AI AGENTS
Search party: Google's dominance in internet search wanes amid rising app queries and AI threats
The search landscape is evolving rapidly, with Google facing challenges from specialized platforms and AI-driven search experiences. Users now turn to diverse platforms like Amazon and social media for different search needs, impacting Google's heft. The future of search seems to be personalized and AI-driven, reshaping how we navigate the digital world.
Amazon lures cofounders from startup Adept to bolster AI efforts
Collaborating with Rohit Prasad, I contribute to Amazon's AI advancements under CEO Andy Jassy's leadership. The tech industry closely watches as companies like Amazon and Microsoft invest heavily in AI technology, facing regulatory scrutiny. Amazon's strategic hires and focus on integrating generative AI into Alexa showcase its commitment to enhancing AI capabilities and competing with industry leaders.
Automating repetitive tasks: AI for invoicing, inventory, and more
World MSME Day: The ability of AI to manage repetitive, time-consuming, and error-prone tasks revolutionizes business operations, resulting in accuracy, speed, and cost savings.
Optimistic despite short term bumps: Freshworks CEO Dennis Woodside
Freshworks CEO Woodside outlines the company's revenue distribution, with significant contributions from the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions, highlighting plans for further market expansion in Asia Pacific, Middle East, and North Africa.
Multiple AI companies bypassing web standard to scrape publisher sites, licensing firm says
Perplexity likely bypassed web crawler blocks via the Robots Exclusion Protocol, as reported by Wired, using analytics to track AI traffic.
AI search startup Genspark raises $60 million in seed round to challenge Google
The funding is led by Singapore-based fund Lanchi Ventures and valued the startup, currently without revenue, at $260 million. Lanchi Ventures, formerly BlueRun Ventures China, rebranded last year to distance itself from its Silicon Valley origin BlueRun Ventures.
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Ixigo IPO pops; AI jobs command premium pay
Ixigo lists at about 50% premium, ends day at 20% upper circuit. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
How data, AI tech and quantum computing are shaping the future of work
Half of global GDP likely to be digitised by 2025. Every key sector in the country now be it BFSI, healthcare or digital natives is embracing AI.Quantum computing will be the next big technology to watch out for with the impact it can make in fields like drug discovery and material sciences.
SAP at work on AI agents to up productivity
SAP, Europe’s largest technology company, is developing AI agents for anomaly alerting, decision support, and task automation. It focuses on business AI solutions and plans to release 100 generative AI use cases by 2024. Kask mentioned the benefits of AI agents in boosting productivity and handling diverse, complex processes.
You.com startup is raising $50 million as it targets AI-assistant market
Similarweb dat shows You.com received 11 million visitors in May, marking an increase in web traffic for the year. However, this figure remains below its peak of 20 million visitors in February 2023. Following ChatGPT's role in ignited interest in You.com's AI-powered search engine in early 2023, some users have since started exploring other options.
Why AI's future is Indian: SenseAI survey shows how India is at a turning point
One of the key revelations is that SaaS has emerged as the dominant business model among the startups in a survey, indicating a growing preference for cloud-based AI solutions.
Wipro launches Lab45 AI platform to compete on GenAI solutions
Wipro launched Lab45 AI platform to enhance business functions and industry-specific solutions for customers and employees. The platform has shown productivity gains of up to 30% across industries, according to Subha Tatavarti, Wipro's chief technology officer.
Apple poised to launch its late start in the AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
The widely anticipated display of AI to be embedded in the iPhone and other Apple products will be the marquee moment at an event that traditionally previews the next version of software that powers the company's hardware lineup.
Chinese smartphone brands drive AI proliferation in 2024, led by Oppo
The second half of 2024 will see a surge in generative AI use in smartphones, spearheaded by Chinese brands like Oppo, Nothing, and Vivo. Analysts predict more AI features in lower-priced models, expanding beyond premium flagships. Oppo leads with over 100 AI capabilities and 5,399 AI patents. With AI phones projected to make up 11% of the global market, the segment will see significant growth, particularly in sub-$1000 models, driven by aggressive innovation from Chinese manufacturers.
Oppo sets up AI centre in China, rolled out over 100 Gen AI features on phones this year
Chinese smartphone brand Oppo said it has rolled out over 100 generative AI capabilities to its phones this year, and has set up an AI R&D center in China to develop proprietary technologies, having filed over 5,399 patents on the emerging technology worldwide.
Airlines eye 'new frontier' of AI ahead of global summit
Airlines may not be replacing pilots with artificial intelligence anytime soon, but aviation industry experts say the new technology is already revolutionising the way they do business. AI is "undoubtedly a new frontier, in that it's an extraordinary acceleration of technology and capabilities," said Geoffrey Weston, the head consultant on the airline industry at US-based firm Bain & Company.
Trend Micro taps Nvidia software tools for AI cybersecurity offering
Trend Micro is collaborating with Nvidia to develop AI-based cybersecurity tools for data centers. The tools aim to detect intruders and secure data used for AI work, addressing the vulnerability of centralized data storage.
Data protection, AI rules top tech’s wishlist for next govt
Technology policy lawyers, think tanks and policy groups are making a list of priority items for the new leadership at the IT ministry after the results of the general elections. The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules seem to top the list, along with regulation of AI and the Digital India Bill.
Indian Airlines ride AI: Human-like responses for passengers, lesser workload for agents
Artificial intelligence is transforming the Indian aviation industry, enhancing customer service and operational efficiency for airlines like Air India, IndiGo, and Akasa Air. From AI virtual agents handling diverse queries to AI chatbots with trillions of parameters, these technologies are streamlining processes and improving passenger experiences. The adoption of new-age technologies like AI and machine learning is on the rise across the industry, promising advancements in areas such as computer vision and data-backed decision-making.
Build your superstructure
As generative AI continues to evolve, the debate over its development and release models becomes important. Across the foundation models driving the explosion of GenAI are two broad philosophies for the development and release of this tech: open- and closed-source models.
View: Gotta get ready for the AI-ternative
The integration of AI, nano robotics, space tech, and battery tech is transforming industries and reshaping economic models. As digital workers replace human roles in areas like call centers and logistics, governments must address potential job losses. Suggested measures include reskilling programs, focusing on labor-intensive industries, and implementing universal basic income (UBI) to support displaced workers. This proactive approach will help manage the transition and harness the benefits of these groundbreaking technologies.
Let AI plan your trip!
Bags packed and nowhere to go? Let AI lead the way. Travellers are increasingly using smart technology to plan their perfect holiday!
ChatGPT meets Beckn in FIDE’s AI agent BecknGPT
The AI agent, Beckn Generative Pre-trained Transformer or BecknGPT, is an open-source demonstration app over Open AI’s ChatGPT.
OpenAI's Scarlett Johansson gaffe pushes voice cloning into spotlight
OpenAI was forced to apologise to actor Scarlett Johansson last week for using her voice -- or something very similar -- on its latest chatbot, throwing the spotlight on to voice-cloning tech. OpenAI uses similar systems though they do not release any details.
As macro climate changes, GenAI will also scale up: Infosys CEO Salil Parekh
In a wide-ranging interview with Sameer Ranjan Bakshi, Beena Parmar and Surabhi Agarwal, Salil Parekh, chief executive and managing director of Infosys, spoke of his plans to prepare the $18.6 billion software services giant — through its Topaz platform — for the GenAI-led transformation that will take root as global macro-economic concerns ease.
How AI-enabled innovation can fulfil the worth of a talent pool currently underused in mere messaging
Lessons from the past can help build a sustainable peace treaty between AI and humans. And, for this, we must reinvest in the inimitable magic of human creativity, which is currently being diminished by the lazy conveniences of tech, in cahoots with our love for jugaad. In terms of culture and practice, originality needs to make a non-negotiable comeback. And, in the case of 'copy-paste' India, make an appearance.
Yellow.ai launches model-as-a-service through Orchestrator LLM
Yellow.ai's Orchestrator LLM combines 15 AI models for enterprise tasks, enhancing customer conversations. It reduces operational costs, boosts agent productivity, and caters to global enterprises like Sony, Domino's, and Hyundai.
Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users
Meta Platforms introduces advanced AI systems, including the Llama 3 model. Despite limitations, the company aims to develop smarter chatbots and envisions AI as the most useful assistant in the world.
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