HASTA LA VISTA,Baccy!

Can AI be a tool in the fight to terminate - pun absoluetly intended - deadly cigarettes and help smokers kick the habit?

Words: Jordan Millar

In reality, artificial intelligence is still far from perfect and while it’s already capable of truly amazing feats, it doesn’t mean we’re heading for some I, Robot or Terminator-esque future.

At least, we hope not.

Intrigued by this trail-blazing and ever-developing tech, we looked at how AI-powered tools and software could be used to help bring an end to the deadly scourge of cigarettes.

And, with the help of ChatGPT – a pioneering system that’s been the subject of countless TikToks and Twitter posts – we think we found a way it can make a difference.

If you were to ask the more pessimistic amongst us, they would tell you it’s only a matter of time before machines steal our jobs, monopolise the arts and make people obsolete.

However, there are others who see AI as an opportunity, with a group armchair entrepreneurs and forwardthinking business types viewing it as the latest way to line their pockets.

We used the chatbot, which was developed by leading industry research firm OpenAI, to create motivational quotes for smokers hoping to quit.

We then handed these over to our ever-accommodating design team, who used the computer-generated phrases to develop a series of stop-smoking posters.

What follows is the final result.

Every day WITHOUT A CIGARETTE IS A STEP TOWARDS A healthier, HAPPIER AND SMOKE-FREE future

Either there’s a galaxy-sized vaper puffing away on a supermassive strawberry disposable, or these stunning nebulas look an awful lot like e-cigarette vapour.

Words: Oliver Smith

For generations, humans have looked to the heavens and wondered what astronomical secrets might be hidden across the cosmos.

Could an intergalactic community of extra-terrestrial beings exist somewhere out between the stars…or perhaps even the building blocks for life itself?

It’s this curiosity that spurred the study of the universe, turned the ignition on space travel, put a man on the moon and eventually led to the creation of the James Webb Space Telescope… …the largest and most powerful telescope ever constructed. This scientific feat has allowed researchers to peer further into space than ever before, creating a window to some of the oldest galaxies ever formed and witness the creation of new ones.

It has captured images of never-before-seen planets and impressive celestial bodies, painting the most detailed picture of the universe we as a species have ever seen.

The telescope – which is as tall as a three-story building - is also hunting for signs of life and can pick-up infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.

When pictures of majestic nebulas and dust clouds taken by the super-advanced machine were released to the public, we couldn’t help thinking they resembled the swirling plooms that are often released by vapers.

Don’t believe us? Take a look for yourself.