Ai Models

AI could use 3% of world's power by 2030, strain water supplies: UN report

As AI models become cheaper and more attractive, the report expects this to encourage new uses and higher volumes of use, eroding and possibly erasing any savings from efficiency advances

SC releases draft rules for use of AI in courts, allows use with disclosure

The proposed framework allows AI-assisted legal work and court administration but bars the technology from influencing judicial decisions, bail determinations and sentencing

Govt to use AI for machine-readable standards to cut compliance costs

The Consumer Affairs Ministry is planning to develop machine-readable, SMART standards using artificial intelligence tools to reduce compliance burden on industry, a senior official said on Thursday. Machine-readable standards translate regulatory requirements into structured digital rules that computer systems can process directly, enabling automatic compliance verification without manual intervention. SMART (Standard Machine Accessible, Readable and Transferable) formats go a step further by being dynamic, constantly updated and integrated into software and manufacturing lifecycles. Addressing a FICCI-organised event here, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said the department was looking at ways to leverage emerging technologies, particularly AI, to modernise the country's standards ecosystem. "We also understand that the emerging technologies which are coming up in a big way, especially the AI, it may be creating a lot of disruption, and it could be creating more challenges

AI agents set to become centre of users' digital lives: Qualcomm CEO

Qualcomm has outlined its vision for an AI-driven future where autonomous AI agents will perform tasks independently across devices and eventually become the centre of users' digital lives, reducing the pivotal role currently played by smartphones. Addressing Computex 2026 in Taipei on Monday, Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano R Amon said 2026 would be "the year of agents" as artificial intelligence evolves beyond responding to prompts and starts taking actions on behalf of users. Qualcomm, which has a significant presence in India and has one of its largest employee bases outside the US in the country, is betting big on Agentic AI. It also operates major research, software and hardware design centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. "2026 is the year of agents and it's now how AI is really evolving," Amon said in his keynote address at the global technology event organised by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council. Amon said AI is evolving from being a tool that ass

India's high-stakes push for sovereign AI faces funding, infra hurdles

India's ambition to build and export a sovereign AI template across the world is colliding with various structural constraints

Microsoft launches 'Scout' AI assistant that works like executive assistant

While AI bots like ChatGPT or Copilot are only visible to the user, the new tool, dubbed Scout, will appear on internal email and calendar systems as if it were just another helpful employee

Govt plans 'AI-against-AI' approach to strengthen digital public infra

Govt is considering deploying artificial intelligence to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen digital public infrastructure as concerns grow over advanced AI models' cybersecurity capabilities

Anthropic set to close over $30 billion round as soon as next week

Founded in 2021 by a group of former OpenAI employees, Anthropic has since emerged as a leader in the AI sector

Trump to sign order on AI, cybersecurity amid push for tighter oversight

MAGA activists, including ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon and right-wing political organiser Kremer, have been pressing to require AI developers to submit their most capable models for security tests

OpenAI founding member Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic for research

Karpathy, a prominent figure in the artificial intelligence industry, previously helped lead the team behind Tesla's Autopilot system before returning to OpenAI

Elon Musk's xAI unveils first coding agent in bid to rival Anthropic

The artificial intelligence model, which is in early testing and only available for paying subscribers, is the startup's initial push into professional coding

Anthropic's dispute with US govt emerges as risk factor for Figma, others

Design software maker Figma Inc. said it may harm its ability to sell to the government if Anthropic continues to be declared a 'supply chain risk'

Anthropic in talks with investors to raise $30 bn at $900 bn valuation

The new discussions coincide with a push by Anthropic to ramp up fundraising amid the breakout success of its AI software

Fractal cofounder sees opportunity in partnering OpenAI, Anthropic

Fractal co-founder Srikanth Velamakanni said the company expects to benefit as OpenAI and Anthropic accelerate efforts to embed AI tools across enterprise workflows

OpenAI unveils Daybreak cyber platform to find and fix vulnerabilities

OpenAI says its new Daybreak platform can help automate vulnerability detection, patch validation, and threat analysis as AI-driven cybersecurity tools become more advanced

Cloudflare to cut about 20% workforce as AI adoption reshapes operations

The internet infrastructure and cybersecurity company plans to cut more than 1,100 jobs globally

Anthropic hikes Claude usage limits for paid users post SpaceX compute deal

Anthropic has increased Claude usage limits for paid users after securing access to SpaceX's Colossus 1 data centre with over 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs

India has opportunity to shape AI-native govt: ServiceNow vice chairman

Leading AI platform for business transformation ServiceNow Vice Chairman Nick Tzitzon said there's an opportunity to shape AI-native government in India as it aims to enhance the quality of life while reducing costs and strengthening data privacy. An AI-native government is a model of governance where artificial intelligence is an intrinsic, trusted component, built naturally into all public services and administrative processes. "An AI-native government will protect the identity of its citizens, and ultimately help the people who serve them to get a better outcome for the quality of life at a lower cost to deliver the services," Tzitzon told PTI on the sidelines of the Knowledge 2026 AI conference, underway in Las Vegas. Asked how ServiceNow will drive AI use in India's public sector, Tzitzon spoke of the need to maximize the quality of the services to the public in a way that minimizes the need to consistently raise tax revenue. "If you were going to sit with me next year or two

OpenAI finalises $10 billion joint venture with PE firms to deploy AI

OpenAI has raised more than $4 billion from investors, including TPG Inc., Brookfield Asset Management, Advent and Bain Capital, for a firm focused on helping businesses leverage its AI software

OpenAI fixes ChatGPT bug that made it overuse goblin and gremlin metaphors

After a rise in quirky creature metaphors in ChatGPT responses, OpenAI has fixed the issue by removing the training incentives that encouraged such language across model versions