Must protect world against weaponisation of artificial intelligence: PM Narendra Modi
The Prime Minister was speaking at the inauguration of a virtual summit on artificial intelligence 'RAISE 2020', which is being jointly organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the NITI Aayog.
IT Ministry seeks Cabinet approval for policy on artifical intelligence-based programmes
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that India is organising a conference on AI, RAISE 2020, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening. National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and MyGov CEO Abhishek Singh said that the Meity will soon approach the Cabinet for a policy to launch AI-based programmes.
Whirlpool Refrigerators: A union of supreme technology, contemporary storage and avant-garde design: Whirlpool Intellifresh Pro Bottom Mount Refrigerators
Whirlpool has given attention to finer details with this Intellifresh Pro refrigerator.
A dialogue with Alexa Bachchan: How a conversation with Big B as Amazon assistant would sound like
Amazon will tap the superstars baritone for its voice assistant.
Data analytics firm Qlik expands footprint in SAARC countries
The company said that geography wise it is expanding into other regions beyond India as part of its India expansion plan on the back of a 'healthy double-digit growth rate' this year.
Future through the watchful eye of Artificial Intelligence in the world of Online Remote Proctoring Exams
Remote Proctoring, an opportunity, which is now widely used by both public and private sector organizations.
Artificial Intelligence can help India overcome language divide: Expert
"The same technology can be used to overcome Indias language divide," he said adding that this would require 100000 hours of speech and 100 million words of text for each language. Explaining the problems that can be solved using AI today, Prof Reddy said using spoken language assistant people at the bottom, who cannot read, would be able to shop, pay bills and bank online.
Reasons why the world is looking at hybrid workplace as the future of work
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Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says artificial intelligence has potential to generate development
“Technology keeps on evolving. Its pace and speed overtakes us and at times overwhelms us,” he said. “Ladies and gentlemen, we are very clear about one thing. AI would become meaningful only when it brings in a palpable improvement in the quality of life of ordinary Indians.
IIT Guwahati, IIM Bangalore researchers make breakthrough in pricing ‘carbon risk’
An extensive data analysis of over 200 of the largest listed companies in the American market was carried out by the researchers from these top Institutions. To assess the carbon footprint of the companies, direct GHG emissions of the companies and purchased GHG emissions (in power consumption or heat) were considered.
Leading telcos bank on AI, IoT for local 5G use cases
Mobile phone companies Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea could focus on developing India-specific use cases mainly around the healthcare, education and agriculture sectors, among others, backed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) as the much-delayed 5G trials finally get underway.
GMR Hyderabad International Airport uses video analytics to enhance passenger safety amid COVID-19
In order to ensure COVID-19 pandemic protocols compliance at the airport for the safety of passengers and staff, GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) implemented Queue Management Systems combining IoT security cameras and AI (artificial intelligence) video analytics that help improve passenger experience by reducing waiting time at passenger touchpoints.
JB Chemicals launches medicated nicotine lozenges to help quit smoking
On the occasion of 'World No Tobacco Day', the drug maker has also launched an Artificial Intelligence-enabled chatbot 'Dr Will', which would encourage and support tobacco smokers to quit smoking.
Vishal Sikka's Vianai raises $140 million in funding from SoftBank
Vianai, which Sikka founded after his acrimonious exit from IT services giant Infosys in 2017, will utilise the capital to accelerate the delivery of its AI platform and products to enterprise customers
Jammu drone attack: Army chief says fight against drones will be a see-saw battle
The “imaginative and offensive” use of drones riding on AI algorithms, first in Idlib and then in Armenia-Azerbaijan, have challenged the traditional military hardware of war: tanks, artillery and dug-in infantry. “AI is today the modern, holy grail of technology, with far reaching implications on the nature of geopolitics and geo-strategy.
Govt's AI mission running late as Cabinet nod lags
Final approval for the marquee programme yet to come through from cabinet
