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Regulations, industry collaborations needed to fix deepfake issue: Nasscom

Tackling the deepfake issue will require regulations and close industry collaboration as there is no silver bullet for it, Nasscom Chairperson Rajesh Nambiar has said, terming it a "real concern", especially in a year when several countries are going for polls. In an interview with PTI, the Nasscom chief also talked about continued concerns over macro headwinds while pointing out that "green shoots" and "clear pockets" of demand emerging in areas like generative AI. Highlighting that technology has moved from being an enabler to being at the centre of every business, Nambiar, who is also chairman and managing director of Cognizant India, said companies will have no choice but to invest in technology going forward. Nambiar, who took over as the chairperson of apex IT industry body Nasscom in September 2023, termed deepfakes "a real concern". "Deepfakes are a real concern, especially when you look at half of the world's population going into elections in 2024. That is a big number, i

Not afraid of recession, demand for automation will go up: Verint CEO

Dan Bodner, Verint founder and CEO said that India has been amongst the top two contributors to the Asia-Pacific revenue of the New York-based analytics company and will continue to expand

IT sector may be ripe for cherry picking; analysts more positive on Infosys

Investors though should be selective; analysts more positive on Infosys and Persistent Systems

Domestic IT spend to grow 11.9% to Rs 2.59 trillion in 2019, says report

The proportion of digital spend in overall IT spending is estimated to grow to almost 30 per cent in 2019, showing a growth of 29 per cent in digital spending over 2018

Govt CIOs spending only 21% of IT budget on digital initiatives: Gartner

Overall, 58 per cent of government CIOs report that they participate in digital ecosystems