powers

If you’ve ever tried programming and coding, you know very well the great sensation of “God-like” powers that such an activity can give you. It allows you to build entire apps or games from scratch, using nothing else but a text editor such as Notepad++ or Sublime Text 3. Building an app using nothing else but your own knowledge cannot possibly leave you unmoved, and learning programming gives you the perfect opportunity to delight yourself with “God-like” creative powers.

On the other hand, AI tools such as ChatGPT can definitely rob you of the creative powers and satisfaction that only learning to code can give you. Usually, it’s the hardest things in life that are also the most satisfying, and that definitely applies to a programming career.

Problem-solving skills

While programming focuses on learning a coding language such as JavaScript, Python, PHP, or Java, it can also be used to open a broader perspective for you. Such an activity can definitely teach you how to break down complex problems into smaller and more manageable tasks. You don’t have to be the reincarnation of Einstein to realize that this can be a skill that is applicable across various domains and is essential for numerous professions.

Developing AI

Did you know that if you’re interested in AI, learning programming can be a fundamental step? That’s because understanding programming languages, data structures, and algorithms is crucial when it comes to developing AI systems.

Ultimately, we need to remember that even though AI tools such as ChatGPT can perform specific tasks, it cannot be a one-size-fits-all solution. There are plenty of tasks and applications where traditional programming is still needed and more efficient.

Programming skills remain in high demand across various industries. Whether you’re interested in data science, software development, cybersecurity, or many other domains, programming can open up numerous career opportunities.

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Midjourney: How to Write the Best Prompts

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AI tools are everywhere nowadays, and the technology has slowly but surely become a lot more sophisticated than just being able to control a few NPCs in video games. With the help of AI, many of our jobs can be replaced in the near future, and we’re not even thinking only about the highly controversial ChatGPT, the software created by OpenAI and launched back in November 2022.

Midjourney is another powerful AI tool to consider, as a lot of website owners and content creators are using it already. The software is different from AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Google’s Bard, as its focus is on generating AI images based on the prompts the user throws at it. In other words, Midjourney can put your thoughts ‘on paper,’ but only if you use prompts in an efficient way.

Let’s put it this way: AI tools aren’t advanced enough to know exactly what we want them to do unless we are as specific as possible. They can’t read minds as far as we know, and they certainly aren’t as ‘intelligent’ as we like to believe. They don’t have desires or feelings but will only react to what the user wants and how he formulates it. It’s the same with both AI chatbots and AI image generators.

Therefore, let’s learn how to use prompts as efficiently as possible to get Midjourney to help us the best we can, shall we?

What prompts are the best to use for Midjourney

Feel free to play around with the following prompts and observe the results. They may leave you speechless!

  • A as B: You can create new creatures and objects if you use this simple prompt.
  • Paper art: It is also possible to get artistic paper art from simple but unique creativity if you take advantage of this prompt.
  • (Subject) out of (material): Did you know that Midjourney is capable of producing unique and new characters, objects, architectures, and more? You can imagine a unique landscape, such as a fountain that comes from the sky. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t make any sense. Who cares?
  • Surrealism: The depths of the human mind, no matter how weird they might be, are described through surrealism. We’re talking about an art that was popular back in the 20th century. Midjourney won’t say no to such kind of prompts. For instance, try to image the Eiffel Tower flying across the sky like a rocket, and don’t hesitate to tell Midjourney to generate it.
  • Be specific: Just in the same way your potential life partner won’t know your exact intentions unless you speak them, the same is available in the case of AI tools, and Midjourney is no exception. Therefore, you need to be as specific as possible in your prompts so that the AI image-generating tool will “know” what you want from it.

When Miidjourney launched last year, it was free to use for anyone who wanted to generate up to 25 images. That’s not the case anymore, as the devs will charge you if you use their AI tool. There are four monthly plans that Midjourney offers. The most expensive is $120, while the cheapest one is $10. There are also other middle subscription options that cost 30 and 60 bucks per month. Surely, it’s worth spending some money in case you have a website, for instance, and you want to frequently customize it with AI-generated images.

Midjourney Inc. is the independent research lab responsible for creating the Midjournney program, and the company has its HQ in San Francisco. The software started its open beta in July 2022, which means that we can still expect a lot of improvements to be on their way.

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Amazon Works On Better Voice Emotion Detection In AI Systems

Recently, Amazon programmers announced their plan to present a different approach to emotion-classifying AI. The paper will be presented during the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing. It seems that their strategy basically is to provide the AI systems with a data set of thousands of utterances from 10 different speakers. The goal is to create a more accurate neural network, making AI Systems pick up emotions in users’ voices more easily.

Listening to someone’s voice can give you many clues on what the person is actually trying to say. The tone’s fluctuations can be used to accentuate ideas and even change the meaning of the pronounced words. Emotions are entirely contained in the sound of someone’s voice. Studying emotion can be used in many ways. For example, it can be used to detect early signs of dementia or heart attack, and it can offer the chance to enhance the responsiveness of AI systems. Voice assistants like Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa could soon have the ability to pick up users’ tone of voice, understanding their emotions better.

Amazon Works On Better Voice Emotion Detection In AI Systems

This idea is not new, as Amazon has been working for a long time to give Alexa the ability to determine people’s mood or emotional state. Researchers classified emotions based on three measures: valence, activation, and dominance. The training consists of 3 steps. The first one uses unlabelled data to and the encoder and decoder individually. Next, the encoder is tuned by attempting to distinguish real representations from artificial ones.

Lastly, the encoder is tuned to make sure the latent emotion is represented in such a way that helps the encoder predict emotional labels. After several experiments, researchers say that their AI System gained a 3% rise in the accuracy of assessing valence. Even more, when the system was faced with a sequence of representations of 20 milliseconds each, the accuracy improved by 4%.

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Nvidia Releases An Affordable AI Computer

AI enthusiasts will be happy to learn that Nvidia has released a small computer which is aimed at designers, researchers, and persons who wish to develop and test offline AI solutions.

Called Jetson Nano the miniaturized computer is now available for $99. The kit includes a powerful 64-bit quad-core processor manufactured by ARM and a beefy Nvidia Maxwell GPU which offers 4GB of RAM and an impressive processing speed of up to 472 teraflops. An assortment of ports which includes USB 3.0, HDMI and Ethernet are also provided, allowing users to connect accessories and external devices without problems.

The device offers native support for Linux distributions. It is also compatible with popular machine learning solutions like MXNet TensorFlow, Caffe, and Keras. Developers will have the option to run video analytics with up to eight simultaneous HD streams, which makes it an excellent alternative for those that wish to assemble a cheap surveillance camera setup.

Nvidia AI computer is an affordable device

Nvidia has been hard at work in recent months as the company wishes to extend its presence on the market. The new RTX line of video cards was well-received by gamers, and the previous generation has remained a hit among those that wish to build a powerful gaming system.

The company is also working its upcoming video games streaming service, which should be released in the following months. A beta version of the service has been available for a while, and it is likely that a stable version is currently in development. Called GeForce Now, the service will allow users with modest computers to play the latest games without the need to buy an expensive gaming setup. Those who will wish to stream their favorite games will have to pay a monthly subscription. The prices weren’t announced at this point, but they should be quite reasonable.

The Jetson Nano faces some serious competition from Intel and Google, but Nvidia has the chance to conquer a new market segment with the help of the device.

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Android Q Would Center On Artificial Intelligence And 5G and Foldable Phone Support

This year is coming to an end, so we’re already looking forward to what the new year is going to bring. As for what Google has in the bag for us in 2019, we can say that Android Q, chatbots, and 5G and foldable phone support are going to become available next year.

Google To Add 5G and Foldable Phone Support In Android

The renowned Internet and tech company, Google, is going to focus more on AI (artificial intelligence) systems for its next year’s devices and software releases. We should expect AI to come to Android more and more in 2019 to ease up users’ tasks. In this regard, Android Q, which is rumored to roll out in 2019, would get chatbots based on artificial intelligence for businesses’ customer services.

Also, in 2019, Google plans to update its future Android OS version with 5G support, as the new technology is going to deploy during next year in the majority of the countries around the world. Also, as foldable phones are already announced for 2019, Google plans to support the new concept in Android Q.

Android Q To Come Out In Q2 or Q3 2019

Android Q has been rumored as the next Android version that Google is planning to release in 2019. Google did not reveal much about its next project regarding its mobile operating system, so what we know about Android Q is very limited.

According to some reports, Android Q won’t come out with so many new features as it has been the case with Android 9 Pie, but we should expect some improvements to be implemented, primarily to support foldable phones and 5G since, as we’ve already mentioned, Google also plans to come up with new Android features in that regard. While Android Q won’t boast significant design changes, we’re pretty sure that the next year’s Google mobile OS version would center on artificial intelligence and security features.

Be it as it may, 2019 would be an excellent year for Google and its Android operating system.

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