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OpenAI CEO warns that 'societal misalignments' could make AI dangerous

The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Tuesday that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the very subtle societal misalignments that could make the systems wreak havoc. Sam Altman, speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai via a video call, reiterated his call for a body like the International Atomic Energy Agency to be created to oversee AI that's likely advancing faster than the world expects. There's some things in there that are easy to imagine where things really go wrong. And I'm not that interested in the killer robots walking on the street direction of things going wrong," Altman said. "I'm much more interested in the very subtle societal misalignments where we just have these systems out in society and through no particular ill intention, things just go horribly wrong. However, Altman stressed that the AI industry, like OpenAI, shouldn't be in the driver's seat when it comes to making regulations governing the industry. We're

Indians lead in believing AI's benefits in the next 5 yrs: Survey

80% of them say technology will help them in jobs and understanding complex topics, says study by Google and Ipsos

'Societal misalignments' could make AI dangerous, warns OpenAI CEO

The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said on Tuesday that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the very subtle societal misalignments that could make the systems wreak havoc. Sam Altman, speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai via a video call, reiterated his call for a body like the International Atomic Energy Agency to be created to oversee AI that's likely advancing faster than the world expects. There's some things in there that are easy to imagine where things really go wrong. And I'm not that interested in the killer robots walking on the street direction of things going wrong," Altman said. "I'm much more interested in the very subtle societal misalignments where we just have these systems out in society and through no particular ill intention, things just go horribly wrong. However, Altman stressed that the AI industry, like OpenAI, shouldn't be in the driver's seat when it comes to making regulations governing the industry. We

The AI opportunity

Threat to job creation should be addressed

Countries must build sovereign AI infrastructure, says Nvidia CEO Huang

He said that fears about the dangers of AI are overblown, noting that other new technologies and industries such as cars and aviation have been successfully regulated

Fulcrum Digital plans to hire 700 professionals across tech domain in 2024

Fulcrum Digital, a digital engineering and business platform company, plans to hire 700 people across multiple technology domains such as artificial intelligence (AI) this year, according to its chairman Rajesh Sinha. The company has also launched Ryze, a generative AI platform, which aims to simplify operations for businesses handling big databases. Positioned as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, Ryze aims to enable businesses to drive content generation, covering textual and visual mediums with precision and efficiency. Its integration of components including large language models, neuro readers, AI computing, and intelligent chatbots ushers a new era in AI-driven productivity and operational excellence, the company said. Sinha, Founder and Chairman of Fulcrum Digital, said, the company "aims to hire 700 employees in the calendar year 2024, across technology domains such as artificial intelligence (AI), data scientists, software developers, and more". These employees will

Google pledges 25 million euros to empower Europeans with AI skills

The firm will also run a series of growth academies to support companies using AI to scale their companies and has expanded its free online AI training courses to 18 languages

The mind is mightier than the algorithm

Tenen leads by example, bringing his human intelligence to bear on artificial intelligence. By thinking through our collective habits of thought, he offers a meditation all his own

Banks should be mindful of legal, cyber risks emanating from AI: RBI dy guv

The banking sector and players in the space should be mindful of legal and cyber risks, and skill gaps emanating from Artificial Intelligence (AI), RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar has said. "With the adoption of AI and GenAI, laws are to be redefined. Industry needs to note that Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act rules are going to come soon, and banks may be in violation of some of it so it's important to start preparing for it," he said. Addressing the 19th Annual Banking Technology Conference organised by the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) in Mumbai on Friday, he called upon banks to think of customer convenience and provide services accordingly. "When rules are made by us, we need to think of making it convenient for customers and keep improving continuously," he said. Every new technology has erased few jobs but created newer ones, he said, adding that skilling and reskilling of the work force is a must. NaBFID Chairman K V Kamath said what he had predicted 20 yea

'RBI plans tokenisation of assets, bonds under wholesale CBDC pilot'

"On the retail side, its technologies, how systems cope and how people behave are the focus areas. So we are not looking at volumes," Sankar said

AI model could predict onset of psychosis using brain scans, finds research

Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict the onset of psychosis in people using brain scans. They said that the model, trained on brain scans from people globally, could be helpful in clinical settings, as earlier intervention typically leads to better outcomes with less negative impact on people's lives, even as most experiencing psychosis recover fully. Psychosis is a mental state characterised by being out of touch with reality and symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations or radical changes in behaviour and thinking. The condition has no single cause, but can be triggered by trauma, drug or alcohol use, or a genetic predisposition. "At most only 30 per cent of clinical high-risk individuals later have overt psychotic symptoms, while the remaining 70 per cent do not," said associate professor Shinsuke Koike from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and the corresponding author of the study ...

Kota teen builds AI robot to help farmers assess soil health, water crop

A teenager in Rajasthan's Kota has built an all-purpose robot to help farmers assess soil and crop health, their water needs, and detect pests. Aryan Singh, 17, built the AgRobot at his school's Atal Tinkering Lab, a central government initiative to help school children hone their building skills. The son of a farmer, Aryan spent four years building the robot which won him the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar under science and technology category. Aryan was the only boy from Rajasthan among nine boys and ten girls from 18 states and Union Territories who won awards. He got the award from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on January 22 this year. "I belong to a farming family, grew up watching my grandparents and parents working in the field. While studying in class 10, I conceived the idea of developing a multi-task device and later developed a prototype that can reduce farmers' labour in the field," Aryan told PTI. The boy sent his proposal to NITI Ayog's Atal Innovatio

Artificial intelligence driving more layoffs than companies want to admit

Experts struggle to get an accurate picture of just how many jobs are being eliminated as AI rapidly advances

Google partners with Maharashtra govt to provide AI-led services

As a part of the collaboration, Google will leverage its AI capabilities to provide solutions in sectors like agriculture, healthcare, sustainability, education, and startups

India may pip US as largest GitHub base soon: Microsoft's Satya Nadella

To expand 'Code; Without Barriers' to India

Google's Gemini AI app to land on phones in a bid to increase accessibility

Google on Thursday introduced a free artificial intelligence app that will implant the technology on smartphones, enabling people to quickly connect to a digital brain that can write for them, interpret what they're reading and seeing, in addition to helping manage their lives. With the advent of the Gemini app, named after an AI project unveiled late last year, Google will cast aside the Bard chatbot that it introduced a year ago in an effort to catch up with ChatGPT, the chatbot unleashed by the Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI in late 2022. Google is immediately releasing a standalone Gemini app for smartphones running on its Android software. In a few weeks, Google will put Gemini's features into its existing search app for iPhones, where Apple would prefer people rely on its Siri voice assistant for handling various tasks. Although the Google voice assistant that has been available for years will stick around, company executives say they expect Gemini to become the main way use

Microsoft partners with India's Sarvam AI for voice-based genAI tools

Microsoft will support the development of voice-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications through a partnership with Indian startup Sarvam AI, the Windows-maker said on Thursday

Layoffs: Is AI coming for white-collar jobs? Coders, analysts should worry

Shareholders don't seem too bothered, as seen by Meta Platforms Inc.'s recent whopping $197 billion one-day market-cap gain, and neither do politicians eager to catch up in the tech race

Lenovo anticipates surge in PC demand fueled by AI, Windows 11 in H2 FY25

Lenovo is among the 27 companies eligible for IT hardware production linked incentive (PLI) scheme in India

Adopt AI, don't sit on sidelines: Microsoft's Satya Nadella to CEOs

Microsoft chairman says imperative for India, US to cooperate on AI norms