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India's ChatGPT boom faces a reality check as free AI use meets rising costs
India has emerged as ChatGPT's largest market, driven by its vast digitally connected population and widespread access to free AI services. However, as AI infrastructure expands and computing and energy costs rise, companies face the challenge of recovering investments. Convincing price-sensitive Indian users to pay for AI remains difficult.
Anthropic wants to create new billionaires through its IPO, but American voters are growing tired of Big Tech's wealth explosion
Anthropic is preparing for a significant IPO amid growing public resistance to AI-related infrastructure projects. Investors are discussing a valuation between $1 trillion and $1.5 trillion for the Nasdaq listing. Communities express concerns over environmental impacts and rising electricity costs linked to data centres. Public sentiment is shifting against technology companies, raising questions about economic benefits versus local costs.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s 10-year-old daughter vibe-codes several creations, including a messaging app, apps similar to GeoCities and a game inspired by FarmVille, with each project also featuring its own marketing and sales plan
Maxima Zuckerberg, daughter of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, is interested in artificial intelligence and software development. She is currently experimenting with vibe-coding, which uses natural language to create software with AI tools. While her parents support her enthusiasm, they have imposed restrictions on developing online projects. Priscilla Chan specifically did not allow Maxima to create a dating website due to safety concerns.
Arunoday Singh-headed O-Health secures strategic funding
O-Health has received strategic funding from several investors to advance its healthcare technology solutions. The company aims to enhance its voice-first AI-enabled clinical pre-assessment platform for better patient information management. The investment will support the expansion into additional healthcare sectors and development of indigenous AI models and clinical hardware. O-Health plans to broaden its focus to include preventive health technologies and intelligent hospital workflows.
SoftBank credit default swaps hit 4-year high as AI profitability concerns mount
SoftBank Group’s five-year credit default swap spread climbed to a four-year high as investors grew increasingly concerned about the profitability of artificial intelligence investments. Rising borrowing costs, questions over returns from its OpenAI investment and uncertainty surrounding AI infrastructure spending have added to credit market concerns.
SoftBank credit risk jumps to 4-year high as AI fears roil market
The cost of insuring against a default for tech investor SoftBank Group jumped to its highest in four years on Friday as worries about AI profitability roiled the world's financial markets.
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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Cyber with 'Critical' cybersecurity rating
OpenAI released GPT-6 Cyber, a model built to find and exploit security flaws, to a small group of vetted customers on Thursday, rating it "Critical" in cybersecurity under its safety framework.
Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group says
Anthropic invited researchers from the Berkeley, California-based nonprofit, Model Evaluation and Threat Research, to review its internal data and interview staff as it prepares for its Wall Street debut with debate swirling over the potential for AI models to elude human control with catastrophic consequences.
AI Team of the Year: How high-performing AI teams are driving business innovation
The success of AI adoption significantly hinges on the expertise of the professionals implementing these technologies. Teams that blend technical proficiency with business acumen are essential to guarantee that AI applications align with operational requirements and performance benchmarks. Acknowledgment of their contributions becomes crucial, especially for projects that are pivotal to driving business results.
Sam Altman on why India is optimistic about AI, while the US is sceptical
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recently praised India's swift embrace of AI, identifying it as ChatGPT's largest market. He observed that Indian users are innovatively utilizing AI to address challenges and foster entrepreneurship. In stark contrast, Altman noted the prevalent scepticism toward AI in the United States. He also raised alarms about the dangers of unchecked AI advancement, stressing the need for diversified efforts to avoid a concentration of power.
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion takeover of ABB's robotics division: FT
Softbank had agreed to buy ABB's robotics business in October last year, as CEO Masayoshi Son sought to establish SoftBank as a core player in the development of artificial intelligence.
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion takeover of ABB's robotics division: Report
China has informed Japanese investor SoftBank that it will block the $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's robotics segment. This decision is driven by concerns about data transfer overseas for artificial intelligence training. SoftBank had hoped for approval after reaching an agreement last October. ABB's robotics business significantly relies on the Chinese market, contributing about 30% of its total operations.
Your old medical reports may reveal a disease risk you don't know about. Here's how AI can help
AI could help uncover hidden health risks by analysing years of old medical reports, blood tests, prescriptions and hospital records. Predictive AI models may identify patterns linked to conditions such as cardiac arrhythmias, liver disease and Type 1 diabetes, potentially allowing earlier medical intervention. However, incomplete medical records, data inconsistencies and false alerts remain major challenges.
OpenAI to acquire developer tools firm Pierre to expand Codex capabilities
OpenAI will acquire Pierre Computer Company, the developer of open-source coding tools, to expand its Codex platform's capabilities in building, understanding and reviewing software, as it looks to strengthen the role of AI agents across the software development process.
Ripik.ai in talks to raise Rs 150 crore from Gaja Capital
The startup deploys its hardware and software systems at large manufacturing and industrial units, including cement and steel plants, using cameras, sensors and proprietary AI models to monitor equipment, materials and production processes. It counts Accel and Venture Highway (now merged with General Catalyst) among its existing investors.
Tencent rolls out AI model trained with limited cybersecurity data amid hacking fears
Tencent on Wednesday released Hy4, its new open-source model, that the company said was trained with limited cybersecurity data to "defensive" content to reduce the risks of the model's ability to aid cyberattacks.
India’s IT sector needs a new talent architecture
Growing demand for AI-related services is challenging providers, as they struggle to generate significant revenue. Companies must redesign their workforce models to capture opportunities in an AI-driven market. Existing talent architectures focus on old skill sets and hierarchies, which are becoming less relevant. Investing in specialized roles and capabilities will better align with the new market demands.
Why are companies restricting AI access to employees
Goldman Sachs, Uber, JPMorgan and Nvidia are some of the global firms that have restricted their employees’ usage of AI tools
IndiaAI Mission's three indigenous AI models target offline mobile access, secure use in critical sectors
Three indigenous artificial intelligence (AI) models launched under the Centre's IndiaAI Mission are being developed for applications ranging from offline access on mobile phones to secure use in critical sectors such as defence, cybersecurity and banking.
Human control must set limits on superintelligence, says OpenAI's Sam Altman
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has said that human control over the future must remain a fundamental condition for artificial intelligence (AI) development, arguing that people should not surrender decision-making power to increasingly advanced AI systems.
Cert-In gets Mythos access, being careful with testing: Officials
Government agencies cannot download the AI’s source code or weights for running on their own, completely isolated or ‘air-gapped’ systems. Instead, to use Mythos, they must send their proprietary data, code, or network blueprints over the internet to Anthropic’s cloud servers.
Soket Labs, ZenteiQ launch indigenous foundation models under IndiaAI Mission
Soket Labs and ZenteiQ introduced new artificial intelligence foundation models under the IndiaAI Mission initiative. These models include EKA-1, Dhir 2B, and Dhir 5B, which were unveiled during a launch event. The event featured key government officials, including MeitY Secretary S Krishnan. This launch is part of the government's efforts to enhance India's indigenous AI capabilities. Such initiatives aim to support the growth of foundational AI technologies within the country.
Anthropic warns it’s close to self-building AI: Here’s why experts are worried
Anthropic has unveiled fresh financial details for its upcoming IPO, reaffirming its dedication to maintaining human oversight in AI development. The company alerts stakeholders to the potential for AI systems to attain recursive self-improvement, thereby boosting their own functionalities. While this technology holds transformative potential across various industries, it also carries considerable dangers.
China's robot makers have mastered the moves. Now comes the race for brains
The shift is fuelling an investment boom in embodied AI, a field focused on software that allows robots to understand their surroundings, learn unfamiliar tasks and adapt without having to be programmed for every job.
Accountability tames AI autonomy as DSCI outlines its liability framework
In the framework titled AI Liability: Industry Guidance for Agentic AI, DSCI said assigning liability solely to the organisation deploying an AI system or to an upstream technology provider would be legally flawed. Agentic AI systems involve multiple layers of models, instructions, integrations, tool calls and human decisions, making it difficult to isolate where responsibility lies when something goes wrong.
Apple CEO John Ternus defends AI strategy: ‘Don't want to ship AI for AI's sake’
His comments come at a time when Apple has faced criticism for falling behind rivals such as Google in the AI race. Ternus also spoke about the risks associated with increasingly powerful AI models, particularly from a cybersecurity perspective.
Is India prepared to tackle 369 million cybersecurity incidents and AI challenges ahead?
India experienced a notable increase in cybersecurity incidents which has raised concerns over its infrastructure and talent shortages. The adoption of AI is rising, yet the country lags behind others in global rankings. Challenges related to AI, such as data protection and algorithmic liability, are becoming more complex. To address these issues, comprehensive regulatory frameworks and national legislation are urgently needed.
Meet Lukas Biewald, who lost his CEO role at his first startup; how an unpaid internship at OpenAI helped him build an AI company behind a karate studio that sold for $1.7 billion
After reportedly leaving the CEO role, Lukas Biewald felt that he needed to strengthen his technical knowledge as deep learning advanced. He then spent time building robots, experimenting with TensorFlow in a Raspberry Pi and studying neural networks. He taught introductory deep-learning classes to thousands of engineers, which helped him understand the problems developers faced when building AI models.
Chinese AI model carries out complex cyberattacks in controlled tests, researchers say
Chinese firm Z.AI's flagship AI model carried out complex cyberattacks in controlled simulations and repeatedly ignored instructions in separate tests, according to a report by AI security research firm Irregular.
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