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With Hanooman's blessings, Mukesh Ambani is trying to reinvent Reliance
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is making significant strides in artificial intelligence with projects like Hanooman AI and JioPhoneCall AI. These initiatives aim to develop large AI models for India's diverse languages and socio-cultural contexts, contributing to Reliance's broader strategy to embed innovative technologies across its businesses to drive growth and value.
Can China tech find a home in Silicon Valley?
Chinese tech professionals are moving to Silicon Valley for opportunities they don't believe are available in China anymore. They're part of a wave of Chinese companies "going global," as a growing number of businesses look outside their home country for growth.
Intel board member quit after differences over chipmaker's revival plan
Lip-Bu Tan, a semiconductor industry veteran, had said he was leaving the board because of a personal decision to "reprioritize various commitments" and that he remained "supportive of the company and its important work," in a regulatory filing on Thursday.
Wyoming reporter caught using artificial intelligence to create fake quotes and stories
The publisher and editor at the Enterprise, which was cofounded in 1899 by Buffalo Bill Cody, have since apologised and vowed to take steps to ensure it never happens again. In an editorial published Monday, Enterprise Editor Chris Bacon said he "failed to catch" the AI copy and false quotes and apologized that "AI was allowed to put words that were never spoken into stories."
Liquidity will keep investors buying every dip; 2 themes to anchor portfolios in a few years: Harsha Upadhyaya
Kotak AMC's Harsha Upadhyaya emphasized the emerging significance of electric vehicles and artificial intelligence for future market themes. He noted robust domestic investment flows supporting current market levels despite valuation concerns and detailed recent portfolio adjustments focusing more on IT and consumer sectors while trimming industrial and auto sector investments, reflecting a defensive strategy shift.
Will AI become conscious?
This question has always been in the air - SF has given us stories about machines not only intelligent but also (self-)aware. There has also always been a tendency for humans to create things in their own image and to project human-like qualities on to things they create or imagine.
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AI startup Sarvam AI unveils mix of open source, enterprise products
Sarvam AI, an AI startup from Bengaluru, introduced new generative AI products. Key offerings include Sarvam Agents, Sarvam 2B, Shuka 1.0, Sarvam Models, and A1. Sarvam will partner with the likes of Yotta, Nvidia, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Exotel for these services and products.
Is AI the hidden key to discovering alien life? Major predictions and global space efforts revealed
One important tool for the hunt for extraterrestrial life may already be at hand, according to a recent prediction. An important discovery is predicted in the next years, and significant international cooperation amongst key space agencies is predicted to increase the likelihood of finding extraterrestrial life.
S&P 500, Nasdaq stumble on caution ahead of tech earnings
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed lower due to weak chip stocks and major tech shares, while the Dow saw modest gains. Microsoft and NVIDIA shares dropped ahead of key tech earnings. Financials and energy outperformed as market expectations grew for a Federal Reserve rate cut this year owing to moderating inflation signs.
UPSC has a foolproof plan to prevent NEET and Puja Khedkar like fiasco
UPSC plans to revamp its exam system to prevent malpractices, incorporating Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication, facial recognition, QR code scanning, and AI surveillance. This decision follows controversies, including the NEET paper leak and excessive exam attempts by an IAS officer. UPSC has floated a tender seeking bidders for the technological upgrade.
When tech fails, it is usually with a whimper instead of a bang
This past week's global software outage, immediately proclaimed as the biggest in history, was not caused by terrorists or AI or rogue hackers demanding billions in ransom. It wasn't even done as a lark by some off-the-charts smart teenager. Those are the Hollywood versions. Instead, it was a routine upgrade that somehow went off the rails.
In India, road accidents claim 19 lives every hour. Can AI make driving safer?
Startups are using AI tools to analyse driver behaviour in an effort to make the operations of fleet operators easier.
AI cameras installed in Karnataka Assembly to record arrival, exit time of MLAs, duration of presence
KGF Congress MLA Roopakala Shashidhar was the first legislator to be recorded by the cameras on arrival at the Assembly for the monsoon session, which began today as the new system became operational. The first MLA to be captured exiting was Tiptur's Shadakshari of Congress. Speaker U T Khader noted that there is a practice of recognising MLAs who come early to the Assembly before the quorum bells are rung and their names are read out in appreciation by the Chair.
Why an ‘AI health coach’ won't solve the world's chronic disease problems
Health is an appealing direction for an AI industry that has promised to transform civilisation, but whose huge growth of the past couple of years is beginning to look like it's stalling. Companies and investors have pumped billions into the technology, but it is still often a solution looking for problems.
Artificial Intelligence helped to find a vast source of the copper that AI needs to thrive
KoBold is pumping $2.3 billion into its first mine and is negotiating tricky partnerships with contractors and governments alike. It is relying on the U.S. government to finance a new railway to export the copper.
‘Big Short’ investor Steve Eisman says you have to own big tech
Senior portfolio manager Steve Eisman foresees prolonged strength in US megacap tech stocks driven by AI accessibility. Eisman recommends owning large-cap tech stocks like Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Oracle. Despite concerns about Nvidia's valuation, Eisman remains optimistic about its future earnings growth. He also predicts a Trump victory in November.
AI is bringing back Hollywood voices from the past, but with consent
AI voice startup ElevenLabs, which develops tools and models to regenerate voices in different accents and languages, has secured permission from the estates of deceased Hollywood actors to use their voices for its app Reader. This app takes online content like newsletters, articles, PDF files and converts them into voice-overs.
The voices of AI are telling us a lot
AI voices evolve from cinematic stereotypes to diverse choices, impacting user preferences.
Retail traders are getting bigger than ever in US stock options
Retail traders were responsible for 18.3% of the total options activity in June, a record, the bank’s strategists led by Bram Kaplan wrote Friday in a note to clients on Friday. More than 60% of their orders were for contracts expiring a week out or less, with technology options being of the highest demand among single-stock trades.
Is NBC building an AI Michaels clone for Paris Olympics 2024 coverage?
In an interesting turn of events, NBC going for a full-time presenter for its Olympic 2024 announcements, is instead opting for iconic sports presenter AI Michaels' clone who will be announcing various details and daily recaps of the Paris Games.
Cash strapped Stability AI raises $80 million with new CEO and board
According to a person familiar with the matter, Stability AI has raised about $80 million in funding from a group of investors including Coatue Management, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The firm also released AI models to generate audio and video using text prompts and named former Facebook President Sean Parker as executive board chairman of its board.
AI startup EvolutionaryScale raises $142 million to advance tech in biology
Calling it a "ChatGPT moment for biology," Lux Capital cofounder and managing partner Josh Wolfe told the company has developed the first large language model for creating novel proteins and other biological systems.
Artificial Intelligent slaves
The word robot is traced to the Slavic word for forced labourers i.e., slaves. Slaves have existed in all parts of the world. Names have been different. Techniques to enslave been different. Some used threats of violence. Some told stories - God told you to follow the occupation of your father, nothing else, was the story told in Hindu scriptures. The gods created slavery for their own pleasure, said Mesopotamian mythology. Women have to serve women, said Biblical myths.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son talks up artificial super intelligence ambitions
"SoftBank Group has done many things until now that have all been a warm up for my great dream to realise artificial intelligence," Son told shareholders at the group's annual general meeting.
SAP at work on AI agents to up productivity
SAP, Europe’s largest technology company, is developing AI agents for anomaly alerting, decision support, and task automation. It focuses on business AI solutions and plans to release 100 generative AI use cases by 2024. Kask mentioned the benefits of AI agents in boosting productivity and handling diverse, complex processes.
You.com startup is raising $50 million as it targets AI-assistant market
Similarweb dat shows You.com received 11 million visitors in May, marking an increase in web traffic for the year. However, this figure remains below its peak of 20 million visitors in February 2023. Following ChatGPT's role in ignited interest in You.com's AI-powered search engine in early 2023, some users have since started exploring other options.
Wall Street drifts to mixed finish after the latest signal of a slowing economy
U.S. stocks mixed as economy slows. S&P 500 up 0.1%. Dow down 0.3%. Nasdaq up 0.6%. Manufacturing shrinks, affecting Treasury yields. Companies struggle with high interest rates. Tech stocks soar. GameStop rises. AMC climbs. Waste Management to buy Stericycle. Bond market sees yield fluctuations. Investors watch economic reports.
Scarlett Johansson's OpenAI feud rekindles Hollywood fear of artificial intelligence
Johansson's accusation that the ChatGPT-maker copied her performance in the Spike Jonze-directed feature film, after failing to strike an agreement, rekindled the creative class's anxiety about the existential threat posed by AI, even as Hollywood studios test new tools and mull alliances with OpenAI.
Scarlett Johansson's OpenAI feud rekindles Hollywood fear of artificial intelligence
Johansson's accusation that the ChatGPT-maker copied her performance in the Spike Jonze-directed feature film, after failing to strike an agreement, rekindled the creative class's anxiety about the existential threat posed by AI, even as Hollywood studios test new tools and mull alliances with OpenAI.
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