New Course: How To Setup And Use OpenAI ChatGPT

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May 14, 2024

In the 1990s, people paid to learn how to use Microsoft Word, Excel and other office productivity tools. In this decade of the 2020s, the productivity tools are evolving, and AI systems like ChatGPT will be catalytic. Yes, very soon, understanding how to use ChatGPT and other AI tools will provide leverage when you are looking for a job!

“John, have you ever used ChatGPT before?” – the HR manager asked.

“Yes Sir, I understand how to use ChatGPT to improve my productivity. Let me give an example. In my current job, before ChatGPT was adopted, we used to spend 2 days summarizing and understanding customer service feedback. But I took a course at Tekedia Institute. After that course, I set up an environment, and we cut down the time to 10 minutes. After that, I was promoted to lead the team”.

“Very promising John. We saw that use case in your resume. Ken, my colleague who interviewed you on technical competence last week noted you are proficient in ChatGPT. Let me ask …how soon can you join us? We are looking for a functional expert on ChatGPT to lead our team here. Also, could you share Tekedia Institute’s contact information?”

“Sir, I need to put in a 2 week notice. Tekedia contact is on this link . It is a very great school and very affordable. I will recommend every member of our team to attend when I join.”

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Another New Tekedia Course: Careers in Artificial Intelligence Era and Co-working with Machines

New Tekedia Course: Careers in Artificial Intelligence Era and Co-working with Machines

New Tekedia Course: Careers in Artificial Intelligence Era and Co-working with Machines

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Ndubuisi Ekekwe

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May 14, 2024

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At Tekedia Institute, we identify three critical phases in human development: the invention society era, the innovation society era, and the accelerated society era . In the next edition of Tekedia Mini-MBA, we are bringing new courses to help our learners understand careers in the accelerated society era.

This accelerated society era is unleashing AI, autonomous systems and centralized economies, concatenating people, firms, and states, in mutually interdependent relationships, with vistas of opportunities which are unbounded and unconstrained by geography. Careers will change and men, and women, will have machines as co-workers in ways that have never existed.

Our Institute will provide academic leadership to our learners. I invite you to register for Tekedia Mini-MBA (June 3-Sept 2, 2024) and Tekedia AI in Business Masterclass as this new course will be made available in those noted programs. Click here and pick your course.

Another new course – How To Setup And Use OpenAI ChatGPT

New Course: How To Setup And Use OpenAI ChatGPT

Crypto Casinos and the Pros and Cons

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TI Partners

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May 14, 2024

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Online casinos are the place you want to be if you want the excitement and adrenaline rush of playing casino games without having to leave your house – and with options like online poker games such as Texas holem, blackjack, roulette, and slots readily available at the point of a mouse (or even in a smartphone app), it has never been easier to get involved.

In this article, we will discuss some basic history of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, as well as what that means for casinos – then look at some of the pros and cons of choosing a crypto casino for your playing pleasure.

The History of Bitcoin

While we might consider Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to be a recent phenomenon, it was first invented back in 2008. Satoshi Nakamoto created the idea of a currency based on cryptographical algorithms created by a blockchain and made the software for this available as open-source code.

The first block was mined by Nakamoto in 2009 and is known as the ‘Genesis Block’, and despite early successes in practical applications, many experts said that it just wouldn’t work; this meant that in the early years, Bitcoin was mainly used for transactions on the dark web and underground economies.

Bitcoin (BTC) was given in the early stages of its lifespan, which is unbelievable when you think about the value of just one BTC, which recently topped $69,000. It wasn’t until 2020 that it became more mainstream, when companies like Tesla, MicroStrategy, and Square Inc. began investing in it.

Other digital currencies are available, including:

Ethereum
Doge
XRP
Tether
Binance

There are around 10,000 cryptocurrencies of different types available, although not all are in circulation.

Crypto Casinos

In essence, a crypto casino has all the features that you would expect from a ‘normal’ online casino. You’ll find some of the same games that you are familiar with from popular developers like NetEnt and MicroGaming, so you can play slots, poker, roulette, and blackjack. Alongside these traditional options are other games that are ‘provably fair’ because they are built on the blockchain and algorithmically based, which means that it remains on the ledger and is publicly available.

The difference with a crypto casino is that in most cases you won’t need to sign up for an account using personally identifiable information – in a ‘normal’ casino, you will need to provide name, address, and financial information to open the account, but this isn’t needed in a crypto casino.

Pros of Crypto Casinos

Enhanced Security

The basis of using a decentralised system like the blockchain and cryptocurrency is that it is difficult for your information to be used or stolen by hackers. Your digital currency is kept securely in a wallet that needs a private and a personal key to access, and with little personal information involved there isn’t much for a hacker to get hold of.

Privacy

In a similar way, the lack of sharing personal information means that you can keep your transactions private. There is a record kept on the blockchain ledger, which is nominally public, but in practice is not easy to trace to an individual, which is better for privacy.

Cheaper

With crypto, there are no intermediaries in creating deposits and withdrawals. Traditional currency usually needs some sort of payment processing system which can come with fees, but this is not a concern when it comes to BTC or other digital coins.

Borderless

The value of crypto is the same everywhere, which means that you will not need to convert the currency to use it in another country or territory.

Fast

Crypto contracts are executed immediately, which means that withdrawals and deposits are extremely fast – they need no human interaction. If you win a game, the blockchain knows and makes the transaction automatically.

Cons of Crypto Casinos

Lack of Regulation

Cryptocurrency is decentralised and largely unregulated, which means that your transactions are not protected in the same way as they would be if you were using a licensed, traditional online casino.

Availability

Getting hold of crypto is not as easy as going to the bank – you’ll need to buy it on a cryptocurrency exchange and hold it in a digital wallet, which means that it isn’t as readily available as other currencies. Crypto casinos themselves are also not readily available, although they are growing.

Criminal Activity

An anonymous and unregulated payment system is an obvious way for criminals to launder money and make illegal transactions – and this is one of the reasons why governments and financial institutions are not supportive.

Volatile

The price of most digital currencies is not tied to commodities or governments, which means that the value is volatile – it can change wildly even in one day. The price can grow or plummet based on things as inconsequential as a social media post, which makes it quite unreliable.

Prepare for a New Dimension of Career In this Fledgling AI Era

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Ndubuisi Ekekwe

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May 14, 2024

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What is your personal AI career development strategy? Good People, this AI thing will expire many careers. Yes, I have seen how technology has punted and expired careers. When I started computing after graduating from FUT Owerri, we made money coupling computers for people.

You would buy computer motherboards, hard disks, RAMs, etc, and with a boot diskette, you would get everything going, loading and running a BIOS utility program that would enable the installation of the operating system. In two hours, the computer would be ready for us.

It was a great business and we were geeks. Then one day, there was no need for a geek, as everything was coupled and packaged from the factory. So, they disintermediated the roles of geeks, and one by one, that opportunity closed. I panicked and decided to return back to electrical engineering as I felt that “IT” was vulnerable.

Today, AI will do the same thing to many careers at scale. And I ask you to PLAN to be the boss of AI, because this thing will cause dislocations, and only the bosses will remain. Yes, you must rule AI, and that means having skills which make you better with AI support. Simply, AI-compliant skills and capabilities.

In a bold leap forward for artificial intelligence (AI), OpenAI unveiled its latest innovation on Monday—a revolutionary AI model named GPT-4o, accompanied by a desktop version of ChatGPT and an overhauled user interface.

This release represents OpenAI’s ambitious endeavor to democratize access to its renowned chatbot technology while elevating user experience to unprecedented heights.

During a live-streamed event, Mira Murati, the technology chief at OpenAI, delivered the momentous announcement, announcing the integration of GPT-4 into ChatGPT for all users, including those on the free tier.

If you do not know how, please consider joining Tekedia Mini-MBA as we’re adding a new module titled “Careers in AI Era”.

Nigeria’s Q1 Forex Remittances Declined by 6.28% YoY to $282.6m

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Ojukwu Emmanuel

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May 14, 2024

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In the first quarter (Q1) 2024, Nigeria witnessed a 6.28% year-on-year decline in forex remittances, amounting to $282.6 million compared to $301.57 million in Q1 2023.

This was disclosed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its “International Payments” data on Monday.

On a Month-on-Month (MoM) breakdown, the apex bank reported $138.56 million total direct remittances in January 2024, a growth of 75 per cent from $79.19 million in January 2023, while in February 2024, it stood at $39.15million, a decline of 53.26 per cent from $83.76 million in February 2023.

Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, CBN, noted that the foreign inflows in February 2024 were driven by higher remittance payments from Nigerians living abroad and a spike in the purchase of naira assets by foreign portfolio investors.

Meanwhile, total foreign exchange direct remittances were at $104.91 million in March 2024, a further decline of 24.3 percent from $138.63 million reported by Apex Bank in March 2023.

There are four major sources of FX inflow into Nigeria. These include; proceeds from oil exports, proceeds from non-oil exports, Diaspora remittances, and foreign direct/portfolio investments.

While there have been concerns over the decline in total remittances to the country despite the surge in the number of Nigerians relocating abroad, experts disclose that there may not be any cause for alarm now. According to them, the decline in remittances in Q1 2024 could be attributed to several factors including the weakening of the local currency, and policy directions of the CBN.

However, the decline in Nigeria’s forex remittances doesn’t come as a surprise due to the fact that the country’s economy has been experiencing crippling dollar shortages that have pushed the naira to record lows, forcing a devaluation.

In 2022, during the launch of The RT200 FX Programme’ to boost foreign supply in the country through the non-oil sector in the next three to five years, the CBN had said that policies and measures Improved Diaspora inflow and remittances from an average of $6 million per week in December 2020 to an average of over $100 million per week by January 2022.

In a bid to boost the forex remittances he CBN has rolled-out series of measures to boost forex liquidity include limiting how much banks can hold in foreign currency, capping their net open positions at 20% of shareholders’ funds, and outlawing street-trading of foreign currency.

In line with this, the CBN governor Olayemi Cardoso had earlier stated that all the different measures the bank has taken to boost reserves and create more liquidity in the markets have started to pay off,

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