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January 31, 2025 2:58 PM

India uniquely positioned to harness AI potential, says economic survey 2024-25

India’s demographic edge and diverse economic environment present a unique opportunity for the nation to leverage artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Economic Survey for 2024-25 tabled in Parliament on Friday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The report emphasized that to fully capitalize on AI’s transformative potential, India must prioritize substantial investments in education and workforce skilling while fostering supportive institutions that can adapt to evolving techn...

January 29, 2025 4:15 PM

Why DeepSeek’s Rise Is a Black Swan Moment for the AI Industry?

DeepSeek, a groundbreaking AI startup based in Hangzhou, China, has captured global attention with the launch of its revolutionary language model, DeepSeek-R1. Released on January 20, this cutting-edge model competes with industry leaders like OpenAI’s o1 while costing a fraction of the price. With exceptional capabilities in solving complex problems across chemistry, mathematics, and coding, DeepSeek-R1 is heralding a new era in artificial intelligence (AI). Its unmatched combination of affor...

January 16, 2025 3:25 PM

Internet users to surpass 900 million in India this year, AI a game changer

India's internet user base is projected to surpass 900 million by 2025, fueled by the increasing use of Indic languages for digital content, according to a report released on Thursday. The number of active internet users in India reached 886 million in 2024, reflecting a robust 8 percent year-on-year growth. Rural India, with 488 million users, has been the primary driver of this growth and now accounts for 55 percent of the country’s total internet population, the report by the Internet and ...

January 15, 2025 6:14 PM

80% of indian companies recognize AI as a core strategic priority: report

India is leading in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, with 80% of companies identifying AI as a core strategic priority, surpassing the global average of 75%, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report, compiled by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), reveals that 69% of Indian companies plan to increase their tech investments in 2025, with one-third of these companies set to allocate over $25 million to AI initiatives. Furthermore, less than 10% of Indian executives expect a decre...

January 13, 2025 4:14 PM

Nvidia says new rule will weaken US leadership in AI

Nvidia on Monday criticized a new effort by the Biden administration to tighten Washington's grip on artificial intelligence chip flows around the world, saying the regulation would jeopardize current U.S. leadership in AI. The new rule, which is expected to be published as soon as Monday, "threatens to derail innovation and economic growth worldwide," and would "undermine America's leadership," Nvidia Vice President of Government Affairs Ned Finkle said in a statement. Reuters reported last m...

January 10, 2025 9:41 PM

India to host 28th CSPOC with focus on AI and social media: Lok Sabha Speaker

India will host the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments of Commonwealth Countries (CSPOC) in 2026, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced at the CSPOC Standing Committee Meeting in Guernsey. The event will focus on the use of artificial intelligence and social media in parliamentary processes. In his address, Birla highlighted India’s economic progress and technological advancements, including its growing role in sectors like agriculture, fintech, artificial intel...

January 10, 2025 11:58 AM

Meta knew it used pirated books to train AI, authors say

Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers. Ta-Nehisi Coates, comedian Sarah Silverman, and other authors suing Meta for copyright infringement made the accusations in filings made public on Wednesday in California federal court. They said internal documents produced by Meta during the discovery process showed the company knew the wor...

January 7, 2025 3:51 PM

Satya Nadella announces $3 billion investment to boost AI, cloud infrastructure in India

Microsoft Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella, on Tuesday announced $3 billion investment in the country for cloud and AI infrastructure over the next two years. The announcement came during his keynote session at the Microsoft AI Tour in Bengaluru. This investment aims to accelerate AI innovation in the country, which is pivotal for achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. The tech giant also announced to train and skill 10 million people in AI by ...

January 7, 2025 1:41 PM

AI to drive urgency for reinvention, act as personal brand ambassador: report

As artificial intelligence (AI) spreads rapidly across enterprises and society, faster than any prior technology, 69 per cent of executives, including those in India, believe it brings a new urgency to reinvent how technology systems and processes are designed, built, and operated, a report revealed on Tuesday. The ‘Accenture Technology Vision 2025’ predicted that AI will increasingly act as a technology development partner, a personal brand ambassador, power robotic bodies in the physical ...

January 5, 2025 5:15 PM

AI can spot patients at risk for suicide, finds study

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors identify patients at risk for suicide, potentially improving prevention efforts in routine medical settings, according to new research. The research, reported in the journal JAMA Network Open, compared two approaches — automatic pop-up alerts that interrupted the doctor's workflow versus a more passive system that simply displayed risk information in the patient's electronic chart. The team found that the interruptive alerts were far more effecti...