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Digital 'nagriks' not to be experimented on with unreliable AI: Meity

Union minister said the safety and trust of Indian users is a legal obligation of internet platforms, and their actions can't be exempted from law

Generative AI will be disappointing in the short term, says Noshir Kaka

Noshir Kaka, Senior Partner and Co-lead of global Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice, McKinsey & Company, says that GenerativeAI (GenAI) is like a double-edged sword

Google's Gemini AI accused of acting too 'woke', company admits mistake

The row erupted after a user pointed out that Gemini, earlier known as Bard, was showing inaccurate images when asked to furnish certain information

Countries must build sovereign AI infrastructure, says Nvidia CEO Huang

He said that fears about the dangers of AI are overblown, noting that other new technologies and industries such as cars and aviation have been successfully regulated

Humans still cheaper than AI in vast majority of jobs, finds MIT study

The adoption of AI across industries accelerated last year after OpenAI's ChatGPT and other generative tools showed the technology's potential

OpenAI staff warned of 'dangerous' AI tool: Sam Altman was fired next day

The previously unreported letter and AI algorithm were key developments before the board's ouster of Altman, the poster child of generative AI, the two sources said

Quick redress key weapon in battle against deepfakes, say experts

Deepfake AI-generated video of actor Rashmika Mandanna has put the issue of regulation of such technology at the forefront

AI far from translating emotions effectively; it is still a threat: Expert

As the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has given rise to new possibilities in the world of literature, experts and translators feel that there is still time before such tools learn to translate human emotions. Looking at the increasing presence of AI in all spheres of life, while some translators believe that such technologies could give birth to new opportunities in translation, others are of the opinion that it could also lead to a crisis-like situation. Speaking to Bhasha on the occasion of International Translation Day on Saturday, Kolkata-based translator and writer V Ramaswami, said that at present, the vocabulary of the machine is very limited, necessitating a human translator to correct it later. "The vocabulary of the machine is very limited. Yes, one can use Google Translate and then fix and edit it. I am sure this is also being done. But I think it's much quicker to translate it yourself than to correct a mistranslation again. Hence, the need for a human ...

OpenAI in talks with former Apple product designer for AI device: Report

Earlier this week OpenAI announced that to its generative AI-based chatbot ChatGPT can now listen, speak, and process images

Indian firms, SMBs go for digital transformation, AWS seizes opportunity

Amazon Web Services plans to invest $16.4 billion in India by 2030 as businesses adopt Cloud and AI technologies

Exploring govt partnerships in generative AI space: Google Cloud India MD

We are working with one of the state governments, to help them with population immunization and vaccination programmes based on the data available

IT companies step up GenAI investments as clients ready for paid POCs

However, GenAI has a margin optimisation implication for IT providers as they are also using it internally to cut down development times for client projects

The need to build sovereign AI capabilities

As this columnist had written earlier, AI is a general-purpose technology (GPT) and GPTs tend to dramatically alter the power dynamics in society and business

WormGPT: A malicious cousin of ChatGPT with no ethical boundaries

A new AI tool has been developed called WormGPT, which aims to launch sophisticated phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. The WormGPT could be accessed only through the dark web

Elon Musk unveils new company xAI to 'understand true nature of universe'

Rather than relying on explicit programming of morality, xAI aims to create a "maximally curious" AI

Addverb's mega robot-making unit in UP touted to power 3,000 jobs

The Rs 200 crore unit has a manufacturing capacity of 100,000 robots a year of different specifications and categories. According to the company, this is a unit where "robots will make robots"

Medical robotic market set to witness 8% CAGR to $15.8 bn by 2030: Report

The report revealed that every segment of the medical robotics market will grow over the next decade, driven by the demand for high-volume procedures

Microsoft launches voice chat feature to AI-powered Bing Chat on desktop

Microsoft has launched a new 'voice chat' feature to its AI-powered Bing Chat on the desktop, which will let users talk to the AI chatbot by clicking on the microphone icon in the Bing Chat box

US lawyer in legal trouble after citing cases 'invented' by ChatGPT

As artificial intelligence sweeps the online world, it has conjured dystopian visions of computers replacing not only human interaction, but also human labour.

Prompt engineering skills: A possible cure on new automation anxiety

Prompt engineering deals with improving interaction between humans and AI