Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Medical AI models rely on shortcuts, can cause misdiagnosis
New York: Artificial Intelligence (AI) models like humans have a tendency to look for shortcuts. In the case of an AI-assisted disease detection, these shortcuts could lead to diagnostic errors if deployed…
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Ethical AI needs global & inclusive regulatory framework
New Delhi: The consensus in the recently concluded two-day Dialogue on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was that plural philosophical perspectives and a global and inclusive regulatory framework could balance the risks…
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Instagram tweaks algorithm after ‘censoring’ pro-Palestinian content
San Francisco: After workers accused the company of censoring pro-Palestine content, Facebook-owned Instagram has tweaked its algorithms that will begin ranking original and re-shared content equally. The employees at Instagram made numerous…
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Investment, research driving AI growth in India, says study
Hyderabad: Higher investment and research is driving significant growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India, finds a study. The AI Index 2021 annual report by the Indian School of Business’s IT-focused think…
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Google announces AI health tool for users to self-diagnose skin conditions
Washington: Tech giant Google is launching an AI-powered tool that will help users in self-diagnosing hundreds of skin conditions. As per The Verge, the tool will use artificial intelligence to help people…
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Researchers develop A.I. that can detect sarcasm in social media posts
Washington: During a new study by computer science researchers at the University of Central Florida, they developed a sarcasm detector for properly understanding and responding to customer feedback on social media platforms,…
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S Korea woos chipmakers to invest $453B by 2030
Seoul: South Korea said on Thursday it plans to provide massive tax incentives and state subsidies to chipmakers to encourage them to spend a combined $453 billion by 2030, in line with its…
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COVID-19 accelerates AI rollout at Indian firms: IBM
New Delhi: More than 1 in 2 (53 per cent) of Indian IT professionals say that their company has accelerated the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) based technologies due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Samsung develops advanced chip packaging tech
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it has developed an advanced chip packaging technology for high-performance applications as the South Korean tech giant eyes to expand its leadership in semiconductor solutions. The…
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Tesla is not just a car maker but an AI robotics firm: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk feels that his company is not just an electric-car maker but in the long-term, people will think of Tesla as much as an AI robotics firm. Musk…
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MediaTek launches chipset for flagship 5G smartphones in India
New Delhi: MediaTek on Tuesday launched a new chipset for flagship 5G smartphones, Dimensity 1200, in the India market. The chipmaker also announced that Chinese smartphone brand realme is the first smartphone brand…
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Indian-origin mathematician’s body found floating in river in New York
New York: The body of a 31-year-old Indian-origin mathematician working with cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence was found floating in the Hudson River here, according to a media report which said he was battling…
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure onboards ServiceNow
San Francisco: Cloud major Oracle has announced that digital workflow company ServiceNow is now integrated with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). ServiceNow has seen strong demand for its AI-powered products such as IT…
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‘AI in courts will aid decision-making for legal fraternity, litigants’
New Delhi: With impressive advances having been made in artificial intelligence (AI), the Indian judiciary has been early to adopt it too. Soon, AI will be tailored for the justice delivery system, playing…
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COVID-19: New AI-powered tool can assess symptoms, cut doctor visits
New York: US researchers have developed new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered symptom checkers that can self-assess Covid-19 risk and potentially reduce the number of people going to in-person clinics during the pandemic. Covid symptom…
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LG now sets sights on vehicle parts, AI
Seoul: Leaving its ill-fated mobile business behind, LG Electronics will zero in on bolstering promising sectors, like vehicle components, connected devices and artificial intelligence (AI), industry observers said on Monday, hoping that the…
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Hyderabad-based college develops new technology to alert sleepy drivers
Hyderabad: In a bid to prevent road accidents caused by sleepy drivers, Hyderabad-based Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) developed a new technology that alerts them. An artificial intelligence-based device will…
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Huawei logs $136 bn sales in 2020 despite US sanctions
Shenzhen: Despite operational difficulties brought about by US sanctions, Chinese conglomerate Huawei’s sales in 2020 reached 891.4 billion yuan ($136 billion), up 3.8 per cent year-on-year, and its net profit reached 64.6 billion…
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WhatsApp chatbot ‘MyGov Corona Helpdesk’ surpasses 30M users
New Delhi: A WhatsApp chatbot called ‘MyGov Corona Helpdesk’, launched by the Indian government to help address queries around the Covid-19 pandemic has crossed the milestone of 30 million users over the last…
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Instagram to stop adults messaging teens who don’t follow them
New Delhi: Facebook-owned Instagram said on Tuesday that it is introducing a new feature that prevents adults from sending messages to people under 18 who dont follow them. If an adult tries to…
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Skype’s desktop version now supports AI-based noise cancellation
California: Tech company Microsoft has updated the Skype Desktop app with a new feature that would augment its voice and video call experience. According to Mashable, Microsoft has introduced artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled…
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Facebook launches new AI project to learn from videos
San Francisco: As part of its efforts toward building machines that learn like humans do, Facebook has announced a new project designed to automatically learn audio, textual, and visual representations from the data…
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Nvidia, VMware join hands to virtualise AI workloads
Bengaluru: US-based tech majors Nvidia and VMware on Tuesday announced a collaboration to virtualise Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads on VMware vSphere with Nvidia AI Enterprise. Nvidia unveiled AI Enterprise, a comprehensive software suite…
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‘Deep learning among top in-demand skills of 2020 in India’
New Delhi: Deep learning and data engineering are top nanodegree programmes showing the country’s growing interest towards artificial intelligence (AI) and data, says a new report. According to a report by silicon-valley-based Udacity,…
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OpenAI reveals human brain-like working of artificial neuron
San Francisco: Elon Musk-founded startup OpenAI has discovered multimodal neurons in an Artificial Intelligence system that work just like some neurons work in the human brain. The revelation comes 15 years after the…
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Can AI get common sense? Facebook model shows the way
San Francisco: In an advance to building machines with common sense, Facebook researchers have developed a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that can learn from any random group of images on the Internet…
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Samsung joins AI provider Kakao on smart home biz
Seoul: Samsung Electronics has signed a partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider Kakao Enterprise Corp. to boost its smart home business. Under the deal, Samsung’s smart devices and home appliances will…
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Google AI helping India boost maternal health
New Delhi: Researchers from Google Research and IIT Madras have designed an AI technology that could indicate women who are at risk of dropping out from the health information programme. The technology has…
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Delhi Police used artificial intelligence to probe over 750 Delhi riot cases
New Delhi: Delhi Police used artificial intelligence and forensic technology to investigate over 750 Delhi riot cases that rocked the country last year. Artificial intelligence led to the arrest of around 231…
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Microsoft, Google, Qualcomm are concerned over Nvidia’s Arm acquisition
Washington: American tech giants Microsoft, Google, and Qualcomm have reportedly raised concerns to regulators in the US, EU, UK, and China, over Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm. According to The Verge, the companies…
