[ad_1] An Indian research group backed by Microsoft and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is using generative AI, the technology behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT, for a mobile assistant that aims to make information on government schemes accessible in multiple languages. The Jugalbandi bot, named after a duet where two musicians riff off each other, uses language … Read more
[ad_1] Google is adding two new features to its image search to reduce the spread of misinformation, especially now that artificial intelligence tools have made the creation of photorealistic fakes trivial. The Alphabet company’s first new feature is called ‘About this image,’ serving up additional context like when an image or similar ones were first … Read more
[ad_1] Alphabet’s Google rolled out more artificial intelligence for its core search product, hoping to create some of the same consumer excitement generated by Microsoft’s relaunch of rival search engine Bing in recent months. At its annual I/O conference in Mountain View, California, on Wednesday, Google offered an updated version of its namesake engine. Called … Read more
[ad_1] Microsoft will not raise salaries for full-time employees this year and is reducing budget for bonuses and stock awards, Insider reported on Wednesday, citing an internal email by CEO Satya Nadella. The tech giant did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. “Last year, we made a significant investment in compensation driven … Read more
[ad_1] Travel portal MakeMyTrip on Monday said it has collaborated with Microsoft to use Generative AI to make travel planning accessible by introducing voice-assisted booking in Indian languages. The new, in-platform tech stack powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and Azure Cognitive Services, will converse with the user to offer personalised travel recommendations based on … Read more
[ad_1] Meta Platforms has hired an Oslo-based team that until late last year was building artificial-intelligence networking technology at British chip unicorn Graphcore. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the hirings in response to a request for comment, after Reuters identified 10 people whose LinkedIn profiles said they worked at Graphcore until December 2022 or January 2023 and … Read more
[ad_1] The ChatGPT chatbot was reactivated in Italy after its maker OpenAI addressed issues raised by Italy’s data protection authority, the agency and the company confirmed on Friday. Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy last month after the country’s data protection authority, also known as Garante, temporarily banned the chatbot and launched a probe … Read more
[ad_1] Google parent company Alphabet beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $15 billion (roughly Rs. 1,23,000 crore), the company said on Tuesday, in a sign that the search engine behemoth is regaining its footing. The tech titan has found itself under pressure due to a general slowdown … Read more
[ad_1] Air India on Monday said it will be using ChatGPT-driven chatbot and various other initiatives as part of modernising the airline’s digital systems for which it has made an initial investment of $200 million (roughly Rs. 16.3 crore). The airline, which has embarked on the Vihaan.AI transformation programme, said significant progress has been made … Read more
