WASHINGTON DC, May 3, 2023 – The rapid rise of “large language models” such as ChatGPT, developed by the San Francisco company OpenAI, has led to renewed fears of job losses. The bots are capable of summarising large quantities of ...
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WTO, World Bank, WEF launch joint effort to provide tailored trade and climate analysis
WASHINGTON DC, April 20, 2023 – The World Trade Organization, the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum on 20 April launched “Action on Climate and Trade” (ACT), a new initiative that aims to help participating developing economies, including ...
Read More »Countries with the most Linguistic Diversity
WASHINGTON DC, March 24, 2023 – Thousands of languages are spoken worldwide, but only a fraction are used widely. In fact, the speakers of 23 languages account for more than half of the total global population. Despite this, there are ...
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9 March 2023, via Zoom. Promoting transparency and coherence in the iron and steel sector will promote a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the role of coherent and transparent standards in accelerating the global scale-up of low-carbon steelmaking technologies and avoiding trade frictions. It will bring ...
Read More »Career guidance in challenging times: An investment in the future
WASHINGTON DC, February 16, 2023 – A host of disruptive trends – public health crises, accelerated automation, digitalization, and climate change – are buffeting the world of work, requiring new kinds of skills and re-skilling in labour markets. Career guidance ...
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