Making Data Centres Sustainable
Data centres are the backbone of the digital world, powering everything from streaming services to Cloud computing. But with great digital infrastructure comes a substantial environmental footprint. Data centres consume vast amounts of electricity, leading to significant carbon emissions. As the demand for data storage and processing grows, the need for sustainable practices in data […]
Troubling State of Employee Wellbeing
Only 14% of Indian employees feel they are thriving while a stunning 86% consider themselves to be struggling or suffering. This should be a wake-up call for our policymakers and employers The Gallup State of the Global Workplace2024 report has shed light on the concerning state of employee wellbeing in India. According to the […]
AI Sings a New Song – Part I
Generative AI algorithms are now capable of not only creating original songs, but also manipulating existing audio in unprecedented ways.However, this raises crucial questions about authorship, copyright, and the future of human artistry In a groundbreaking move sometime back, legendary musician Sir Paul McCartney had announced that he has leveraged artificial intelligence to “extricate” […]
AI vs Crypto Crime
AI advancements are enabling authorities to develop sophisticated tools for tracing crypto transactions and combat money laundering and other financial crimes that have burgeoned owing to decentralisation and the anonymity that comes with cryptocurrency transactions. Cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin, has seen explosive growth over the past decade. Originally hailed for its potential to revolutionise finance […]
Tech Giants Unite to Break Nvidia’s Grip
Signalling a shift towards a more open and competitive AI chip market, a group of tech majors, including Google, Intel, Microsoft, Meta, AMD, HP, Cisco, and Broadcom, have come together to create a new open standard for AI accelerator chips Imagine a highway system where only one company controls the roads, dictating which cars […]
The Power of Uncertainty
In a significant development, researchers have successfully trained a Generative AI model to express uncertainty about its own answers in natural language! This breakthrough has far-reaching implications for the evolutionary process of AI overall Imagine you are baking a cake, and you need to estimate the baking time. If you say, “I am 80% […]
AI Sings a New Song – Part II
We cannot simply do away with technological progress, but at least the growing need to safeguard the rights and livelihoods of artists and creative professionals has become a discussion point – and that is promising indeed The intersection of AI and media has sparked contentious debates around copyright and licensing. Indeed, advancements in AI […]
Apple Poised to Challenge Microsoft’s AI Dominance
By focusing on privacy, security, and a cohesive, user-centric experience, Apple may be able to differentiate its generative AI from Microsoft’s more fragmented approach and appeal to consumers who prioritise these factors Until recently, Microsoft seemed miles ahead of Apple in the race to integrate artificial intelligence into its products and services. The tech […]
GenAI Reinvents Work, Reshapes Workforce
Generative AI is democratising business process redesign, giving everyone – from assembly workers to customer service agents to lab scientists – the power to reshape their own workflows The current generative AI revolution is different from anything that has happened before. Anyone can use it to automate or enhance basic tasks, but generative AI […]
Let there be Light
As traditional electronic computing struggles to keep up with the insatiable demand for power in AI development, the exploration of alternative computing paradigms becomes crucial. Among these, optical computing – using light rather than electricity for data processing – emerges as a promising solution. The rapid advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is leading […]