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AI to be gamechanger for India in citizen services: Salesforce's Arundhati

AI's cross-border nature will require a 'Global Compact' to ensure its benefits reach all of humanity and to safeguard against any potential misuse, Arundhati Bhattacharya, the top boss of Salesforce India has said exuding confidence that for India, Artificial Intelligence will be a "gamechanger" in delivery of public services. Bhattacharya, the CEO and Chairperson of Salesforce India and former Chairperson of the SBI, said that AI is poised to bring about a transformation in every sphere - from healthcare to diagnostics, and education to skilling. The advent of this futuristic technology will benefit India in a big way, firing the engines of public service delivery, at scale and lower cost, she observed. In an interview with PTI, Bhattacharya also highlighted the need for a 'Global Compact' on AI, given the cross-border nature of technology and its impact. Bhattacharya said she is convinced that AI would benefit society, but in the wrong hands it can be prove to be "quite harmful"

We have strong pipeline of over $50 mn AI-led deals: Sonata Software CFO

A strong pipeline of large deals is expected to drive growth for the Bengaluru-based company

Nokia bets on AI feuled data center boom in $2.3 billion Infinera deal

The takeover will value the optical telecommunications maker's equity at $6.65 per share, the companies said in a statement late on Thursday

Smart match balls to AI: Tech changing face of football at Euro 2024

From smart-enabled match balls and artificial intelligence to cryogenic recovery chambers, soccer is being transformed by the cutting-edge technology available to players, coaches and officials. That much has been evident at Euro 2024, where advancements in areas such as equipment and sports science have been deployed on and off the field, designed to improve the game, the fan experience and player welfare. Not all of it is a hit with everyone. For instance, there are still complaints about VAR decisions just as there were about decisions in the days before VAR was introduced. Regardless, the world's most popular sport continues to be impacted by rapidly-developing technologies in the wider world. Right calls VAR decisions have, in large part, seemed to be a smoother process here than seen, for instance, in the Premier League last season. UEFA is deploying semi-automated offside technology, along with AI and Adidas' connected ball technology to speed up the review process and im

Introduce a single window clearance system for data centres: PwC-Assocham

Currently, only the state government of Maharashtra allows a single window clearance system for this industry

Skills, financial support, AI access key challenges for tech MSMEs: Nasscom

Around 94% of tech MSMEs acknowledged AI's ability to drive business growth, and 87% showed confidence in AI's potential to improve overall productivity in their enterprises

Skill and employment sector calls for job creation, GenAI courses

Gayathri Vasudevan, trustee at Sambhav Foundation, said the meeting focused largely on optimising the utilisation of existing funds

UN unveils 'Global Principles' to combat online misinformation, hate speech

The UN chief Antonio Guterres said the threats to information integrity are not new but are now spreading at unprecedented speeds due to digital platforms and AI

MapmyIndia founders set up new AI data analytics, consulting firm ClarityX

Digital navigation firm MapmyIndia founders have set up new entity ClarityX, which will operate in the domain of AI-based data analytics and consulting services, a top company official said. MapmyIndia Co-Founder and CMD Rakesh Verma, who has founded the new firm, revealed that MapmyIndia initially started as a data analytics company and with ClarityX, the founders want to start afresh with their vision around the data analytics and consulting services associated with it. "In the 90s when we started MapmyIndia, it was initially in the business of data analytics but the navigation part picked up well. "We are now setting up an AI-driven data analytics and consulting company ClarityX which is independent of MapmyIndia, and will provide to all enterprises, including MapmyIndia as a partner," Verma said. Further, he said, "MapmyIndia does not hold any stake in ClarityX." ClarityX has started operations in partnership with MapmyIndia. "We see ClarityX as an Indian alternative to globa

Meta rolls out Meta AI in India, will take on ChatGPT and Google Gemini

Tool launching today; it will be available on all social media platforms of the company to assist people in their daily lives

Formula 1 and Amazon aim for AI-powered 'personalized' race viewing

Vying against other sports, streaming shows, TikTok and video games, the battle for attention has never been so intense

Apple and Meta Platforms have discussed AI partnership, say reports

Apart from Google and Meta, AI startups Anthropic and Perplexity have also been in discussions with Apple to bring their generative AI to Apple Intelligence, the report stated

AI reckoning for world's ad industry at Cannes Lions

As clients demand personalised messaging in a rapidly changing market, AI tools can create ad solutions quickly. Now, the ad industry is consumed about the future of creativity

A field of opportunity for Indian artificial intelligence companies

Being local is their advantage against global tech giants in the race to build large language models

AI will eliminate certain roles, but will create more jobs: Deloitte

AI will replace people with people, contrary to the common narrative, Deloitte's AI Executive Rohit Tandon said, emphasising that the future belongs to AI-human collaboration, not replacement, as he envisions a revolutionary era where technology empowers, rather than replaces, the workforce. In an interview with PTI, Tandon, Managing Director, AI and Insights Practice Leader, Deloitte LLP, said AI will not snatch jobs, but will simply do away with some of the easier jobs, and create new roles. "AI will, with people, replace people... It's not just AI replacing people. You still need humans in the loop," he said. Tandon said the same kind of fear of job roles getting wiped out existed when IT, technology, and computers came into the scenario. "But just look at how many more jobs have been created across the globe because of IT. The same thing is going to happen with AI. It's going to be all-pervasive, just like it is today, just like you have some of the biggest supercomputers that

Amazon mulls monthly subscription for conversation AI-powered Alexa service

The paid version of Amazon's AI-powered Alexa could perform more intricate tasks such as composing a brief email, sending it and ordering dinner for delivery from Uber Eats, all from a single prompt

OpenAI founder sets up new AI company devoted to 'safe superintelligence'

Ilya Sutskever, one of the founders of OpenAI who was involved in a failed effort to push out CEO Sam Altman, said he's starting a safety-focused artificial intelligence company. Sutskever, a respected AI researcher who left the ChatGPT maker last month, said in a social media post on Wednesday that he's created Safe Superintelligence Inc. with two co-founders. The company's only goal and focus is safely developing "superintelligence - a reference to AI systems that are smarter than humans. The company vowed not to be distracted by management overhead or product cycles, and under its business model, work on safety and security would be insulated from short-term commercial pressures, Sutskever and his co-founders Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy said in a prepared statement. The three said Safe Superintelligence is an American company with roots in Palo Alto, California, and Tel Aviv, where we have deep roots and the ability to recruit top technical talent. Sutskever was part of a group

The rise and rise of technology

As technology's influence on geopolitics continues to expand, it is crucial that the new government implements strategic policy initiatives akin to the JAM trinity

AI platform OrbitShift raises $7 million to expand product footprint

OrbitShift claims that it has reduced research and sales planning time by 40-50%

70% CEOs ramping up tech investments to improve biz in next 1 year: Report

EY's CEO Outlook Pulse Survey 2024 said that 80 per cent of the CEOs surveyed were optimistic regarding their companies' revenue prospects