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India, France to ensure standards governing AI reflect democratic values
Acknowledging the progress in developing artificial intelligence, India and France will seek to ensure that norms and standards governing their use reflect democratic values
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Safer Internet Day: With AI usage peaking, how safe are you online
India has one of the largest cohorts of both Gen Z and senior citizens, both of whom are highly vulnerable to online risks such as cyber-bullying, sextortion, and financial fraud
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Here's why China's DeepSeek is India's final call to board the AI flight
Unless the most-populous nation puts its globally acknowledged edge in software programming to work, the moment will pass it by
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Sundar Pichai, PM Modi discuss 'incredible' opportunities of AI in India
Alphabet CEO Pichai also noted the potential for close collaboration between "we" (Google) and India to advance the country's digital transformation
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Open-sourced AI, unbiased datasets are essential: PM Narendra Modi
Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris: Offers to hold next global meet on the tech in India
 "Open-sourced AI, unbiased datasets are essential: PM Narendra Modi")
Bhavish Aggarwal's Krutrim brings DeepSeek R1 to Indian developers
Policy shift has triggered a significant backlash from anti-corruption watchdogs
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US, UK refuse to sign AI summit communique calling for 'global governance'
In a speech before the communique was released, Vice President JD Vance argued strongly against the European Union's tough regulatory approach to social-media platforms and AI
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Apple partners with Alibaba to bring AI features for iPhones in China
The development could clear months of uncertainty over Apple's AI strategy for China, where it has been losing market share to domestic rivals
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Senior partners Shailesh Lakhani, Abheek Anand exit venture firm Peak XV
Lakhani and Anand have been with the firm for 17 years and 12 years, respectively. Both partners have made significant investments for the firm over the years
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AI Summit adds another aspect to India-France strategic ties: Foreign secy
In his address at the summit, Modi made a strong case for collective efforts to establish a global framework for artificial intelligence (AI) based on open source which enhances trust, transparency
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65% of Indians used AI, more than double the global avg: Microsoft study
"India is most excited about using AI for translations, answering questions, increasing efficiency at work and helping students with schoolwork," the report said
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PM Modi advocates for 'bias-free' data sets in AI at Paris summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for global collaboration to harness AI for economic growth, social transformation, and sustainable development
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India, France stress on democratised access to AI at Paris summit
The roundtable was co-chaired by Amit A Shukla, joint secretary, cyber diplomacy division, Ministry of External Affairs, and Henri Verdier, Ambassador for digital affairs, French Ministry
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Govt to use AI to track mule accounts in cyber fraud crackdown: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that 399 banks and financial intermediaries are now working in coordination with the Indian government
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Google joins troublesome trend, drops its promise to not use AI for weapons
The update came after United States President Donald Trump revoked former President Joe Biden's executive order aimed at promoting safe, secure and trustworthy development and use of AI
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Meta starts eliminating jobs in shift to find AI talent to dominate race
Meta workers who were let go were notified via email, and the company is offering US-based employees severance packages that include 16 weeks of salary, in addition two weeks for each year of service
 "Meta starts eliminating jobs in shift to find AI talent to dominate race")
SoftBank chief Son explores debt-heavy financing for $500 billion AI push
The Japanese billionaire is looking at a technique called project financing that is sometimes linked with oil and gas projects, according to people familiar with the matter
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PM Modi arrives in France to attend AI summit, hold talks with Macron
Modi and Macron will visit Cadarache, the site of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a high-science project
To reduce reliance on Nvidia, OpenAI to finalise its own chip design soon
The ChatGPT maker is finalising the design for its first in-house chip in the next few months and plans to send it for fabrication at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co
 "To reduce reliance on Nvidia, OpenAI to finalise its own chip design soon")
Macron unveils $112.5 bn AI investment to boost France's tech ambitions
French President Emmanuel Macron compared this initiative to the $500-billion AI data centre project announced by US President Donald Trump last month
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