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Saturday, May 11, 2024
TopicArtificial intelligence

Topic: Artificial intelligence

DRDO chairman asks scientists to focus on next-generation needs like AI, cybersecurity

In his speech on the 60th foundation day of the DRDO, Chairman Reddy emphasised on the need for futuristic technologies to make India self-reliant in the defence sector.

Why we may be exactly wrong about technology and inequality

It’s easy for this kind of apprehension to lead to a sort of neo-Luddism in which technology is viewed as the enemy. The new technology could actually help reduce inequality.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologises for handling of departure of AI researcher

AI expert Timnit Gebru said she was fired after a dispute over an academic paper she co-authored calling out ethical issues related to technology.

AI has almost solved one of biology’s greatest challenges — how protein unfolds

By better predicting how proteins take their structure, scientists can develop drugs more quickly.

Scientists make sound of ‘perfectly flowing fluid’ and it could help study neutron stars

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week.

Can’t tell your boss you’re burnt out? AI can help

A study found that 70% of people have had more stress and anxiety at work this year than any other previous year.

Just under half of India’s labour force digitally skilled, WEF’s Future of Jobs report says

World Economic Forum’s 'Future of Jobs' report also found that automation of work will displace 85 million jobs globally in the next five years.

Google launches new ‘hum to search’ feature to help you identify that song stuck in your head

Users can tap the mic icon on the Google app and ask, “What's this song?” and hum it for the software to suggest potential song matches. This is also available on Google Assistant.

Bengaluru start-up makes AI news bulletin, but promises media jobs are safe. For now

Rephrase.ai, founded in 2018, provided a preview to their product last month, when they made a video to announce receiving $1.5 million in investment.

This is how AI will change how radiologists work

From ‘Terminator’ to ‘Black Mirror’, we’re inundated with the idea that machines are slowly replacing humankind. This could not be further from the truth.

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Wealth creators in India have been the favourite whipping boys. Ambani-Adani are the new ones

It used to be Tatas and Birlas in the loose political rhetoric of the 1970s and the 1980s. Today, it is Adani and Ambani in the heated Lok Sabha election campaign.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahinis continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.