Tag: artificial intelligence

No smartphone or internet? No problem; AI-backed phone has the answers

March 19, 2024 admin

Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words “Artificial Intelligence AI” in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Visually-impaired Nigerian Kehinde Olutubosun is a geography and animal enthusiast who struggled to find information because he has no smartphone. But that is changing, thanks to an Artificial Intelligence-powered…

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Will Artificial Intelligence Save Humanity? US Tech Fest Offers Reality Check

March 15, 2024 admin

Austin, United States: Artificial intelligence aficionados are betting that the technology will help solve humanity’s biggest problems, from wars to global warming, but in practice, these may be unrealistic ambitions for now. “It’s not about asking AI ‘Hey, this is a sticky problem. What would you do?’ and AI is like, ‘well, you need to…

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U.S. to moot first-of-its-kind resolution at UN seeking equal global access to AI

March 14, 2024 admin

Shaping the future:Unlike Security Council resolutions, General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding but they are an important barometer of world opinion. | Photo Credit: AP The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence, aimed at ensuring that the new technology is “safe, secure and trustworthy” and that all countries,…

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What is a GPU? An expert explains the chips powering the AI boom, and why they’re worth trillions

March 12, 2024 admin

As the world rushes to make use of the latest wave of AI technologies, one piece of high-tech hardware has become a surprisingly hot commodity: the graphics processing unit, or GPU. A top-of-the-line GPU can sell for tens of thousands of dollars, and leading manufacturer NVIDIA has seen its market valuation soar past US$2 trillion as demand for…

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A (very) basic guide to artificial intelligence

March 12, 2024 admin

Intelligence is the capacity of living beings to apply what they know to solve problems. ‘Artificial intelligence’ (AI) is intelligence in a machine. There is currently no one definition of AI. A simple place to begin is with AI’s materiality, as a machine-software combination. What does the machine do? A simple example-problem in AI is…

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ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI Officials Meet Election Commission of India, Discuss Ways To Combat AI During 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

March 9, 2024 admin

Over 25 countries, including India, the US, and the UK, are going to the polls this year New Delhi: Amid a busy year of high-stakes elections around the world, officials from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI met the members of the Election Commission of India. During the meeting, which was held last month, the OpenAI officials showed a…

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AI has a large and growing carbon footprint

March 8, 2024 admin

A Copilot page showing the incorporation of AI technology is shown in London, Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: AP Given the huge problem-solving potential of artificial intelligence (AI), it wouldn’t be far-fetched to think that AI could also help us in tackling the climate crisis. However, when we consider the energy…

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IT Ministry’s AI ‘under-testing’ advisory only for big firms: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

March 4, 2024 admin

Minister of State for IT and Communication Rajeev Chandrasekhar. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the IT Ministry’s advisory over the weekend that ‘under-testing’ A.I. applications must be approved by the government before general public availability was intended “only for large platforms and will…

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Managing our resources with AI

March 2, 2024 admin

The proposed Pennar-Palar-Cauvery link canal connects the Mahanadi and Godavari rivers with the deficit rivers further south These days, the term Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere. The public has come to view it with mixed perceptions. On one side, it is a problem-solver: AI has helped in monitoring heart problems and eye conditions…

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India-specific model to give accurate gestational age of foetus

February 26, 2024 admin

Image for representational purposes only. Researchers have developed an India-specific artificial intelligence model to precisely determine the gestational age of a foetus in the second and third trimester of pregnancy. The model has been designed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad. It…

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