In a pivotal scene in Terminator Salvation, definitely not one of the better movies in the franchise, Christian Bale’s John Connors encounters a cyborg named Marcus with a cybernetic endoskeleton and a partially artificial cerebral cortex. Marcus insists he’s human but he’s not. You think you’re human? | Terminator Salvation [Open matte] It was a…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently delivered a keynote address at a gathering for the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) — including the first ever “Summit of the Future”. During his keynote, he said technology can expand opportunities for people around the world. He gave his own example of how “technology improved our lives in…
WASHINGTON: He once joked that the first word children in India utter is AI (mother in some Indian languages). He later wisecracked that AI means artificial intelligence for the world, but for him, it also meant American-Indian spirit. All kidding aside, PM Narendra Modi offered a full-spectrum embrace of the rapidly evolving field, saying it…
BENGALURU: Salil Parekh looks trim and fit. When we ask him about it, the Infosys CEO & MD says he isn’t getting as much time for fitness as he would like. Infosys probably requires more of his time now. The company, and its peers, are going through a lean phase. Revenue growth is in low…
Elon Musk‘s AI chatbot, Grok-2, the latest update from his xAI startup, has introduced an image generation feature that has quickly become a tool for users to troll the billionaire. Available to X Premium subscribers, Grok-2 allows users to create images that would typically violate content restrictions imposed by other similar AI tools.The update has…
MUMBAI: The digital decade has triggered a major shift in jobs in the financial sector. With most clerical work being automated, middle and lower-end jobs are disappearing. The ratio of officers to support staff has changed from 50:50 in FY11 to 74:26 in FY23 (see graphic), indicating lower opportunities for middle-tier jobs. AI is seen…
CBS revealed the roster for Season 26 of “Big Brother” on Monday, ahead of the show’s two-night launch on Wednesday and Thursday nights.The upcoming season will feature 16 houseguests who will enter into the “Big Brother” house and, for the first time, have the opportunity to vote in a 17th houseguest, CBS announced in a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral meeting with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni saw the two sides discussing defence and security cooperation, including enhancing defence industrial collaboration.They welcomed the forthcoming visit of the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour and training ship ITS Vespucci to India later this year. Modi thanked the Italian govt for recognising the…
NEW DELHI: Pope Francis addressed leaders of wealthy democracies on Friday, urging them to prioritise human dignity when developing and utilising artificial intelligence (AI). He expressed concern that AI‘s power could reduce human relationships to mere algorithms.Speaking at a special session at the G7 summit in Italy, Francis underscored the moral implications of AI.It was…
BENGALURU: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said even as AI will enhance productivity, it may also result in job losses. “It’s a mixed bag. We need to reskill and upskill to handle this change. While there will be job losses, AI will create jobs in data management,” Chandrasekaran, who is also TCS chairman, said at…
