Tag: AI

AI, sustainable practices driving construction

October 9, 2025 admin

The global shift toward sustainability is driving a new era in the concrete industry, led by advancements in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), circular economy practices, and government-led green procurement mandates, said Amar Choudhary, Chief Executive Officer, 1Lattice, a consulting firm, while speaking at the World of Concrete India 2025. “Over the next decade, technologies…

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AI, IoT, robotics, big data analytics driving shift toward smart factories, says Aveva

July 25, 2025 admin

Aveva Group Limited. File | Photo Credit: aveva.com As Indian enterprises embrace the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), industrial intelligence—the convergence of AI, IoT, robotics, and big data analytics—is driving a profound shift toward smart factories, optimised operations, and resilient supply chains, said Aveva, which provides industrial software and is part of the Schneider Electric…

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A Record Number Of US Firms Are Leaving China

January 29, 2025 admin

At a time when the newly elected U.S. President, Donald Trump, is making a pitch to reshore manufacturing to America, its companies operating out of China are having second thoughts about what was considered a miracle economy. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, Trump made a simple pitch that if companies…

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Homes Talk And Tables Walk At AI Dominated Consumer Electronics Show 2025

January 7, 2025 admin

Las Vegas: Home appliances that do chores, cars that know your favorite cafe, and robot pets aiming to please are among artificial intelligence-infused offerings at the Consumer Electronics Show opening Tuesday. All these will compete for attention at the annual CES extravaganza in Las Vegas, as vendors behind the scenes seek ways to deal with…

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‘Godfather Of AI’ Warns Tech Could Wipe Out Humanity

December 28, 2024 admin

Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian computer scientist who is often referred to as the “godfather” of artificial intelligence (AI), has raised concerns that the technology may lead to human extinction in the next 30 years. Prof Hinton, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics earlier this year for his work in the field, estimates a “10% to…

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‘Dystopian’ AI Workplace Software That Tracks Every Move Has Employees Worried

November 25, 2024 admin

Social media users have been left shellshocked by a ‘dystopian’ employee “productivity monitoring” AI software that aims to scrutinise every move of the workers whilst suggesting ways they can be replaced by automation. A Reddit user claimed that during a sales pitch for such a tool, they were made aware of the software suite that…

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After A Meteoric Rise, Artificial Intelligence Progress Now Slowing Down?

November 18, 2024 admin

San Francisco, United States: A quietly growing belief in Silicon Valley could have immense implications: the breakthroughs from large AI models — the ones expected to bring human-level artificial intelligence in the near future — may be slowing down. Since the frenzied launch of ChatGPT two years ago, AI believers have maintained that improvements in…

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Biden And Xi Unite On Nuclear Safety: Humans Over AI

November 17, 2024 admin

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping made a landmark agreement on Saturday, emphasising the importance of human decision-making over artificial intelligence when it comes to nuclear weapons. “The two leaders affirmed the need to maintain human control over the decision to use nuclear weapons,” said a statement from the White House. “The…

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How AI Can Fight Sex And Gender Bias In Healthcare

October 25, 2024 admin

From assisting doctors with diagnoses to suggesting advanced treatments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming health and medicine. But AI has predominantly been developed by men, based on data sets that prioritise men’s bodies and health needs. That means many AI models are riddled with gender and sex biases – posing a health risk to women,…

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If Your AI Seems Smarter, It’s Thanks To Smarter Human Trainers

September 28, 2024 admin

Stockholm/San Francisco: In the early years, getting AI models like ChatGPT or its rival Cohere to spit out human-like responses required vast teams of low-cost workers helping models distinguish basic facts such as if an image was of a car or a carrot. But more sophisticated updates to AI models in the fiercely competitive arena…

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