Green, deep learning

Posted on May 29, 2025

A single query to ChatGPT uses as much electricity as burning a light bulb for about 20 minutes. Multiply that by the millions of requests that this artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot receives each day, and the environmental impact is ominous.

RE.SEARCH 11: Digital Worlds

Posted on April 17, 2025

The latest issue of the University of Pretoria’s award-winning RE.SEARCH magazine is available now and reflects a shift towards both a fresher design and outlook. This edition is curated under the theme ‘Digital’, and offers a glimpse into some of the fascinating research...

World Economic Forum announces new Centre for Industry and Technology based at University of Pretoria

Posted on January 24, 2025

The World Economic Forum is set to launch four new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), including C4IR South Africa, which will be hosted at the University of Pretoria (UP).

UP’s Prof Vukosi Marivate marks six years as ABSA Chair of Data Science

Posted on December 18, 2024

Prof Vukosi Marivate is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria.

Being human in the age of AI: Rethinking 21st-century skills

Posted on December 11, 2024

Machdel Matthee, a professor in the Department of Informatics in the University of Pretoria (UP)’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, delivered her inaugural address on 28 November 2024. The title of her presentation was “Being human in the age of...