Artificial Intelligence

Global norms for military AI needed before battlefield deployment: Expert

International norms for military AI must be established at the research and defence-planning stages, before AI-enabled systems reach the battlefield, an Indian expert said at an annual international security dialogue platform in China. There is an urgent need to establish international norms governing military AI before AI-enabled systems are deployed in actual conflicts, said Sujan R Chinoy, Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), speaking on "AI & Future Warfare" at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China's premier annual international security dialogue platform. Chinoy said that according to experts and strategic policymakers, AI is fundamentally changing the character of modern warfare, compressing the time available for decision-making and creating new vulnerabilities that require urgent global norms. Inaugurating the Forum, held here on September 15-16, the Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun called for joint ...

India's 'anti-AI' tag challenged as 42 AI enablers surge 60%: Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs argues that if you look beyond the index, there are at least 42 AI enablers that have rallied 60 per cent.

OpenAI launches legal AI platform, escalating race for law firm users

The launch of Astra for Law marks the latest push by the top AI ‌labs into the legal market, where ​technology companies are racing to ​capture business from law firms and legal departments

Chipmakers turn to AI to speed design, verification and defect detection

Industry executives say AI is helping shorten chip-verification cycles, improve hardware-software co-design, detect wafer defects and reduce learning time for engineers

Anthropic says Claude drives over 25% of its research and development

Anthropic found Claude leads 26% of Anthropic's R&D, up from effectively nothing at the start of the year, according to a report

Open-source AI fuels 440% surge in hackers using blockchains in attacks

A malware attack uses malicious software planted on a computer or network to steal information, passwords or funds

Nabfid sanctions over ₹3,000 crore loans for data centres amid AI push

The facilities from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development, or Nabfid, have a moratorium of as much as five years, with repayment over the following 10 years

China is scared of AI, but not in the way US and its tech leaders are

China and the US have differing concerns over AI risks, but shared fears over cyberattacks and runaway systems could provide scope for safety cooperation

HCLTech launches new business unit to help mid-sized firms scale AI

HCLTech Pulse will target enterprises with annual revenues of $500 million to $5 billion, offering AI, data, cloud, cybersecurity and engineering services

India's outsourcing industry holds ground as AI reshapes jobs, says ING

Software services exports now account for 5.2 per cent of GDP, up from 3.3 per cent before the pandemic, while business services have more than doubled their share to 3.3 per cent

Meta One brings paid features under one plan Check prices, features and more

Meta has launched Meta One, bringing paid features for Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook into individual subscriptions and bundles, while core services and everyday Meta AI use remain free.

OpenAI discloses six new AI misalignment incidents of 'rogue' behaviour

The cases include models hiding mistakes, fabricating data and moving files online without permission as OpenAI says AI safety and monitoring remain unresolved

UN chief urges AI rivals to cooperate, warns against 'race on safety'

The United Nations chief urged global competitors in artificial intelligence on Wednesday to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that "the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety." Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said concerns raised by those on the frontlines of AI technology that its development "is racing ahead of our understanding of the risks" can't be ignored. Governments must assume their first responsibility to protect civilians from AI threats, which means "national action is essential," Guterres told UN reporters. "But global coordination is also indispensable." "We need guardrails to build trust - and that make AI safe, transparent, accountable, with human dignity at the center." Guterres was referring to a proposal from Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, to ensure AI safety by coordinating a slowdown in its development by leading technology companies and governments. OpenAI's Sam Altman, SpaceXAI's Elon Musk and other prominent ..

CBIC plans wider AI use, unified portal to ease customs compliance costs

CBIC Chairman Vivek Chaturvedi says AI, machine learning and real-time analytics can lower transaction costs and help create a near-touchless customs system for businesses

AI agents lied, stole and voted to 'kill' peers in simulated experiment

The results of a simulation called Emergence World 2, purport to show what happens when autonomous agents are confronted with black swan events, including phishing attacks and misinformation campaigns

Zuckerberg says AI labs can self-regulate, rejects industry slowdown calls

Zuckerberg says AI labs have strong incentives to make models safe and aligned, pointing to Meta's delayed Muse release and support for independent evaluators as a recognised industry best practice

How AI risks are deepening divisions across Silicon Valley and Washington

The people building and governing AI increasingly fall into camps: Those who want to slow down and regulate development, those racing to speed it up and those in between or with shifting stances

Best of BS Opinion: Modest charges will enable healthy growth of UPI

Today's Best of BS Opinion weighs UPI's funding model, freight corridor gains, India's AI strategy, Delhi's student housing crisis and J S Deepak's memoir

Four priorities for India's AI policy

A policy framework is needed to prevent India from becoming dependent on others and to retain some control over AI

AI firms may need mandatory 'kill switches', says Anthropic co-founder

Jack Clark has said that major AI labs already have mechanisms to shut down their systems, but adds that governments may need to mandate independently verifiable safeguards as safety concerns grow