Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI promises faster, more precise photo editing with ChatGPT Images 2.5

OpenAI said the ChatGPT Images 2.5 improves image quality, reference-photo fidelity, and editing consistency, while cutting generation latency by up to 50 per cent

Alibaba, DeepSeek have 'systematically' siphoned AI models, says US

The Chinese firms have used a technique known as distillation since 2024 to access and draw information from US AI models at an industrial scaleto train their own systems, said US agencies

Paytm bets on workplace AI agents as it looks beyond payments for growth

The company will start selling AI agents to enterprise customers, betting on rising demand for such bots that can automatically handle a variety of workloads and tasks with minimal supervision

OpenAI says its AI model has cracked one of Millennium math problems

The company's announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics

Meta launches personal AI agent 'Muse' to help with everyday tasks

Meta launched on Tuesday a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules, shopping and, in the company's words, turning "long-term goals into action plans." The parent company of Instagram and Facebook is stressing the safety and privacy features of the agent, which for now is only available in the US Muse, Meta said, runs on a dedicated, secure virtual machine that houses both the agent and the user's data. People can message the agent in a separate app, called Muse, or message it in WhatsApp. It can handle simple tasks like sending an email or booking travel, or bigger, long-term goals like creating a yearlong exercise plan or setting up a new business. "Once a person shares a goal with Muse, it helps them develop a personalised plan and coordinate their time and resources, then advances the work on its own. It can open a browser, fill out forms, and negotiate on their behalf," Meta said in a blog

Bajaj Finance acquires 5% stake in AI video platform TrueFan AI

Investment builds on an existing commercial relationship under which Bajaj Finance has deployed TrueFan's platform to generate millions of personalised videos

India eyes AI for next finance leap after digital payments revolution

AI could take India's financial system beyond simply processing transactions, helping assess borrowers, detect fraud, tailor financial products and eventually make payments on behalf of consumers

How AI agent risks are moving from developer sandboxes to consumers

Meta's reported Hatch tests show how AI-agent risks change when systems can access real accounts and take action, shifting the security challenge from access to permissions and control

AI application in Indian healthcare rising but adoption uneven: Report

Hospitals are using AI mainly for operational gains, but the next phase of adoption will require stronger digital infrastructure, workflow integration and clinical oversight, finds new report

Amazon hires banks for first sterling bond sale to fund AI expansion

The tech giant ‌is looking to sell ​3-year, 6-year, 12-year and ​19-year bonds, according to the memo from one ​of the banks arranging the sale

UN rights chief warns unchecked AI can pose 'existential risk' to humanity

UN rights chief Volker Turk has called for binding rules, independent oversight and safeguards for AI, warning that technological power is concentrated in the hands of a few

ByteDance joins AI elite in race to build next generation of world models

Founder Zhang Yiming is personally overseeing the development of a new model slated for launch as soon as next month

Data centres turn to air cooling to ease India's water woes: Is it enough?

India's AI data-centre boom is intensifying concerns over water and power use, highlighting the need for policies that balance rapid digital infrastructure growth with sustainability

Gaja Capital's next bet is India's AI stack, from Fractal to Sarvam AI

Chief executive officer and managing director Gopal Jain is backing firms from Fractal Analytics to Sarvam AI, calling artificial intelligence a 'five-layer cake'

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

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

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

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

AI sovereignty crucial for cybersecurity, says Gaganyaan astronaut

Gaganyaan astronaut and IAF pilot Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair on Saturday said AI sovereignty is crucial for ensuring national cybersecurity, as the growing use of artificial intelligence is making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fake content. Speaking at the Kerala Cyber Suraksha Summit 2026, organised by Kerala Startup Mission and F9 Infotech, Nair said cybersecurity would have limited value unless the country developed ownership and control over AI technologies. "It is very important that we have AI sovereignty, and any amount of cybersecurity will be of no avail unless we own AI," he said. Nair said future wars and industries would involve a "whole-of-nation approach", making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between physical and digital boundaries. "In the whole-of-nation approach, it's very difficult to say where the physical boundaries end and where the digital boundaries start. And it's going to affect all of us," he said. He stressed the ne

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