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What is a Artificial intelligence?

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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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Latest Updates on Artificial intelligence

OpenAI urges caution as AI development shows signs of self-improvement

OpenAI says the rapid advance of AI could lead to systems playing a bigger role in developing future models, but urges stronger safeguards as recursive self-improvement comes into view

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Updated On : 07 Sep 2026 | 3:39 PM IST

WhatsApp explores third-party AI agent chats on Android app: Details here

WhatsApp is reportedly testing third-party AI agents on Android, letting users access external services within the app, though these conversations are currently not end-to-end encrypted

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Updated On : 07 Sep 2026 | 11:54 AM IST

End-to-end AI solutions need of hour: Netweb's Swastik Chakraborty

AI customers are shifting from buying infrastructure to seeking business outcomes, boosting demand for end-to-end AI solutions in India

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Updated On : 06 Sep 2026 | 10:30 PM IST

TCS selects Hyderabad for HyperVault's 1 GW AI data centre campus

TCS subsidiary HyperVault has selected Hyderabad for a 1 GW AI data centre campus, with investments of up to ₹70,000 crore planned by the company and its partners

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2026 | 4:49 PM IST

AI sovereignty crucial for cybersecurity, says Gaganyaan astronaut

He stressed the need for greater awareness of cybersecurity and digital threats as AI, cyber technology and the digital environment become increasingly integrated into everyday life

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2026 | 3:52 PM IST

US, China may discuss AI safety in September ahead of Trump-Xi summit

The planned dialogue would be the first official US-China discussions focused exclusively on AI since Donald Trump returned to the White House

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2026 | 2:08 PM IST

Anthropic may begin IPO marketing in October, eyeing November listing

The AI company is now expected to make its IPO prospectus public in late September, potentially paving the way for one of the largest-ever public listings

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2026 | 12:42 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: India's tightrope walk on the dollar, BRICS finance

Today's opinions examine India's cautious move away from dollar dependence, questions around the new GDP series, middle-class anger over ethanol-blended petrol and the societal risks posed by AI.

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

India has several growth engines

At points last year, some economists reckoned that AI-related investment was adding more to American growth than all consumer spending combined

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2026 | 10:55 PM IST

No fear of the future

Those who know AI the best fear it the most, but somehow the rest of us don't

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2026 | 10:35 PM IST

NFRA sets up advisory panel on audit quality, AI and technology risks

Nine-member committee will advise NFRA on AI, automation and cybersecurity risks, audit standards, technology environments and areas warranting sectoral focus

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2026 | 9:59 PM IST

IIT Guwahati unveils brain-inspired AI model for energy-efficient computing

SH²RFSSM combines spiking neural networks with state space modelling to process long data sequences efficiently, with potential applications in edge AI devices

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2026 | 8:30 PM IST

Bodhan AI releases open-weight Indian-language AI models for education

Open AI models and sovereign APIs enable ecosystem partners to build multilingual solutions, while TutorBot and Teacher Assistant Bot bring AI support to students and teachers

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2026 | 7:17 PM IST

Nvidia's $12.9 billion Hugging Face bet is about more than AI models

Nvidia's $12.93-billion Hugging Face acquisition marks its latest move beyond chips, expanding its reach into open AI models, developer tools and the wider AI ecosystem

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2026 | 4:22 PM IST

T-Mobile's Gopalan bets on AI, home internet to revive subscriber growth

T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan is banking on home internet and artificial intelligence to drive growth and revive the company's shares, which have fallen 25 per cent since he took the job

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2026 | 9:18 AM IST

US secures G20 support for light-touch rules on AI, emerging tech

G20 nations unanimously endorsed non-binding US guidelines favouring a lighter-touch approach to AI and emerging technologies, marking a win for the Trump administration and Silicon Valley

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Updated On : 03 Sep 2026 | 9:09 AM IST

CBRE to set up global Agentic AI CoE in Hyderabad, eyes frontend work

India will anchor the core of the CoE alongside a Dallas team as CBRE targets automation of 30 critical enterprise workflows over the next nine to 12 months

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2026 | 8:12 PM IST

Anthropic flags gaps in AI guardrails as models grow more capable: Details

Anthropic in its risk report says some AI models may recognise when they are being evaluated and alter their behaviour, potentially making it harder to judge their capabilities and real-world safety

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2026 | 4:24 PM IST

Agentic AI could improve corporate cash forecast accuracy to 90%: EY

EY India says treasury teams spend up to 70% of their time on manual work, while agentic AI could improve cash forecast accuracy to as much as 90%

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2026 | 4:10 PM IST

AI-generated work can be original, so why can't AI be its author?

Why did an AI-generated artwork qualify as original but still fail to get copyright registration? A recent order draws a clear distinction between originality, authorship and ownership

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2026 | 2:04 PM IST