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The Curious Case of Zara Dar — The Computer Science Graduate Who Dropped Out of Her PhD
But after her latest announcement video went viral, people have been asking if Zara is real or AI-generated.
We have all witnessed the technical shift ever since the internet was introduced to the public. The number of people who were sceptical of the technology was astonishing.
I remember an interview of Bill Gates explaining what the internet is to a late-night show host, and somehow, the host, along with the audience present, was laughing their hearts out.
Fast-forward to the late 2000s; the internet had been widely accepted, and people were embracing it. There was a plethora of new apps emerging, enabling people to connect with others from different parts of the world. This also included modern social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Suddenly, the world didn’t seem so big any more.
To understand this technology, a branch of study was born: Computer Science and Engineering. Initially, it was barely scratching the surface, but over the years, the number of people interested in learning it has continually increased.
Fast-forward to 2024; we now have AI disrupting every field we know of. People are…
