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OpenAI discusses giving CEO Sam Altman 7% stake in for-profit shift

OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit research organization with the goal of building artificial intelligence that would be safe and beneficial to humanity

South Korea criminalises explicit deepfake possession amid public outcry

The bold new legislation introduces strict penalties, including imprisonment and hefty fines, as a response to public outrage over the distribution of sexually explicit deepfakes

Accenture unveils $4 bn share buyback as AI powers strong quarterly revenue

The Dublin-based company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $16.41 billion, compared with analysts expectations of $16.38 billion, according to LSEG data

Accenture raises FY25 revenue growth guidance to 3-6% despite FY24 miss

"We are hiring primarily in India," says Julie Sweet

Meta Connect: Meta AI now has voice and can analyse and edit shared images

In addition to new Meta AI features, Meta is now testing AI-generated content on Instagram and Facebook feeds, tailored to users' interests and "current trends"

Blackstone confirms $13 bn investment in Britain for AI data centre

Previous plans for the site fell through when UK startup Britishvolt collapsed last year, in a blow to the country's hopes of building a home-grown battery industry

OpenAI starts rolling out Gemini Live-like Advanced Voice Mode for ChatGPT

ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode utilises the GPT-4o AI model's multimodal capability to offer more natural-sounding real-time conversations with the AI chatbot

Parl using AI, ML to make proceedings available in many languages: Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies were put to use to make available House proceedings in different regional languages to members of Parliament. Addressing a press conference here after the two-day meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region, Birla said the Lok Sabha Secretariat was also sharing its expertise in technology with legislatures of states and Union territories to speed up the process of digitisation. Birla said during the two-day conference, presiding officers of state legislatures from across the country also deliberated on the agenda of the upcoming 67th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Sydney from November 3-8. The CPC has short-listed eight topics including support of legislatures to promote LGBTQ+ participation, use of artificial learning (AI) in parliamentary proceedings, violence and abuse of parliamentarians, human trafficking, refugees and immigration across ..

PM Modi calls upon top tech CEOs to be part of India's growth story

Urges them to co-develop, co-design and co-produce in India for the world

AI will spur jobs but repetitive roles to be impacted: Deloitte top leader

Deloitte's Romal Shetty said that while AI could create more jobs but roles involving repetitive tasks are at risk. He also stressed that while regulations are crucial, it shouldn't stifle innovation

Jony Ive collaborates with Sam Altman on new AI hardware project: Details

The specifics of the AI product and its launch timing are reportedly still being determined

Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, traditional event for major prez candidates

Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year's Al Smith charity dinner in New York, breaking with presidential tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day. The dinner benefitting Catholic Charities traditionally has been used to promote collegiality and good humour, with presidential candidates from both parties appearing on the same night and trading barbs. Harris' team wants her to spend as much time as possible in the battleground states that will decide the election rather than heavily Democratic New York, a campaign official said Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss campaign plans and confirming a decision first reported by CNN. Her team told organisers that she would be willing to attend as president if she's elected, the official said. Donald Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a question about whether he would attend the dinner. This year's white-tie gala is scheduled for October .

Apple Releases iOS 18.1 Public Beta with Waitlist for Apple Intelligence

The iOS 18.1 public beta is available with Apple Intelligence on the new iPhone 16 series and last year's iPhone 15 Pro, but users must join a waitlist to access these features

UN experts call for establishing framework for global AI governance

A high-powered UN advisory body said Thursday that global governance of artificial intelligence is imperative and urged the United Nations to lay the foundations for the first inclusive global institutions to regulate the fast-growing technology. In a 100-page report, the group said AI is transforming our world, offering tremendous potential for good from opening new areas of science and accelerating economic growth to improving public health, agriculture and optimizing energy grids. But left ungoverned, it said, AI's benefits could be limited to a handful of countries, companies and individuals, while even more powerful systems than exist today could upend the world of work, create autonomous weapons, and pose risks to peace and security. The advisory body outlined principles that should guide formation of new institutions to govern AI including international law, and especially human rights law. It calls on all governments and parties involved in AI to work together to protect hum

Apple iPhone 16 hits stores without its highly awaited AI features

Apple released a public beta version of Apple Intelligence, one aimed at a wider audience

UN chief urges nations to approve blueprint to address global issues

The United Nations chief urged the world's divided nations on Wednesday to compromise and approve a blueprint to address global challenges from conflicts and climate change to artificial intelligence and reforming the UN and global financial institutions. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters that discussions on the Pact of the Future are in their final stretch and failure to reach the required consensus among all 193 UN member nations would be tragic. A year ago, Guterres sounded an alarm about the survival of humanity and the planet and summoned world leaders to a Summit of the Future at their global gathering this year to unite and take action to reform the UN and other institutions established after World War II and address new global threats. It is taking place Sunday and Monday, just before Tuesday's start of the annual high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly. Negotiations on the 30-page pact, now in its fourth revision, have been taking place for months, and

Lenovo to build AI servers in India as nation's tech push deepens

The company said Tuesday it has started making the large, powerful computers in Pondicherry

Tech's storytelling evolution: From bit roles to key element in filmmaking

As writers, filmmakers, and actors rush to legally protect their work from being used to train AI, its creative abilities will be limited to hallucinating

Accel Atoms 4.0 applications for startups focusing 'Bharat', AI open today

Accel Atoms 4.0, the fourth cohort of global venture capital firm Accel's pre-seed scaling programme, is inviting applications starting Monday from promising startups in two categories - those building for Bharat' and those focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The application window closes on November 17, 2024. The company defines Bharat' as middle-income households spread across Tier 2, Tier 3 and rural India, which is estimated to be a USD 500 billion consumer market opportunity. The top 20 per cent of the rural population has a higher MPCE (monthly per capita expenditure) than about 50 per cent of the urban population. Accel believes multiple Indian unicorns will emerge from the 'Bharat' opportunity, the company said in a statement. A 'unicorn' in industry parlance refers to a privately held startup company that commands a valuation of over USD 1 billion. Through the three-month hybrid programme, pre-seed stage startups selected for Accel Atoms 4.0 will gain mentorship from

Apple confirms 8GB RAM in iPhone 16, 16 Plus for Apple Intelligence, gaming

Apple's senior vice president of hardware technologies, Johny Srouji, has confirmed that the base iPhone 16 models are equipped with 8GB RAM to support Apple Intelligence and console-level gaming