Artificial intelligence

April 23, 2025 3:36 PM

AI economic gains likely to outweigh emissions cost, says IMF

Economic gains from artificial intelligence will boost global output by around 0.5% a year between 2025 and 2030, outweighing the costs of rising carbon emissions by the data centres needed to run AI models, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. An IMF report released at its annual spring meeting in Washington nonetheless noted that those output gains would not be shared equally across the world, and called on policymakers and businesses to minimise costs to broader society. "Despit...

April 14, 2025 5:42 PM

AICTE forms expert committee to integrate AI across all academic streams

In a significant step toward transforming technical education in India, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has constituted an expert committee to facilitate the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Applied AI across diverse academic programmes beyond traditional computer science degrees. The committee is chaired by Anand Deshpande, Managing Director of Persistent Systems, and includes AI experts from IITs, NITs, and other leading institutions. The move is aimed at ...

April 9, 2025 4:59 PM

AI can have medical care biases too, a study reveals

Artificial intelligence models may recommend different treatments for the same medical condition based solely on a patient’s socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, researchers warn. The researchers invented nearly three dozen different patients and asked nine healthcare large language AI models how each one should be managed, in a thousand different emergency room situations. Despite identical clinical details, the AI models occasionally altered decisions based on patients’ persona...

February 25, 2025 4:47 PM

President Murmu highlights Patna Medical College’s role in Bihar’s healthcare at centenary celebration

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday participated in the centenary celebration of Patna Medical College (PMCH), emphasising the institution’s significance as one of Bihar’s most valuable heritages. During her address, she acknowledged the institution's rich legacy and praised its evolution toward modernity. She remarked that PMCH was once among the top hospitals in Asia, with its alumni making notable contributions both domestically and internationally through their talent and dedication. Pr...

February 18, 2025 1:24 PM

Indian graduates show strong potential for AI, ML roles: report

Indian graduates are demonstrating a strong aptitude for roles in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), according to a report released on Tuesday. The report, by talent assessment firm Mercer Mettl, revealed that Indian graduates have a 46.1% employability rate in AI and ML – the highest among all technical roles. Covering data from more than 2,700 campuses and over 1 million learners, the report presents a complex landscape marked by both promising adaptability and persist...

February 5, 2025 3:12 PM

India’s Growing Role in AI: A Key Market and Potential Global Leader, Says Sam Altman

As India embarks on an exciting artificial intelligence (AI) journey, OpenAI Co-founder and CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday said India is a very important market for AI and the company’s second biggest market globally. The owner of ChatGPT AI models was speaking at an event in the presence of Union Minister for Railways and Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw. According to Altman, who has just announced a massive $500 billion project called ‘Stargate’ building new AI infrastructure in the U...

January 16, 2025 3:38 PM

India set to become ‘GCC Capital of the World’

India is poised to become the ‘GCC Capital of the World,’ with 1,700 global capability centres (GCCs) employing over two million people — a figure expected to grow significantly by 2030, the government announced on Thursday. GCCs are at the forefront of adopting emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, data analytics, robotic process automation, digital commerce, cybersecurity, blockchain, augmented reality, and virtual reality. Union Minister of Labour and Employment Dr...

December 26, 2024 12:59 PM

AI can help identify and manage atopic dermatitis: report

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a valuable tool in the diagnosis and management of atopic dermatitis, a chronic skin condition. AI can enable more accurate, early, and standardized identification, optimizing patient outcomes, according to a report released on Thursday. Atopic dermatitis is a complex disease with a range of clinical manifestations and symptoms. In severe cases, it is associated with sleep disturbances due to pruritic rashes that appear on the skin during flare-ups, a...

December 11, 2024 8:18 PM

8.6 lakh candidates enrolled in ‘IndiaAI Future Skills’ initiative: IT Minister

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that 8.6 lakh candidates have enrolled in the IndiaAI Future Skills platform, a program aimed at democratizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) education and skilling. The IndiaAI Mission, built on seven foundational pillars, seeks to make AI technology accessible to all, fostering inclusivity and innovation. Vaishnaw underscored the transformative potential of this mission in democratizing AI and its applicati...

December 2, 2024 1:25 PM

Samsung’s chip dominance faces new challenges amid AI-driven competition

Samsung Electronics, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry, is facing significant challenges as the global memory market shifts toward artificial intelligence (AI)-focused technologies. The company's three-decade reign as the world's leading memory chipmaker is under pressure, largely due to its slower response to the growing demand for high bandwidth memory (HBM), a critical component in AI accelerators, reports Yonhap news agency. The tech giant entered the semiconductor business in Decemb...