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In 2023, the world's early AI applications and large language models (LLMs) emerged primarily from the Bay Area, driven by highly specialised PhDs in deep learning. India then lagged in terms of access to these expert resources. A year later, the India story has changed dramatically. The year 2024 will go down as a turning point with engineers in India beginning to develop innovative AI applications across various verticals, without needing deep learning PhDs. The number of AI startups building solutions on top of LLMs has since surged significantly. India is rapidly becoming a global hub for AI applications, says Shekhar Kirani, a partner at global venture capital firm Accel. He points to specific examples that demonstrate India's unique advantage in AI. A Bengaluru-based engineering team, for instance, built an AI application that automates 10-Q filings for US companies. Traditionally handled by accounting firms, the process took several days. However, the team trained a ...

Updated On: 16 Oct 2024 | 4:32 PM IST

The airline had launched its own chatbot AI.g, earlier known as Maharaja, in May 2023

Updated On: 20 Jun 2024 | 1:19 AM IST

SoftBank aims to tackle the growing stress levels among call-centre staff, who are facing an increasing number of angry outbursts from dissatisfied customers

Updated On: 14 Jun 2024 | 3:24 PM IST

Period taken to connect to business representative increased to 56 seconds, from 45 seconds in 2021

Updated On: 19 Dec 2022 | 11:52 PM IST

Police have busted a fake call centre in Gurugram that has been allegedly duping US nationals using cryptocurrency on the pretext of providing them federal grants ranging from USD 9,000 to 34,000, officials said on Wednesday. A joint team of CM flying squad and Gurugram police conducted a raid on Tuesday night and nabbed nine people, they said. Satyendra alias Sam, Ankis Sachdeva, residents of Delhi, Abhisawan Sabarwal, Eklavya, Vishal Vishwakarma, natives of UP, Thomsang, Chokhauni, Magoi Ganglui, natives of Manipur were arrested on Tuesday night, they said. Police said they have recovered Rs 1.5 lakh cash, four laptops, and three CPU from their possession. The fake call centre was duping US nationals on the pretext of offering a grant on behalf of Federal Grant Washington DC between USD 9,000 and USD 34,000 and duped USD 200 to USD 1,600 in Google gift cards by redeeming, police said. Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Inderjeet Yadav (CM squad Gurugram) said based on a tip-o

Updated On: 28 Sep 2022 | 2:20 PM IST

Ozonetel introduced contact/call centre as a service (CCaaS) in the India market in 2010

Updated On: 06 Oct 2021 | 12:56 PM IST

As many as 36 per cent of call centre agents have been threatened with violence while 21 per cent of female call centre agents have been sexually harassed by customers

Updated On: 10 Sep 2021 | 9:33 AM IST

The Guangzhou call center was started around the same time the low-cost carrier started its flight operations between India and China in September last year

Updated On: 12 Jan 2020 | 11:13 AM IST

Patel (43), also known as Hitesh Hinglaj, of Ahmedabad, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and general conspiracy to commit identification fraud, access device fraud, money laundering

Updated On: 10 Jan 2020 | 7:41 AM IST

India can now be seen as a major hub for cyber fraud, said Suhel Daud, an FBI agent

Updated On: 03 Jan 2017 | 5:40 PM IST

During the first interaction on Friday, Thane Police and FBI decided to share inputs and help each other nab the mastermind

Updated On: 15 Oct 2016 | 12:27 PM IST

During the raids conducted last week at three call centres, 70 persons were arrested

Updated On: 09 Oct 2016 | 11:20 PM IST

The modus operandi was that the call centre employees would pose as the US Internal Revenue Service department officials

Updated On: 06 Oct 2016 | 1:16 AM IST

They would call up the US citizens and demand their financial and bank details, failing which they would allegedly threaten them with dire consequences, including legal action

Updated On: 05 Oct 2016 | 2:47 PM IST