The technology company behind US President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform has announced public beta testing of an artificial intelligence search feature called Truth Search AI.
Trump Media and Technology Group said it had partnered with Perplexity, a AI-powered search browser that is gaining popularity.
“We're excited to partner with Truth Social to bring powerful AI to an audience with important questions,” read a statement from Perplexity's chief business officer Dmitry Shevelenko.
“Curiosity is the engine of change, and Perplexity's AI is developed to empower curiosity by delivering direct, reliable answers with transparent citations that allow anyone to dig deeper.”
The search engine is accessible through the Truth Social platform created by Mr Trump's team after he was initially suspended from Twitter and Meta's Facebook following the storming of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2020.
Several searches by The National show that the AI-generated answers from Truth Search source conservative-leaning media outlets to provide answers to various questions.
“It will make Truth Social an even more vital element in the Patriot Economy,” Trump Media chief executive Devin Nunes said, referring to efforts by conservatives to boost “anti-woke” companies.
“We plan to robustly refine and expand our search function based on user feedback as we implement a wide range of additional enhancements to the platform.”
Trump Media said that a standalone app for Truth Search would soon be available for iOS and Android smartphone platforms.
The launch of the search engine is likely to raise concern about a potential conflict of interest, as accusations mount that Mr Trump is using the White House to enrich his personal brand and finances through cryptocurrencies, social platforms and even a smartphone company called Trump Mobile.
On Tuesday, US Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to federal agencies detailing concerns about conflicts of interest related to Trump Mobile.
In the letter, signed by other Democratic Senators, Ms Warren cautioned that Trump Mobile could cause Mr Trump, along with “his business partners, or his appointees in his administration to improperly interfere with regulators at the expense of consumers and competitors”.
They also said that Mr Trump's business and technology endeavours might increase the risk that he would expect “preferential treatment” from agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and/or the Federal Communications Commission.
The White House has sought to quash these concerns by pointing out that Mr Trump is not a board member or technically otherwise involved in the businesses bearing his brand.
The introduction of Truth Search comes weeks after Mr Trump unveiled an AI Action Plan that was largely applauded by major technology players.
Truth Search's public beta test comes as Google awaits a federal court decision that could put an end to to its search dominance.
Schedule:
Friday, January 12: Six fourball matches
Saturday, January 13: Six foursome (alternate shot) matches
Sunday, January 14: 12 singles
Labour dispute
The insured employee may still file an ILOE claim even if a labour dispute is ongoing post termination, but the insurer may suspend or reject payment, until the courts resolve the dispute, especially if the reason for termination is contested. The outcome of the labour court proceedings can directly affect eligibility.
- Abdullah Ishnaneh, Partner, BSA Law
Yahya Al Ghassani's bio
Date of birth: April 18, 1998
Playing position: Winger
Clubs: 2015-2017 – Al Ahli Dubai; March-June 2018 – Paris FC; August – Al Wahda
Classification of skills
A worker is categorised as skilled by the MOHRE based on nine levels given in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) issued by the International Labour Organisation.
A skilled worker would be someone at a professional level (levels 1 – 5) which includes managers, professionals, technicians and associate professionals, clerical support workers, and service and sales workers.
The worker must also have an attested educational certificate higher than secondary or an equivalent certification, and earn a monthly salary of at least Dh4,000.
Real estate tokenisation project
Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.
The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.
Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.
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Director: Rupert Wyatt
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UK’s AI plan
- AI ambassadors such as MIT economist Simon Johnson, Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield and Google DeepMind’s Raia Hadsell
- £10bn AI growth zone in South Wales to create 5,000 jobs
- £100m of government support for startups building AI hardware products
- £250m to train new AI models
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World Cup 2022 qualifier
UAE v Indonesia, Thursday, 8pm
Venue: Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
hall of shame
SUNDERLAND 2002-03
No one has ended a Premier League season quite like Sunderland. They lost each of their final 15 games, taking no points after January. They ended up with 19 in total, sacking managers Peter Reid and Howard Wilkinson and losing 3-1 to Charlton when they scored three own goals in eight minutes.
SUNDERLAND 2005-06
Until Derby came along, Sunderland’s total of 15 points was the Premier League’s record low. They made it until May and their final home game before winning at the Stadium of Light while they lost a joint record 29 of their 38 league games.
HUDDERSFIELD 2018-19
Joined Derby as the only team to be relegated in March. No striker scored until January, while only two players got more assists than goalkeeper Jonas Lossl. The mid-season appointment Jan Siewert was to end his time as Huddersfield manager with a 5.3 per cent win rate.
ASTON VILLA 2015-16
Perhaps the most inexplicably bad season, considering they signed Idrissa Gueye and Adama Traore and still only got 17 points. Villa won their first league game, but none of the next 19. They ended an abominable campaign by taking one point from the last 39 available.
FULHAM 2018-19
Terrible in different ways. Fulham’s total of 26 points is not among the lowest ever but they contrived to get relegated after spending over £100 million (Dh457m) in the transfer market. Much of it went on defenders but they only kept two clean sheets in their first 33 games.
LA LIGA: Sporting Gijon, 13 points in 1997-98.
BUNDESLIGA: Tasmania Berlin, 10 points in 1965-66
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN MARITIME DISPUTE
2000: Israel withdraws from Lebanon after nearly 30 years without an officially demarcated border. The UN establishes the Blue Line to act as the frontier.
2007: Lebanon and Cyprus define their respective exclusive economic zones to facilitate oil and gas exploration. Israel uses this to define its EEZ with Cyprus
2011: Lebanon disputes Israeli-proposed line and submits documents to UN showing different EEZ. Cyprus offers to mediate without much progress.
2018: Lebanon signs first offshore oil and gas licencing deal with consortium of France’s Total, Italy’s Eni and Russia’s Novatek.
2018-2019: US seeks to mediate between Israel and Lebanon to prevent clashes over oil and gas resources.
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