Aashish Aryan
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Aashish Aryan
Aashish Aryan is a senior assistant editor who covers stories on technology policy, big tech companies and their developments. His stories also reflect how policy influences innovation, regulation, and competition in India. A computer science engineer by training, he also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. With over a decade of experience across various Indian newsrooms, he has covered a diverse range of topics, including politics, economics, business, agriculture, and other beats, for various publications and platforms. He also oversees the legal bureau coverage at the newspaper.
Aashish Aryan is a senior assistant editor who covers stories on technology policy, big tech companies and their developments. His stories also reflect how policy influences innovation, regulation, and competition in India. A computer science engineer by training, he also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. With over a decade of experience across various Indian newsrooms, he has covered a diverse range of topics, including politics, economics, business, agriculture, and other beats, for various publications and platforms. He also oversees the legal bureau coverage at the newspaper.
Aashish Aryan
AI Impact Summit: 'Acceleration of AI diffusion must to benefit all'
At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India unveiled indigenous LLMs and pushed for AI sovereignty as 89 nations backed broader, affordable access to AI
 "AI Impact Summit: 'Acceleration of AI diffusion must to benefit all'")
Proposed DPDP timelines a challenge: Meta's Chief of Global Policy
Martin, who was in India to attend the AI Impact Summit, also said the AI talent base in India was unparalleled
 "Proposed DPDP timelines a challenge: Meta's Chief of Global Policy")
AI to be force multiplier for HCLTech, can boost productivity: Roshni Nadar
HCLTech chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra says AI will enhance per-employee productivity and transform entry-level roles, as the firm expands into new areas including semiconductor packaging
 "AI to be force multiplier for HCLTech, can boost productivity: Roshni Nadar")
Modi says HCL-Foxconn OSAT JV marks key step toward chip self-reliance
PM Modi said the upcoming HCL-Foxconn OSAT plant in Jewar signals India's push towards semiconductor self-reliance as the country builds capacity in chip assembly and testing
 "Modi says HCL-Foxconn OSAT JV marks key step toward chip self-reliance")
All major countries on board to sign AI Delhi declaration: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Details about New Delhi Declaration expected to be announced on Saturday
 "All major countries on board to sign AI Delhi declaration: Ashwini Vaishnaw")
India's use of ChatGPT for technical tasks nearly 4x global average: OpenAI
OpenAI says India's use of ChatGPT for technical tasks is nearly four times the global average, with Codex adoption also strong, as it launches the Signals initiative to track AI usage
 "India's use of ChatGPT for technical tasks nearly 4x global average: OpenAI")
India must drive AI diffusion to stay competitive: Microsoft's Crampton
Microsoft's Responsible AI Chief Natasha Crampton says India must strengthen AI diffusion nationwide to remain competitive as the Global South faces widening adoption and capability gaps
 "India must drive AI diffusion to stay competitive: Microsoft's Crampton")
Global, Indian firms to work on adoption of AI, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Companies developing frontier AI models pledge to release insights, enhance multilingual evaluations and support inclusive, globally relevant AI development, says IT minister
 "Global, Indian firms to work on adoption of AI, says Ashwini Vaishnaw")
AI democratisation talks incomplete without countries like India: Lehane
OpenAI's global affairs chief says India's scale, language diversity and fast-growing user base make it central to building inclusive AI governance and ensuring widespread benefits
 "AI democratisation talks incomplete without countries like India: Lehane")
AI cost to come down dramatically, benefit India: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
The per-line cost of software code written by AI has also come down over the years and is now cheaper than that written by humans, Altman said
 "AI cost to come down dramatically, benefit India: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman")
Meta warns India's three-hour takedown rule may trigger wrongful removals
Meta's Rob Sherman says India's new rule requiring takedowns within three hours may lead to inadvertent removal of genuine content as companies struggle to verify requests
 "Meta warns India's three-hour takedown rule may trigger wrongful removals")
Google's India AI plans: Of classrooms and Cloud with training push
Sundar Pichai announced the India America Connect Initiative, bringing new sub-sea cable routes and AI-focused investments to deepen India-US digital and scientific cooperation
 "Google's India AI plans: Of classrooms and Cloud with training push")
Data centres to subsea cables: India draws mega AI infra bets on Day 3
Day three of the AI Impact Summit underscored India's central role in global AI expansion, with new investments, cross-border partnerships and large-scale infrastructure commitments
 "Data centres to subsea cables: India draws mega AI infra bets on Day 3")
AI Impact Summit: Age-based social media curbs on table, says Vaishnaw
AI investments in India expected to exceed $200 bn in two years
 "AI Impact Summit: Age-based social media curbs on table, says Vaishnaw")
India doesn't need hand-down versions of AI products: Intel's Viswanathan
India requires AI products that adapt to societal needs and adopt a frugal approach to using high-end, high-cost technologies, including frontier models, he said
 "India doesn't need hand-down versions of AI products: Intel's Viswanathan")
Looking to build CMF as independent brand: Nothing co-founder Evangelidis
Company is also looking to hire more employees in India, where it currently has 150-odd employees, will onboard talent based on the needs and growth of its brands, Nothing and CMF, Evangelidis said
 "Looking to build CMF as independent brand: Nothing co-founder Evangelidis")
India may be first to see wider scale of voice AI: Mati Staniszewski
ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski says India will be perhaps the first country in the region where we see the wider scale of voice AI, making voice default for all the digital experiences
 "India may be first to see wider scale of voice AI: Mati Staniszewski")
India's AI moment gets real as celebrities and robots share space
PM inaugurates 5-day summit; Vaishnaw says India in talks with over 30 countries for a pact to curb AI misuse
 "India's AI moment gets real as celebrities and robots share space")
Safety to equity: India AI summit set to put Global South at forefront
5-day event begins today amid push for democratising AI resources
 "Safety to equity: India AI summit set to put Global South at forefront")
AI Impact Summit: Indigenous SLM, LLMs to take AI summit centre stage
Government to showcase homegrown large and small language models at five-day summit; Sarvam's LLM and funding for AI data centres may be announced
 "AI Impact Summit: Indigenous SLM, LLMs to take AI summit centre stage")