The war for AI talent is heating up

The war for AI talent is heating up

That reflects not Mr Altman’s leadership but a broader trend in the technology industry, one that OpenAI itself precipitated. Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the market for AI labour has been transformed. Zeki Research, a market-intelligence firm, reckons that around 20,000 companies in the West are hiring AI experts. Rapid advances in … Read more

Mint Primer: Will decoding AI ‘black boxes’ make them safe?

Mint Primer: Will decoding AI ‘black boxes’ make them safe?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) are advancing at an incredible pace, but we are unable to understand how they make decisions, so they are called ‘black boxes’. Researchers say they are now able to peek under the AI hood. Will this make AI models safer? Why are AI algorithms called ‘black boxes’? AI … Read more

The AI doctor will see you…eventually

The AI doctor will see you…eventually

There is already evidence that AI systems can enhance diagnostic accuracy and disease tracking, improve the prediction of patients’ outcomes and suggest better treatments. It can also boost efficiency in hospitals and surgeries by taking on tasks such as medical transcription and monitoring patients, and by streamlining administration. It may already be speeding the time … Read more

How to define artificial general intelligence

How to define artificial general intelligence

The idea of machines outsmarting humans has long been the subject of science fiction. Rapid improvements in artificial-intelligence (AI) programs over the past decade have led some experts to conclude that science fiction could soon become fact. On March 19th Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, the world’s biggest manufacturer of computer chips and … Read more

Two former OpenAI board members say AI firms can’t be left to govern themselves

Two former OpenAI board members say AI firms can’t be left to govern themselves

CAN PRIVATE companies pushing forward the frontier of a revolutionary new technology be expected to operate in the interests of both their shareholders and the wider world? When we were recruited to the board of OpenAI—Tasha in 2018 and Helen in 2021—we were cautiously optimistic that the company’s innovative approach to self-governance could offer a … Read more

India can become the leader of AI in non-English markets, says LLM Sutra’s Founder

India can become the leader of AI in non-English markets, says LLM Sutra's Founder

What if artificial intelligence (AI) could fluently communicate in every Indian language?  At the Mint Digital Innovation Summit 2024, being held in Mumbai, Pranav Mistry, founder and CEO of Two Platforms Inc., shared his vision for India to become a leader in AI for non-English markets. Mistry emphasized that by developing new multilingual models, which … Read more

India must urgently enact law to regulate AI, SC lawyer Pavan Duggal says

India must urgently enact law to regulate AI, SC lawyer Pavan Duggal says

New Delhi: India urgently needs to enact a law to regulate the artificial intelligence technology, Pavan Duggal, Supreme Court lawyer and cyber law expert, said on Friday at the Mint Digital Innovation Summit 2024. Duggal highlighted how other nations are already ahead in AI regulation. “The European Union has its AI Act, China has laws … Read more

How can AI be leveraged to create more jobs than it takes away

How can AI be leveraged to create more jobs than it takes away

Speaking at the Summit, in a panel titled ‘Macro View: What it means to become a Digital and AI leader’, Jayashree Satagopan, corporate president and chief financial officer of Coromandel International, said, “There will be job redundancies that will happen because of AI. But this is nothing new. We have seen old jobs become redundant … Read more

Where there is AI, there is data, in every industry

Where there is AI, there is data, in every industry

Participating in a panel discussion on “How AI, GenAI are powering digital transformation across sectors in India”, Roopa Basrur, vice-president of Global Safety Medical Writing at Parexel, a Durham, North Carolina-based biopharmaceutical services company, said workflow automation, robust decision-making, and search and retrieval of data are the areas where AI’s impact has been the most … Read more

The future of AI: Beyond language models to becoming real world decision makers

The future of AI: Beyond language models to becoming real world decision makers

Imagine a world where artificial intelligence (AI) doesn’t just process language but truly understands and navigates the complexities of the real world. Gagandeep Reehal, co-founder and CEO of Minus Zero, articulated this transformative idea as he addressed the Mint Digital Innovation Summit 2024. Reehal emphasized the need to shift from traditional large language models (LLMs) … Read more