zoe kleinman, bbc news.any of britain's pubs, says a majority are considering cutting opening hours this winter, because of staff shortages and rising energy bills. the british beer and pub association, says more than 85 per cent of public houses, are considering closing for at least one day a week. bbc analysis has also found that 331 food service firms, like cafes, pubs and catering companies, say they're going bankrupt, filing for insolvency in november. that's up 57 per cent compared to the same time last year. in all, well over 6,000 hospitality firms, have begun insolvency proceedings, since 2020. with more, here's our business reporter, noor nanji. the drinks are flowing at the barn pub near rugby, but it might be an early night. it's shutting at 8pm tonight instead of ten. one of a range of measures it's taking to keep going. we start off seven days a week cos we thought it was important to be open continuously so that people could just pop in. but then, sadly, that didn't happen so we were busy pred

zoe kleinman, bbc news.rate the best sporting achievements of the last year. the short list of six contenders has been announced and the winner will be chosen by the public at the ceremony tonight. here's andy swiss. the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year is... emma raducanu! last year it went to a certain teenage tennis star but who'll be the next person to lift that famous trophy? well, these are the six contenders in alphabetical order. there's gymnastjessica gadirova who won gold at the world championships at just 18. footballer beth mead, the player of the tournament as england won the women's euros on home soil. eve muirhead, who led her team to britain's only gold medal at the winter olympics. there snooker player ronnie o'sullivan, world champion for a record—equalling seventh time. cricketer ben stokes, england's victorious test captain, who also helped them win the t20 world cup. and finally, jake wightman, who clinched gold in the 1500 metres at the world athletics championships. there's also

zoe kleinman has been giving it a try. you don't always know whether you are talking to a human or a computer. pretty obvious if you're hanging out with tesla's optimus here. but sometimes less so when you are relying on typing and texting. a number of tech firms are working on the future of chatbots — an ai platform trained to engage in conversation. and one in particular has gone viral. it is called chatgpt, from the firm openai, and more than a million people have had a play with it since it launched. it gets its wealth of information and styles of writing from the internet. i'm going to let it show you what it can do all by itself. first question: "explain chatgpt in two sentences". "chatgpt is a chatbot trained using the gpt—3 language model. "it uses natural language processing to generate "responses to user input in a conversational manner". not so conversational so far. let's try another question: "are you alive?" "no, i'm a virtual assistant created by a computer programme. "i do not have consciousness or the abil

zoe kleinman, bbc news.usiness saturday — has been running for a decade now and is aimed at showing appreciation for the local companies who, in the words of the organisers, are "the life and soul of our economy, society, and communities". michelle 0vens is director of small business saturday. just outlined some of the challenges, if you will, as to what businesses are facing at the moment.— what businesses are facing at the moment. thank you. it is of course a challenging _ the moment. thank you. it is of course a challenging time. - the moment. thank you. it is of course a challenging time. you | course a challenging time. you can see a tonne, every news, every social media platform, there is a recession looming, costs are rising. research with american express says 66%, and two thirds of businesses i seeing costs rising across the business which is their major challenge at the moment. it is hard to make a margin and it is christmas and for a lot of businesses this is a time of year when they do make that

zoe kleinman has been giving it a try.alking to a human or a computer. pretty obvious if you're hanging out with tesla's optimus here. but sometimes less so when you are relying on typing and texting. a number of tech firms are working on the future of chatbots — an ai platform trained to engage in conversation. and one in particular has gone viral. it is called chatgpt, from the firm openai, and more than a million people have had a play with it since it launched. it gets its wealth of information and styles of writing from the internet. i'm going to let it show you what it can do all by itself. first question: "explain chatgpt in two sentences". "chatgpt is a chatbot trained using the gpt—3 language model. "it uses natural language processing to generate "responses to user input in a conversational manner". not so conversational so far. let's try another question: "are you alive?"

well, here with all the latest on the last 12 months is the bbc�*s brand new technology editor, zoe kleinmanon musk and twitter. how has it been for you? i'm starting to feel like i'm married to elon musk, actually, because everything that he does has a direct impact on my life. what an interesting story we've seen. we started in april with is he or is he not going to buy it? that went on for ages. then suddenly, he did buy it, rocked up with the kitchen sink and sort of threw... literally! ..literally with a kitchen sink, then kind of threw grenades into it, you know, and has caused an awful lot of disruption in that firm. do you think that he's just doing what he did with his other companies, which is go in and just, as you say, blow everything up? yeah, i mean, you know, i think the character of the man aside, he's so impulsive and such an oversharer that you end up kind of seeing what he's doing before he's really had a chance to think about it. if you do think about it, he is doing what big business leaders do. yeah. he's, you know, bought this thing for hugely more money than anybody e

zoe kleinman has been giving it a try.ther you are talking to a human or a computer. pretty obvious if you're hanging out with tesla's 0ptimus here, but sometimes less so when you are relying on typing and texting. a number of tech firms are working on the future of chatbots — an a! platform trained to engage in conversation. and one in particular has gone viral. it is called chatgpt, from the firm 0penai, and more than a million people have had a play with it since it launched. it gets its wealth of information and styles of writing from the internet. i'm going to let it show you what it can do all by itself. first question: "explain chatgpt in two sentences". "chatgpt is a chatbot trained using the gpt—3 language model. "it uses natural language processing to generate "responses to user input in a conversational manner". not so conversational so far. let's try another question: "are you alive?" "no, i'm a virtual assistant "created by a computer programme. "i do not have consciousness or the ability to feel "emotions lik

here with the latest is the bbc�*s brand new technology editor zoe kleinman.a lot about elon musk and twitter so how has it been for you? i'm starting to feel like i am married actually because everything that he does as a direct impact on my life. what an interesting story we've seen, starting in april with is or is he not going to buy it and it went on for ages and suddenly he did, rocked up with a kitchen sink and sort of threw... literally! literally with a kitchen sink and throw grenades into wet and has caused an awful lot of disruption into the firm. do you think that he is just doing what he did with his other companies, which is going in as you say blow everything up? i think the character of the man aside, he is so impulsive and such an over sharer that you end up kind of seeing what he is doing before he has really had a chance to think about it and if you do think about it, he is doing what big business leaders do. yeah. he has bought this thing for hugely more money than anybody else wants to buy it for. yes. but he has got to try to make it work

our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. phones, phones, phones. people really like their 5g. according to uswitch, across the country, about one—third of us now have a 5g—enabled phone, but here, it's closer to half. however, the same study found that one in six people think the tech behind 5g has been overhyped. i don't think it's great. i don't notice a difference. ijust don't think it's great. sometimes if you are texting, it won't get through. i was trying to get hold of my mum, but i couldn't get hold of my mum, but i couldn't get her. i thought, i'lljust wait. most places are 46 and then the odd places you get 56. l but not very much. when it works well, it's good. that's true. when it doesn't, it doesn't. 3g barely works sometimes. my girlfriend, she's got 5g on her phone, but there doesn't seem to be much of a difference in comparison to my 4g. if it came to the price was a big difference between 5g and 4g, then i'd probablyjust stay with 4g. most of the phones are going that way anyway. you know, the latest iphone comes with 56 as standar

our technology editor zoe kleinman is with me. will he go?? he has yet to reply but we know that in the past _ will he go? he has yet to reply but we know that in the past elon i will he go? he has yet to reply but| we know that in the past elon musk has listened to the results of twitter polls. he likes them, he says they are the will of the people and that's what he will do if he is told. it'll be interesting to see if he does go. he's been such a one—man band it's difficult to see straightaway who would replace him. bearing in mind he would still own the company even if he wasn't ceo. and why is he doing this now? it's been a chaotic few months, he is introduced enormous changes since he started but he says it's driven up engagement. people have been so captivated by the circus that more people have joined. captivated by the circus that more people havejoined. one argument is his other company tesla. this is his main asset. investors are starting to sail so obsessed with twitter you've taken your eye off the ball with tesla and we need you

here with the latest is the bbc'sl with the latest is the bbc�*s brand new technology editor zoe kleinmana lot about elon musk and _ kleinman. there has been a lot about elon musk and twitter i kleinman. there has been a lot! about elon musk and twitter so how has it been for you? l’m how has it been for you? i'm startin: how has it been for you? i'm starting to — how has it been for you? i'm starting to feel _ how has it been for you? i'm starting to feel like - how has it been for you? i'm starting to feel like i am married _ starting to feel like i am married actually because everything that he does as a direct— everything that he does as a direct impact on my life. what an interesting story we've seen, _ an interesting story we've seen, starting in aprilwith izzy— seen, starting in aprilwith izzy or— seen, starting in aprilwith izzy or is _ seen, starting in aprilwith izzy or is he not going to buy it and — izzy or is he not going to buy it and it _ izzy or is he not going to buy it and it went on for ages and suddenly— it and it went on for ages and suddenly he did, rocked up with a

zoe kleinman has been giving it a try.with tesla's 0ptimus here, but sometimes less so when you are relying on typing and texting. a number of tech firms are working on the future of chatbots — an a! platform trained to engage in conversation. and one in particular has gone viral. it is called chatgpt, from the firm 0penai, and more than a million people have had a play with it since it launched. it gets its wealth of information and styles of writing from the internet. i'm going to let it show you what it can do all by itself. first question: "explain chatgpt in two sentences". "chatgpt is a chatbot trained using the gpt—3 language model. "it uses natural language processing to generate "responses to user input in a conversational manner". not so conversational so far. let's try another question: "are you alive?" "no, i'm a virtual assistant "created by a computer "programme. "i do not have consciousness or the ability to feel "emotions like a human. "i exist only to provide information and assist "with tasks within the l

zoe kleinman, bbc news.is will be the crunch weekend, where they find out if the expectation that people will spend less is in fact the reality. all of the research was pointing in the same direction. more than half of people say they are going to be working towards a strict budget this year. forfour in ten people, that means cutting back on the number of presence that they die. nearly a third of people say they will be buying cheaper food and. third of people say they will be buying cheaperfood and. and third of people say they will be buying cheaper food and. and the way that people pay is also changing. around 40% of 16—24 —year—olds say they will be using credit, including things like by now, pay later schemes. i spoke to people at manchester christmas market about how their habits are changing. we are cutting back and watching our pennies. she lives alone and i live alone. we've got to be careful what we spend money on. idistill]! alone. we've got to be careful what we spend money on.— we spend money on

let's talk to our technology editor zoe kleinman.he has done it. it is fascinating, a few hours — he has done it. it is fascinating, a few hours after— he has done it. it is fascinating, a few hours after he _ he has done it. it is fascinating, a few hours after he was _ he has done it. it is fascinating, a few hours after he was pictured i he has done it. it is fascinating, a| few hours after he was pictured at the world cup final, standing next to jared kushner, the world cup final, standing next tojared kushner, donald the world cup final, standing next to jared kushner, donald trump's son—in—law, he suddenly tweets this poll asking if he should stay on as ceo. as you have said, it has been a few days of quite chaotic goings on, journalists were banned and then reinstated, and then there was this policy that came in about not allowing people to link out to their other social media accounts which seems to have been dialled back as well. now we get this. there is a lot going on behind—the—scenes. you have got to bear in mind that th

our technology editor, zoe kleinman, is with me. the poll says he should go.what he going to do? certainly as it stands, he has followed _ what he going to do? certainly as it stands, he has followed these - what he going to do? certainly as it| stands, he has followed these policy for under someone who likes to ask questions on his platform about how he should run things and this came out on sunday saying, should he step down as the boss? and people overwhelmingly voted that yes, he should. he has also asked if people should. he has also asked if people should be allowed back onto the platform and asked questions about blue text, all sorts of different things. he's tended to follow through. we are not very sure how quickly he would appoint a successor unto that would be is not clear. although he will step down as the head of the company, he will still own it, he will have paid billions and billions of pounds for the pleasure of owning it. and he is not going to sell itjust yet. ii he pleasure of owning it. and he is not going to sell itjust yet.— going to sel

zoe kleinman has been giving it a try.rer in computing science, to see what he makes of it. i think thatf i were to ask this on an exam, that is probably a low b. dr dalton spent a lot of time running questions through chatgpt. chatgpt is very good at generating natural language. right now it can generate a paragraph, and it can generate a poem. its limits are it can't generate an article. it can't write a phd thesis. it can't write a specialised report. it can't do those things because it's fundamentally limited in the fact that it doesn't understand what it's talking about. as platforms like chatgpt develop, what more could they be capable of? maybe they'll replace internet search engines. maybe they'll generate content for websites. maybe they could even write reports like this — although i'm not quite sure where that leaves me...hmm. and that's it for the short version of the programme. the full—length show can be found on iplayer. from us, at the now gallery in london, we will see you soon. good morning, welcome to br