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A Review of Generative AI: Part 5
So far, this series has addressed two key elements of Generative AI: Large Language Models and Natural Language Processing, as well as the surprising long history...
The Security of Guyana’s $500 and $1,000 Banknotes Boosted
Guyana’s $500 and $1,000 banknotes have been upgraded with the integration of advanced security features. On July 29, 2024, the Bank of Guyana put...
New Banknotes Celebrate 33 Years of Ukraine’s Independence
Ukraine is celebrating the 33rd anniversary of its independence with modified banknotes that proclaim, “СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ! ГЕРОЯМ СЛАВА! (Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the...
A Review of Generative AI: Part 4
So far, this series has addressed two key elements of Generative AI: Large Language Models and Natural Language Processing. In this article, the author takes a...
Republic of Portugal Is Issuing a New National Identity Card
The Republic of Portugal is issuing a new, modernized national identity card that is aligned with current regulations and security standards. Issued starting June...
A Review of Generative AI: Part 3
So far, this series of articles has covered two key aspects of Generative AI: Large Language Models and an introduction to Natural Language Processing....
A Review of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Part 2
The first article in this series introduced the concept of Generative AI as well as its use of Large Language Models. Here the author...
The 27 Top-Ranked Passports as of July 2024
There are several ways to assess the value of a country’s passport. One measure is the number of countries a holder can access with...
A Review of Generative AI: Part 1
An Introduction into Generative AI
Some people are surprised to learn that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is really nothing new. It has evolved since the 1940s,...
Caribbean Guilder to Replace Netherlands Antillean Guilder
Curaçao and Sint Maarten, both located in the Caribbean, are independent states within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Central Bank of Curaçao and...
Upgraded Alaska Driver’s License, ID Card Coming This Fall
The Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recently announced that it will begin issuing upgraded driver’s license and ID cards starting in late Fall...
EES and ETIAS: the EU’s New Border Management Systems [UPDATE]
As we have previously reported, the European Union has long been planning to introduce two separate but integrated border management systems. Together, the systems...
Advanced Generative AI: General Adversarial Network
We kicked off this new AI-focused series by Cyber expert Ravi Das with an article about the Variational Autoencoder (VAE). In this second article,...
Rwanda’s New 2,000 RWF and 5,000 RWF Banknotes
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has put into circulation redesigned versions of two of its banknote denominations: the 2,000 Rwanda franc (RWF) and...
Advanced Generative AI: The Variational Autoencoder
In this series of articles, author Ravi Das examines some of the more advanced topics that support Generative AI. In this first article, he...