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AI and the human soul: What new books reveal about us and our purpose

Could AI ever function as a spirit ambulance, shuttling us through the uncanny valleys that keep us, as Shantideva knew, from accepting others?

How Altman sidestepped Musk to win over President Trump

Since Trump's election, the billionaires of Silicon Valley have jockeyed to influence the new administration. None of them have been more successful than Musk

Best of BS Opinion: How AI, trade, and immigration generate conflict

From the use of AI in the military, to its use to generate unrest, from illegal human trafficking leading to conflict between allies, our columns today deal with the idea conflict

In Paris, PM Narendra Modi will push to bridge AI digital divide

Modi will travel to US for a two-day working visit to meet Trump

Hacking AI for the big bang: Exposing risks of sensitive data leaks

Given its mutable ethics, manipulating AI into yielding information on sensitive subjects, such as how to make nuclear bombs, is not difficult

Google has made a dangerous U-turn on military artificial intelligence

This week, the company deleted its pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance, a promise that had been in place since 2018

Piyush Goyal calls for robust AI regulatory framework to ensure ethical use

There is a need to create a robust regulatory framework with legal and policy support, to curb the unethical use of AI (artificial intelligence) while ensuring its effective deployment, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. He also said that technology can become a tool but can never substitute the human mind. "...help us to navigate this journey to create the right regulatory framework, not necessarily only in copyrights, trademarks or patents, but through the various aspects of law that can be impacted through the use of AI and come up with robust regulations that can withstand both the misuse or unethical use of AI and which will also support ethical use of modern technology," Goyal said. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of 'Vidhi Pragati: National IP Moot Court Competition, 2025' here. The minister emphasised that the subject AI and coyright is "very" relevant at present as "we are seeing nearly perfect" counterfeits and copyrights these days. Ci

Workers rights to deepfake: Nearly 50 pvt members' Bills introduced in RS

Nearly fifty private members' bills, including those seeking to protect employees' rights in relation to use and implementation of artificial intelligence in workplaces; prevent and criminalise creation and use of deepfake contents were introduced in Rajya Sabha on Friday. Members across political parties, from ruling BJP to opposition TMC, Congress, RJD, CPI, CPI(M) and AAP introduced several private members' bills, including two separate bills seeking to increase the sitting of Parliament to at least 100 to 120 days a year, in the post lunch session of the Upper House. TMC member Mausam B Noor introduced the Artificial Intelligence (Protection of Rights of Employees) Bill, 2023 that seeks to protect the rights of employees in relation to the use and implementation of AI atworkplaces. It also seeks to regulate the use of and ensure transparency in the implementation of AI technologies at workplaces. Noor also introduced the Deepfake Prevention and Criminalisation Bill, 2023 that ..

Cognida.ai raises $15 million to transform enterprise AI adoption

Cognida says its practical approach reduces AI implementation time from eight months to just 12 weeks, making AI adoption predictable and profitable

OpenAI execs meet tech, policy groups to discuss India's data, AI landscape

Sources who attended these meetings also said that OpenAI executives wanted to understand India-specific use cases

AI-enabled consumer helpline sees surge in complaints, faster resolution

The National Consumer Helpline (NCH) has witnessed a sharp increase in consumer complaints after implementing artificial intelligence for sector-specific analysis, the consumer affairs ministry said on Friday. The AI-powered platform has driven complaint volumes up more than tenfold, from 12,553 in December 2015 to 1,55,138 in December 2024, indicating growing consumer confidence in the system. Monthly average complaints have nearly tripled from 37,062 in 2017 to 1,12,468 in 2024, while digital grievances increased to 68,831 in fiscal year 2024-25 from 54,893 in the previous year, according to ministry data. The technology upgrade has slashed grievance disposal time to 48 days in 2024 from 66.26 days in 2023, officials said. A key initiative involves converting companies with high complaint volumes into "convergence partners" who must prioritize swift resolution. The number of such partners has grown to 1,038 from 263 in 2017. "With NCH's AI-driven, sector-specific analysis, thes

House lawmakers push to ban Chinese AI app DeepSeek from US govt devices

A bipartisan duo in the the US House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices, similar to the policy already in place for the popular social media platform TikTok. Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill., on Thursday introduced the No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act," which would ban federal employees from using the Chinese AI app on government-owned electronics. They cited the Chinese government's ability to use the app for surveillance and misinformation as reasons to keep it away from federal networks. The Chinese Communist Party has made it abundantly clear that it will exploit any tool at its disposal to undermine our national security, spew harmful disinformation, and collect data on Americans," Gottheimer said in a statement. We simply can't risk the CCP infiltrating the devices of our government officials and jeopardizing our national security." The proposal comes after the Chinese software compa

Amazon, echoes rival Microsoft, says it can't keep up with AI demand

Amazon spent $26.3 billion in capital expenditures in the last three months of 2024, the vast majority of which went toward AI-related projects within AWS

US-based AI company Phenom acquires talent mobility platform EDGE

Phenom aims to double its workforce within the next two years across its existing offices in Hyderabad, Vizag, and Bengaluru

Betting on advance of DeepSeek, China investors rush into AI-related stocks

Feverish buying has pumped up shares of Chinese chipmakers, software designers and data centre operators amid patriotic calls for an upward repricing of Chinese assets

Instagram shows AI generated image option in Stories in India: How it works

With the new feature, Instagram users in India can prompt Meta AI to generate an image which can be shared on Stories

Sam Altman, Ashwini Vaishnaw discuss collaboration as AI race hots up

The OpenAI CEO is currently on a whirlwind multi-country tour that started this week

Wall Street indexes slip as Alphabet, AMD forecasts fan AI payoff concerns

Google-parent Alphabet dropped 8.3 per cent after posting downbeat cloud revenue growth and earmarking a higher-than-expected $75 billion for its AI buildout this year

AMD's AI chip Q4 revenue miss knocks shares amid rivalry with Nvidia

The company's fourth-quarter data center revenue - a proxy for its AI performance - jumped 69 per cent to $3.9 billion, compared with the consensus estimate of $4.15 billion

CM Mamata inaugurates ITC's global centre of excellence for AI in Kolkata

Diversified conglomerate ITC Limited on Wednesday announced the opening of its global centre of excellence for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the metropolis. The centre was virtually inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the Bengal Global Business Summit. ITC chairman and managing director Sanjiv Puri highlighted Bengal's potential for investment, noting that the firm, headquartered in Kolkata, has made significant investments in sectors such as hospitality, manufacturing, IT, and agriculture. He emphasised the state's promising future in hospitality and reiterated ITC's commitment to expanding its presence in West Bengal. The global centre, located in New Town, will focus on advanced AI research, positioning West Bengal as a leading hub for AI development in India. Banerjee also virtually inaugurated a state-of-the-art FMCG manufacturing facility at Uluberia in Howrah district. Puri added that ITC has invested over Rs 7,500 crore in West Bengal over t