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ALBERT’S LOVECHILD OPENS UP TECH TALK

Says he wants to be a global ambassador AI is the word of year

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ALEXANDRE GRIMALDI, son of PRINCE ALBERT of Monaco and his former girlfriend, NICOLE COSTE, has discussed his relationsh­ip with the royals for the first time. He says he’s seeing his father “a lot more”.

Alexandre also spoke about his aunt and godmother, Princess Stephanie, describing her as funny and down to earth.

“I’m quite close to her. In the past few years, we’ve had dinners and lunches together to celebrate my birthday. She’s been there for me as a godmother and an aunt,” he said.

Albert met Togoborn Nicole in 1997 when she was a flight attendant. They dated on and off for several years before she gave birth to Alexandre in 2003. But it wasn’t until 2005, when she gave a tell-all interview to a French magazine that it became public knowledge that Albert was his father. Shortly afterwards, the prince confirmed it.

Alexandre (20) is not in the line of succession to the Monégasque throne because his parents weren’t married when he was born. He plans to study business in New York and become a global ambassador for Monaco.

“I aspire to work with my dad to bring business opportunit­ies back to Monaco.”

ARTIFICIAL Intelligen­ce has been all the rage lately, so much so that AI has been chosen as word of the year by Collins Dictionary.

“Considered to be the next great technologi­cal revolution, AI has seen rapid developmen­t and has been much talked about in 2023,” the UK dictionary said in a statement.

AI isn’t the first tech abbreviati­on to be declared word of the year by the dictionary, published by HarperColl­ins in Glasgow. In

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2021 it was NFT (nonfungibl­e tokens).

AI beat several other contenders, including de-influencin­g (when social media influencer­s warn followers to avoid certain products, or lifestyle choices), nepo baby (someone whose career is believed to have been advanced by having famous parents, and ulez (the acronym for ultra-low emission zone, where drivers incur a charge if they drive a polluting vehicle into the city).

 ?? ?? Prince Albert of Monaco (ABOVE) fathered son Alexandre Grimaldi (left) with then-girlfriend Nicole Coste (far left) in 2003.
Prince Albert of Monaco (ABOVE) fathered son Alexandre Grimaldi (left) with then-girlfriend Nicole Coste (far left) in 2003.
 ?? ?? Collins Dictionary, published in Glasgow, Scotland, has awarded the word AI.
Collins Dictionary, published in Glasgow, Scotland, has awarded the word AI.

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