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Microsoft President Brad Smith warns of ‘Deepfake’ threat in European elections, urges caution

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Microsoft President Brad Smith warns of ‘Deepfake’ threat in European elections, urges caution

In a recent interview with Reuters, Brad Smith, the president of Microsoft, addressed the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential use in disinformation campaigns during the European Parliamentary elections. Speaking from Stockholm, Smith revealed Microsoft’s ambitious plan to invest 33.7 billion Swedish crowns ($3.21 billion) into expanding cloud and AI infrastructure in Sweden … Read more

Microsoft AI push may boost domestic laptop sales

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Microsoft AI push may boost domestic laptop sales

Equipped with the capability to independently execute complex AI algorithms, these devices are expected to have a growing impact on overall PC shipments, despite restricted release this year, they added. According to a consensus of three industry analysts surveyed by Mint, PC shipments are expected to stabilize this year following a 6% dip in 2023. … Read more

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

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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

Big tech’s great AI power grab

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Big tech’s great AI power grab

The comparison with the famously capex-happy energy industry is apt not just because of the sums involved. AI needs vast amounts of processing power. And that processing power needs vast amounts of electricity. On May 2nd Bob Blue, chief executive of Dominion Energy, one of America’s biggest utilities, said that data-centre developers now regularly ask … Read more

Customer care: How the bot army will shrink the outsourcing pie

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Customer care: How the bot army will shrink the outsourcing pie

“While customers can choose different modes of contact—touch (in a branch), type (on the website), tap (chat banking on WhatsApp) and talk (call the contact centre and interact with the voice assistant)—we see an increasing preference for digital self care,” said Anjani Rathor, chief digital experience officer, HDFC Bank, pointing at the increase in such … Read more

‘India playing a key role in AI development, adoption’

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‘India playing a key role in AI development, adoption’

“AI itself is at an early stage right now, so more sophisticated and efficient use cases of AI will mature over time. But, India is playing a vital role in the development of AI around the world, and development of Indian AI platforms will be key to the growth of this market,” Chandok said. The … Read more

Some international funds are still open for investments. Here’s a list.

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Some international funds are still open for investments. Here’s a list.

Fund of funds (FoFs) that invest in overseas exchange traded funds (ETFs) will stop accepting fresh inflows from 1 April as the mutual fund industry is close to hitting its $1-billion limit to invest in overseas ETFs. However, investors can still diversify globally as some international funds have headroom to invest in international stocks. These … Read more

Regulators are forcing big tech to rethink its AI strategy

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Regulators are forcing big tech to rethink its AI strategy

Trustbusters have big tech in their sights. On March 25th the European Commission opened a probe into Apple, Alphabet (Google’s parent company) and Meta (which is Facebook’s). Regulators in Brussels think the measures which the American technology behemoths have put in place to comply with the Digital Markets Act, a sweeping new law meant to … Read more

Microsoft and OpenAI forge $100 bn plan for ‘Stargate’ Supercomputer, a game-changer in AI data centers: Report

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Microsoft and OpenAI forge $100 bn plan for ‘Stargate’ Supercomputer, a game-changer in AI data centers: Report

A collaboration between tech giants Microsoft and OpenAI is reportedly underway, with plans for a groundbreaking data center project that could see the emergence of an artificial intelligence supercomputer named “Stargate” by 2028, according to a recent report by The Information. The ambitious venture, which could carry a price tag of up to $100 billion, … Read more

The bosses of OpenAI and Microsoft talk to The Economist

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The bosses of OpenAI and Microsoft talk to The Economist

One reason the world’s corporate elite jet off to Davos each year is to check in on important relationships, be they with critical suppliers or big-spending clients. This year many are wondering about their relationships with Microsoft and OpenAI , the startup behind ChatGPT. The companies are the world’s most prominent purveyors of artificial intelligence … Read more