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…
Microsoft Build 2024 is underway and the company has announced various AI-powered features, including a real-time translation and dubbing feature on the Edge browser. At its annual developer conference, the company said that the real-time video translation uses AI to translate videos into available preferred languages in real-time through audio dubbing and/or subtitles. “With just…
Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, kicked off today with a keynote address by CEO Sundar Pichai. As expected, AI was a prominent theme, with Pichai highlighting significant advancements in Google’s Gemini AI models and the company’s growing prowess in the field. Here’s a deeper dive into some of the key numbers Pichai shared:Gemini 1.5…
Anil Kumble‘s early reputation as a studious cricketer stemmed not merely from the spectacles he sported. Even as he was luring batters to their doom, the champion leg-spinner was studying to secure an engineering degree.Given his degree in mechanical engineering and his ability to analyse cricket to its minutest detail, it was inevitable that Kumble…
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, officially left the company and its board in 2020 but has continued to wield significant influence over the tech giant’s strategy and operations, according to current and former executives.Gates has quietly been directing much of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence plans from behind the scenes, the executives told Business Insider.He has…
Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell are about to get a whole lot smarter, with artificial intelligence. Yum Brands, the parent company of these popular fast food chains, is going all-in on AI with plans to infuse it into virtually every aspect of restaurant operations.“Our vision of [quick-service restaurants] is that an AI-first mentality works…
Meta‘s AI-powered image generator consistently fails to create accurate images of interracial couples and friendships, according to a report by The Verge. The tool struggles to generate images for simple prompts such as “Asian man and Caucasian friend” or “Asian man and white wife,” instead of producing pictures of people of the same race, even…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates engaged in a compelling discussion covering a range of critical issues from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to climate change mitigation and women’s empowerment. The leaders offered insights into the convergence of technology, sustainability, and social empowerment on the global stage.Bill Gates lauded India’s technological advancements,…
NEW DELHI: Government is set to issue Google a notice after the firm’s AI platform Gemini threw up unsubstantiated allegations in response to a query on PM Modi.Minister of state for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar took a serious view of the matter after it was flagged by a user on X. “These are direct violations of…
