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What is a Artificial intelligence?

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About Artificial intelligence

What is a Artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence is the ability of machines to perform certain tasks, which need the intelligence showcased by humans and animals. This definition is often ascribed to Marvin Minsky and John McCarthy from the 1950s, who were also known as the fathers of the field.
 
Artificial intelligence allows machines to understand and achieve specific goals. AI includes machine learning via deep learning. The former refers to machines automatically learning from existing data without being assisted by human beings. Deep learning allows the machine to absorb huge amounts of unstructured data such as text, images, and audio.
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Responsible growth: India must ensure data centres are sustainable

India's production of over 1.5 million engineering graduates annually and its share of more than 20 per cent of the workforce for global semiconductor design reinforce this appeal

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 11:18 PM IST

AI infra must be resilient, self-regulated to manage risks: Trai chief

The Trai chief highlighted that under the India AI Mission, the government is facilitating affordable access to over 38,000 GPUs, plus a secure 3,000-GPU cluster for strategic use

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 8:29 PM IST

IIT Indore develops AI-driven system to improve road safety, ease traffic

The technology aims to prevent road accidents by sending timely alerts to motorists and easing the movement of vehicles

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 5:44 PM IST

BSE warns investors against deepfake video of its CEO recommending stocks

The exchange emphasised that the video is unauthorised and fraudulent, and its officials are not permitted to provide any stock tips

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 4:54 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Fresh US tariffs could wipe out India's goods exports

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

Google partner Walmart, others to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2026 | 11:45 PM IST

India to manufacture 3 nanometre chips by 2032, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

From chips to sovereign AI, Ashwini Vaishnaw lays out how India plans to build a full-stack tech ecosystem and become a major semiconductor and AI power by 2032

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2026 | 11:25 PM IST

Increasing discomfort: AI and social media need new norms of regulation

The Grok controversy shows how fast-moving AI is outpacing laws, forcing governments to rethink how to curb explicit content without undermining free speech

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2026 | 10:22 PM IST

Smaller GCCs losing plot through sponsorship change, AI strategy

As AI reshapes enterprises, many Indian GCCs risk being stuck as cost centres - forcing companies to rethink strategy, leadership and real decision power

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2026 | 9:18 PM IST

How AI boom is exhausting memory supply, sending RAM prices soaring

Explosive demand from Nvidia and other AI chipmakers has soaked up global memory supply, pushing DRAM and HBM prices to unprecedented levels

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2026 | 9:57 AM IST

Govt considering legal action against Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok

Grok like any other content-generating account on X, faces risk of being barred

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Updated On : 10 Jan 2026 | 12:25 AM IST

Lenovo plans to design, manufacture, and export AI servers from India

Lenovo India is among the companies that have been selected for the ₹17,000-crore IT hardware production-linked incentive scheme

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2026 | 11:06 AM IST

Elon Musk's xAI to build record $20 billion data centre in Mississippi

The announcement comes as xAI faces scrutiny over its data centre projects in the Memphis area

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2026 | 7:50 AM IST

Govt likely to open bids to onboard nearly 12,000-15,000 Nvidia GPUs

The B100 and B200 are the latest technology GPUs offered by Nvidia and are built on the cutting edge Blackwell architecture offered by the company

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Updated On : 08 Jan 2026 | 11:28 PM IST

China to probe Meta's acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus

It is a rare acquisition by a US tech group of an AI company with Chinese roots, at a time of heightened frictions between Washington and Beijing

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Updated On : 08 Jan 2026 | 5:18 PM IST

IT companies double down on work from office rules amid AI disruption

Experts say a slow growth environment and shorter project life cycles in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) have made these firms double down on office presence and being closer to their clients

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2026 | 11:12 PM IST

Budget 2026 must aim to fix the weak link in India's R&D ecosystem

Restoring weighted tax deductions and adopting a petty patents regime can foster firm-level innovative activity critical for competitiveness

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2026 | 10:38 PM IST

Meity unhappy with X's reply on Grok misuse, may seek more details

Government may seek additional details on chatbot's role in generating explicit images

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2026 | 10:36 PM IST

Aivar raises $4.6 million in a seed round to take AI services global

Seed round led by Sorin Investments, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, will fund expansion across India, the US and Middle East and deepen investment in AI accelerators, senior talent

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Updated On : 08 Jan 2026 | 6:30 AM IST

India's startups turn to AI applications in 2026 after missing infra boom

Venture investors and startup executives are betting on services, enterprise tools in 2026 after missing the infrastructure boom

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2026 | 7:23 PM IST