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India plays an important role in our R&D work: FICO CPTO Bill Waid

Waid discusses the pivotal role India will play in FICO's technological advancements and the company's plans to expand its operations, including enlarging its R&D team in the country

Bhashini: Everything you need to know about AI language translation tool

Bhashini is an AI-driven language translation tool that marks a transformative step in digital inclusivity for Indian languages

Accenture launches GenAI studio in Bengaluru to boost adoption of data, AI

IT major has target of doubling AI talent to 80,000 people in the next three years

PM Modi's speech at Kashi Tamil Sangamam translated real time using AI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the attendees of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam here with his speech being translated for the audience in real-time using artificial intelligence. Addressing the event on Sunday, the prime minister said, "Those from Tamil Nadu, I request them to use your earphones (to listen to the speech) using AI technology for the first time." Modi expressed hope that artificial intelligence would make it easier for him to reach out to the people. "This was my first experience. In future, I will use it and you will have to respond. Now, as usual, I speak in Hindi and AI will translate it to Tamil," he said. The prime minister said, "Coming from Tamil Nadu to Kashi means coming from one home of Mahadev to His other home. Coming from Tamil Nadu to Kashi means coming from the place of Madurai Meenakshi to Kashi Vishalakshi's place." "So, the love and bond that exist in the hearts of the people of Tamil Nadu and Kashi is different and unique. I am sure, the peop

GenAI can add $1.2-1.5 trillion to India's GDP by 2030: EY report

75 per cent of organisations said customer engagement was a segment that was most influenced by generative AI

Deloitte is now looking at AI to help avoid mass layoffs in future

Deloitte LLP is using AI to evaluate existing staffers' skills and map out plans that would shift employees away from quieter parts of the business and into roles that are more in demand

Genrobotics chosen among top three Indian startups at global AI summit

Genrobotics, a Kerala-based startup acclaimed for leveraging technology for social change, has been adjudged among top three Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups of India at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit 2023 organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in New Delhi. Genrobotic's G-gaiter Robotic Technology won the award in 'AI Game Changers' category at the December 12-14 summit held at Bharat Mandapam, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a statement said on Saturday. S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT presented the award to Afsal Muttikkal, Regional Director, Genrobotics Medical and Mobility and Arun Dominic, Regional Business Development Manager. Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT, was also present, it said. Genrobotics was honoured for its outstanding innovation in healthcare by developing G Gaiter --- an advanced AI-powered robotic gait trainer. G Gaiter tra

Narayana Murthy cautions the public not to fall prey to deep fake videos

The videos have a deep fake voice of Murthy endorsing an investment platform Quantum AI that claimed to partner with Elon Musk

Zerodha founder shares his 58-second deepfake video, raising concern

The founder of Zerodha raised serious concerns over the growing threat of generative AI and deepfake videos. He shared a 58-second deepfake video raising his concern

Adobe signals slow growth in generative AI tech, disappoints investors

In the fiscal fourth quarter, sales increased 12% to $5.05 billion. Profit, excluding some items, was $4.27 a share

India has $20 bn dry powder waiting to be invested: Peak XV MD Anandan

Says investors are looking to invest unallocated capital in sectors like AI

OpenAI to pay Axel Springer SE tens of millions to use news content

OpenAI's partnership with Axel Springer comes after months of clashes between news publishers and tech companies over how their content can be used to train AI systems

Tesla shows off Optimus Gen 2 robot with improved hands, slimmer figure

Optimus remains a concept in development and will have to shake off the underwhelming debut it made a year ago, when Tesla staff had to move one of the prototypes into position

Google offers enhanced generative AI features for cloud customers

Google Cloud clients can use Gemini to create apps such as AI-powered chatbots, easy-to-query inventory databases and marketing presentations

Google supports women-led AI startups in tech innovation, sustainability

Google for Startups Accelerator programme is designed to enable women entrepreneurs who are using technology to solve complex problems and are making a positive impact on society

Tech Mahindra launches Populii, platform for gig workers and companies

Service will list jobs for gig workers and equip businesses with reliable data from trained and qualified candidates

India to create AI computing capacity for start-ups, researchers: Minister

Capacity will be created by the public sector and separately in collaboration with private companies, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

India has a unique vantage position on how AI could play out: UN Tech Envoy

India's successful experience of building digital public infrastructure at scale has a unique vantage position on how Artificial Intelligence could play out in the Global South, UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology Amandeep Singh Gill has said. India's experience in tackling the potential risks and challenges would also be of global interest, and would be watched carefully, Gill told PTI in an interview here. As a large developing country, with a successful experience of building digital public infrastructure at scale, by laying out a foundation of digital identity, digital payment mechanisms and then starting to build data flow, data management platforms on top of that -- India has a unique vantage position on how AI could play out in the Global South, he said. Gill said India can take the leadership in championing responsible applications of AI for development, for leap-frogging many of the challenges that developing countries face, including financial inclusion, last-mile .

Intelligent regulation

Much to learn from EU's Artificial Intelligence Act

51% Indians believe AI will help improve productivity at work: PwC survey

The PwC survey also highlighted that 62% of Indians believe that the skills required for their jobs will change significantly over the next five years