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Google reportedly working on Pixel-exclusive AI assistant 'Pixie': Details

Pixie is expected to debut with the next-generation Pixel devices and will likely provide more personalised experience than Assistant with Bard

India has potential to offer AI apps that can be used globally: Meity secy

India has the potential to create artificial intelligence models and applications that can be used across the world, especially in the Global South, a senior government official said on Thursday. While speaking at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit 2023, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said there is a need to develop more models, which are suited to the Global South and all other countries compared to existing models. He said that existing AI models are based on limited databases and therefore have their inherent biases. "This being the case, what India has the potential to do and what India has the potential to offer to the world is the possibility of developing AI models, developing AI applications, which can be used across the world, especially in the Global South," Krishnan said. He said whether it is in the area of agriculture, healthcare, education, or translation of languages, India has the potential to develop AI-based digita

Panic, hype: 2023, the year we played with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023 it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people's science fiction fantasies of human-like machines. Catalysing a year of AI fanfare was ChatGPT. The chatbot gave the world a glimpse of recent advances in computer science even if not everyone figured out quite how it works or what to do with it. I would call this an inflection moment, pioneering AI scientist Fei-Fei Li said. 2023 is, in history, hopefully going to be remembered for the profound changes of the technology as well as the public awakening. It also shows how messy this technology is. It was a year for people to figure out what this is, how to use it, what's the impact all the good, the bad and the ugly," she said. PANIC OVER AI The first AI panic of 2023 set in soon after New Year's Day when classrooms reopened and schools from Seattle to Paris started blocking ChatGPT. Teenagers were already asking the chatbot released in late 2022

29 member countries of GPAI unanimously adopts New Delhi declaration

The Minister also informed that Senegal was elevated to the steering committee during the second day of the summit, as India looks to further expand GPAI during its presidency in the coming year

Cloud-lending startup Lentra launches 3 AI products for financial sector

The company launched AI products, namely Lentra Convo, Lentra Insights, and Lentra Wingman, to serve lenders with solutions that enhance the lending processes

Meta brings AI visual identification feature to Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses

When AI is prompted with queries about the surrounding visuals, the glasses clicks and sends a picture to Meta's cloud to be processed with AI

Snapchat gets new AI features, including AI generated Snaps and extend tool

Snapchat has announced that it will allow Plus subscribers to edit and share AI generated images as regular Snaps

Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro to get on-device AI for live translation: Report

The Galaxy Buds 3 Pro would likely include real-time translations for in-person conversations among its core AI features

AI Mission to help startups with computing power: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister also called for a global framework on AI safety, and said that the future of AI should be based on human values

GPAI summit: PM Modi calls for global framework for ethical use of AI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged the threat falling of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the hands of terrorists pose to the world as he called for a global framework for the ethical use of AI. Speaking at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Summit, he said AI can become the biggest tool for development in the 21st century but it also equally be a force in destroying the 21st century. "Besides the challenge of deepfakes, cyber security, and data theft, AI tools falling in the hands of terrorists pose a big threat. Global security will face a big threat if AI-laced weapons were to reach terrorist organisations. We have to deliberate on this issue and reach a concrete plan to stop the misuse of AI," he said. The Prime Minister said India had during its G20 presidency proposed creating a responsible, human-centric governance framework for AI. "Just like we have agreements and protocols for various international issues, we have to create a global framew

PM Modi to launch Global Partnership on AI Summit on Tue: Key details

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit at the Bharat Mandapam here on December 12, his office said on Monday. GPAI is a multi-stakeholder initiative with 29 member countries that aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice on artificial intelligence by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said. India is the lead chair of GPAI in 2024. Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the GPAI Summit at Bharat Mandapam on December 12 at around 5 pm, the statement said. As one of the founding members of GPAI in 2020, the current incoming support chair of GPAI and the lead chair of GPAI in 2024, India is hosting the annual GPAI Summit from December 12-14, it said. Multiple sessions on diverse topics like AI and global health, education and skilling, AI and data governance, and ML Workshop, among others will be organised du

GPAI summit 2023: Talks over AI declaration on, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Talking about the summit, Vaishnaw said, "This (GPAI) will be a very large congregation attended by startups, policymakers, academia, and others"

Microsoft reaches agreement on union contract terms governing its AI use

Microsoft has revamped almost its entire product lineup, including Office, Windows, search and security software, to add features based on OpenAI technology

Samsung to add Google Pixel like AI features to Galaxy smartphones: Report

Samsung has already announced 'AI Live Translate Call' feature and is expected to bring other generative AI features to Galaxy smartphones soon

India to work towards consensus-based 'declaration document' on AI: Govt

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit to be inaugurated by Prime Minister on Tuesday will see intense deliberations on this new technology and work towards consensus-based 'declaration document' on approach to AI opportunities and risk mitigation, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. India -- which has always championed democratisation of technology for masses -- will moot use of AI for sustainable agriculture as well as a DPI-like collaborative structure for harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, Vaishnaw, who is the Minister of IT and Electronics, said. DPI stands for digital public infrastructure like UPI, Aadhaar and ONDC. Vaishnaw further said that the world's view on AI is almost converging, with global recognition and awareness around the dangers as well as transformative potential of this new technology. The GPAI -- a multistakeholder initiative focused on nuances of AI -- has 28 member countries and the European Union (EU). A

Apps that use AI to undress women in photos gaining popularity: Report

These apps are part of a worrying trend of non-consensual pornography being developed and distributed because of advances in artificial intelligence - a type of fabricated media known as deepfake porn

European Union strikes deal to regulate ChatGPT, AI tech in landmark act

Thierry Breton, the bloc's internal market chief, said the deal strikes a balance between fostering innovation and protecting the rights of people and companies

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's ouster was a result of drawn-out tensions

The statement, devoid of any details, was the opening volley in a power struggle that played out almost entirely behind closed doors

AI startups that help fight cancer, fraud picked for Google accelerator

20 companies will be mentored for solutions that 'positively impact various industries and transform lives', says tech giant

GenAI startup Sarvam AI raises $41 mn in funding round led by Lightspeed

Company says it is developing product that can be used for training custom AI models or as an enterprise-grade platform