Where there is AI, there is data, in every industry

Where there is AI, there is data, in every industry

Participating in a panel discussion on “How AI, GenAI are powering digital transformation across sectors in India”, Roopa Basrur, vice-president of Global Safety Medical Writing at Parexel, a Durham, North Carolina-based biopharmaceutical services company, said workflow automation, robust decision-making, and search and retrieval of data are the areas where AI’s impact has been the most … Read more

India must urgently enact law to regulate AI, SC lawyer Pavan Duggal says

India must urgently enact law to regulate AI, SC lawyer Pavan Duggal says

New Delhi: India urgently needs to enact a law to regulate the artificial intelligence technology, Pavan Duggal, Supreme Court lawyer and cyber law expert, said on Friday at the Mint Digital Innovation Summit 2024. Duggal highlighted how other nations are already ahead in AI regulation. “The European Union has its AI Act, China has laws … Read more

AI models can improve corner-kick tactics

AI models can improve corner-kick tactics

To Zhe Wang at Google DeepMind, an artificial-intelligence (AI) company, corner kicks are like games of chess. Partly because both feature opposing sides poised to react to a single imminent move. But also, no doubt, because they too may be revolutionised by AI. AI models thrive where there is abundant data. Football more than satisfies … Read more

Scarlett Johansson ‘shocked and angered’ after OpenAI allegedly uses her voice without consent for chatbot ‘Sky’

Scarlett Johansson ‘shocked and angered' after OpenAI allegedly uses her voice without consent for chatbot ‘Sky’

Actress Scarlett Johansson has claimed that OpenAI used a voice for their new ChatGPT 4o chatbot that she found “eerily similar” to her own, despite having declined the company’s request to use her voice.  In a statement to NPR, Johansson detailed her experience with the tech giant and its latest AI voice, “Sky.” NPR’s Technology … Read more

‘We want to fix the language gap in AI language models’, says Two Platforms’ Pranav Mistry

'We want to fix the language gap in AI language models', says Two Platforms' Pranav Mistry

Backed by billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms and South Korea’s Naver Corp, the artificial reality startup also plans to soon release an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered messaging and social app called Zappy in India, according to Two Platform’s founder and CEO, Pranav Mistry. “Sutra is our mission to fix the language gap in AI language models. … Read more

India well positioned to leap ahead of developed worlds with AI: Sundar Pichai

India well positioned to leap ahead of developed worlds with AI: Sundar Pichai

“For India and other emerging countries, technology shifts are opportunities to catch up or leap ahead,” Pichai said.  India was unlikely to match developed countries in personal computing penetration, but in mobile adoption, more people gained access than in previous generations, Pichai elaborated.  Many people skipped landlines and went straight to cellular phones. With each … Read more

India Inc, not just IT, dangles big bucks for AI specialists. But is it all hype?

India Inc, not just IT, dangles big bucks for AI specialists. But is it all hype?

And since it can get tough finding such experts, companies would like any such experts they find to also be capable of developing AI workshops and courses for their other not-as-skilled employees. The competition is fierce, with firms offering 40% salary hikes to lure AI specialists with five-six years of experience at product companies. Sectors … Read more

Today’s AI models are impressive. Teams of them will be formidable

Today’s AI models are impressive. Teams of them will be formidable

The upgrade is part of wider moves across the tech industry to make chatbots and other artificial-intelligence, or AI, products into more useful and engaging assistants for everyday life. Show GPT-4o pictures or videos of art or food that you enjoy and it could probably furnish you with a list of museums, galleries and restaurants … Read more

How to train your large language model

How to train your large language model

It is no secret that building a large language model (LLM) requires vast amounts of data. In conventional training, an LLM is fed mountains of text, and encouraged to guess each word before it appears. With each prediction, the LLM makes small adjustments to improve its chances of guessing right. The end result is something … Read more

Video of AI surveilling workers for productivity goes viral; netizens say, ‘start practicing art of acting’

Video of AI surveilling workers for productivity goes viral; netizens say, 'start practicing art of acting'

As the world is beginning to depend a little more on Artificial Intelligence (AI) each day, a viral video on Reddit has shown a new and unique way the technology is being applied. In the viral video, AI is seen surveilling the workers to check their productivity during work hours. The countdown for the employee … Read more