Artifical Intelligence

In classrooms, teachers put artificial intelligence tutoring bots to test

Drakeford knew that "consonant" might be an unfamiliar word to some students. So she suggested they ask Khanmigo, a new tutoring bot that uses artificial intelligence (AI), for help

Bernstein downgrades Alphabet, warns it's moving 'too fast' in AI

Shares fell 1.5 per cent after the cut to market perform from outperform. The stock is on track for its sixth negative session of the past seven, though it remains up over 30 per cent this year

Regulating AI

Guidelines will need to evolve over time

Advancements in futuristic technologies need of the hour: MoS Ajay Bhatt

Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Wednesday called upon the scientific community to make advancements in technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), so that the nation is prepared to deal with future threats.He was addressing the National Technology Day function organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in New Delhi.The Government is making all efforts to meet the defence requirements through domestic procurement, he said, exhorting all sectors of the defence ecosystem to work together to achieve excellence in cutting edge technologies.Bhatt lauded the efforts of DRDO in establishing a self-reliant research and development (R & D) ecosystem which provides the Armed Forces with state-of-the-art equipment, in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'."DRDO has proved itself through design, development and production of highly-sophisticated weapon platforms/systems. It has enhanced the involvement of ..

AR-VR headset market in Asia-Pacific to grow by 51% in next 5 yrs

In 2021, the Asia Pacific AR/VR market for headsets Grew by 60 per cent, with shipments reaching 2.19 million units, according to the IDC

Gupshup acquires Bengaluru-based conversational AI provider AskSid

The acquisition strengthens Gupshup's AI-powered conversational solutions for e-commerce, retail and consumer goods industries

Jio Institute starts admissions for its post graduate programmes

One-year full-time programmes offered in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science and Digital Media & Marketing Communications

Indian-American's AI startup expands leadership team after raising $200 mn

An Indian American-led artificial intelligence startup in the Silicon Valley on Wednesday said it has raised USD200 million so far and added key members to its leadership team

83% Indian BFSI players think AI must to boost customer experience: Report

The report also said more than 80% of respondents from the banking and financial services industry say they have deployed chatbots to make customer servicing easy.

Global artificial intelligence spending to reach $434 bn in 2022: Report

The market is expected to break the $500 billion mark in 2023, reports International Data Corporation (IDC)

Spinny acquires AI-powered car connectivity solutions' startup, Scouto

Founded by ex-racecar driver Akshay Gupta (CEO) and Shubham Sharma (CTO), Scouto has built an end-to-end connected car technology suite.

Indian AI-SaaS start-ups can create $500 bn of market value by 2030: Report

India's increasing role in the global AI market could create employment for around 4.5 million people, says a study by venture capital firm Stellaris and International Finance Corporation

Indian Navy conducts workshop on artificial intelligence in Jamnagar

The Indian Navy conducted a three-day-long virtual workshop at Indian naval station (INS) Valsura in Jamnagar of Gujarat on leveraging artificial intelligence, an official statement said on Thursday.

Aidrivers, Ashok Leyland to develop clean, greener autonomous vehicles

Aidrivers will provide AI-enabled autonomous solutions while Ashok Leyland will provide vehicle platforms; the partners will work to explore target markets and opportunities for cooperation

Professor one of richest post SenseTime Group's red-hot debut

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology alum's wealth has jumped by $300 million to roughly $3.7 billion

Meta develops AI to bring human-like figures in children's drawings to life

Meta (formerly Facebook) researchers have developed an AI system that can identify and automatically animate the human-like figures in children's drawings with a high success rate

DRDO adding new chapters like IT, AI, robotics in tech warfare: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is adding new chapters like information technology, artificial intelligence, and robotics in technological warfare.DRDO is working to prevent various present and upcoming dangers in a very futuristic and first-of-its-kind approach, he added."DRDO is working to prevent various present and upcoming dangers in a very futuristic & first-of-its-kind approach. We're adding a new chapter in technological warfare like IT, AI, and robotics, every day," said Singh at a DRDO seminar on 'Preparing for the Future' in Delhi."DRDO now has a new role. It will not only provide service for defence research and development but will also be a facilitator for the in-house research & development of private sectors," he added."I have mixed feelings of celebrations and sadness; on one side, DRDO is celebrating 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' and on the other side, CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and ..

Chinese AI startup SenseTime postpones $767-mn Hong Kong IPO after US ban

SenseTime said it remained committed to completing the offering and would publish a supplemental prospectus and an updated listing timetable

AI-powered talent firm Sense raises $50 mn from SoftBank Vision Fund 2

With this new round, firm will continue to ramp up its go-to-market strategy and raise awareness with firms that hire at scale across industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, logistics and retail

No secret: British MI6 spy chief warns race is on for mastery of AI

Richard Moore, a former diplomat who became MI6 chief in 2020, says technological progress over the next decade could outstrip all tech progress over the past century.