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Personal data to be protected from AI tools?
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Personal data to be protected from AI tools?

[ad_1] Generative AI tools are becoming popular all over the world, but with popularity they are also causing serious privacy concerns to people and policy-makers too. Now, it is being reported that generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard may face problems in India as they will not be able to process the personal data of Indian citizens available in the public domain.According to Economic Times. this is being surmised by experts from a leaked version of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023. Although it was approved by the Cabinet this month, the final bill/draft has not been made public yet. If this statement comes out to be true, then generative AI companies may have to face lawsuits for scraping the personal information of Indians from the public domain. A s...
Alphabet Moving ‘Too Fast’ in AI, Bernstein Warns in Downgrade
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Alphabet Moving ‘Too Fast’ in AI, Bernstein Warns in Downgrade

[ad_1] Alphabet Inc. received another downgrade on Tuesday, with Bernstein becoming the latest firm on Wall Street to step away from the Google parent company.Shares fell 1.5% after the cut to market perform from outperform. The stock is on track for its sixth negative session of the past seven, though it remains up more than 30% this year. Analyst Mark Shmulik wrote that the stock's narrative “has quickly caught up to fundamentals,” resulting in a balanced risk profile. The firm also noted risks related to artificial intelligence, an emerging technology that Alphabet is seen as a major player in, and which has fueled 2023 rallies in megacap stocks like Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. Alphabet has gone “from too slow to too fast in AI” and the “aggressive push to integrate GenAI into c...
AI chatbots to conduct job interviews? Take a peek at the future
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AI chatbots to conduct job interviews? Take a peek at the future

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) is a widely talked about, yet a polarizing topic these days. While we're witnessing its application in our day-to-day lives, debates about its merits and demerits continue. Recently, AI tools for designing rooms, editing pictures, and even writing exams have emerged. While people in search of potential jobs are also using these technologies to build their resumes, job interviews might soon be conducted by an AI chatbot itself. AI interviews - A reality soon?According to a report by ZDNet, employers might soon leverage artificial intelligence on their side and it will be used to conduct job interviews by 2024. The report is based on a survey conducted by Resume Builder which found that 43 percent of companies already have or plan to adopt AI interviews...
How to protect your privacy from generative AI
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How to protect your privacy from generative AI

[ad_1] Generative AI has swept over the digital landscape with a tsunami of unprecedented innovation. Consumers across the globe are using applications like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Bard, DALL-E, Midjourney, and DeepMind for content creation, ideation, and problem solving, or just simple fun. According to Nerdy Nav, the highest percentage of ChatGPT users are from the United States (15.22%), followed by India (6.32%).Like any new technology though, generative AI too raises concerns about data privacy since it processes personal data and generates information that is potentially sensitive. The AI interactions can inadvertently be collecting personal data, such as names, addresses, and contact details of a user. For instance, Google's Bard has been facing flak for the possibility that it is trai...
A Chatbot that won’t take bribes for giving advice is a hit in India
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A Chatbot that won’t take bribes for giving advice is a hit in India

[ad_1] ChatGPT quickly found a home in the sophisticated echelons of investment banks and drug design firms. Now, the advanced artificial intelligence is coming to a huge workforce that's largely tech-illiterate and non-English speaking: India's domestic workers, waste recyclers and struggling farmers.In the crowded neighborhoods of Bangalore, ragpickers, cooks and cleaners are taking part in an AI trial aimed at helping some of the nation's poorest people access money from government anti-poverty programs without getting snarled in red tape and corruption. It's an opportunity for people such as Vijayalakshmi, who earns just $100 a month cooking for households in Jayanagar. She only uses her smartphone for basic purposes and speaks no English. Yet, that sweltering afternoon in April, sh...
AI won’t gain human-like cognition, unless connected to real world through robots: Study
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AI won’t gain human-like cognition, unless connected to real world through robots: Study

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are unlikely to gain human-like cognition, unless they are connected to the real world through robots and designed using principles from evolution, a study has found.Cognition is the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and senses. The research, published in the journal Science Robotics, found that AI systems will not resemble real brain processing no matter how large their neural networks or the datasets used to train them might become, if they remain disembodied. Researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK noted that current AI systems, such as ChatGPT, use large neural networks to solve difficult problems, such as generating intelligible written text.These networks teach AI to proce...
Perplexity AI, BardAI to Pi, here are the top 4 ChatGPT alternatives you must try
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Perplexity AI, BardAI to Pi, here are the top 4 ChatGPT alternatives you must try

[ad_1] ChatGPT, the popular internet chatbot from OpenAI, has gained immense popularity, especially over the recent months. Its recent upgrade to GPT-4 has made it even more powerful. However, the servers often get overloaded, locking users out. If you're facing issues with ChatGPT, we have a detailed guide to fix it. Alternatively, if you want other ChatGPT-like services, check out our list of alternatives. Open new tabs and let's chat with AI bots!1. Perplexity AIPerplexity AI is a simple and minimalist ChatGPT alternative trained on OpenAI's API. It provides good responses and cites sources like Wikipedia to answer queries, and doesn't appear to copy-paste. It maintains clarity in conversations and offers a GPT-4-powered co-pilot mode for better assistance. The website has a dark mod...
Alphabet-backed Anthropic outlines the moral values behind its AI bot
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Alphabet-backed Anthropic outlines the moral values behind its AI bot

[ad_1] Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup backed by Google owner Alphabet Inc, on Tuesday disclosed the set of written moral values that it used to train and make safe Claude, its rival to the technology behind OpenAI's ChatGPT.The moral values guidelines, which Anthropic calls Claude's constitution, draw from several sources, including the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and even Apple Inc's data privacy rules. Safety considerations have come to the fore as U.S. officials study whether and how to regulate AI, with President Joe Biden saying companies have an obligation to ensure their systems are safe before making them public. Anthropic was founded by former executives from Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI to focus on creating safe AI systems that will not, for examp...
Apocalypse? ‘Oracle of Omaha’ Warren Buffett compares AI with atom bomb creation
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Apocalypse? ‘Oracle of Omaha’ Warren Buffett compares AI with atom bomb creation

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence has been a theoretical concept for a long time for people until the rise in popularity of AI tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. Since the beginning of this year, AI has been a hot topic with analysts and influential business figures weighing in on the same. With the emergence of ChatGPT, Dall-E, Bard, and many more such tools, AI has come into applicability for most people in day-to-day life. However, there is growing apprehensions about AI chatbots' potential misuse and also that it will lead to the loss of millions of jobs. Many tech entrepreneurs like Tesla chief Elon Musk and AI experts like 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton have raised concerns about AI, and now billionaire investor Warren Buffett has voiced his worries about the surge of artificial inte...
Fierce AI Talent War Shifts to India With Salaries Being Doubled
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Fierce AI Talent War Shifts to India With Salaries Being Doubled

[ad_1] Aditya Chopra isn't looking for a new job, but recruiters keep calling him anyway. The 36-year-old data-science specialist works in artificial intelligence, perhaps the most coveted experience on the planet after OpenAI demonstrated the breakthroughs of ChatGPT. Chopra, who works outside of New Delhi, sees friends in the field get pay hikes of 35% to 50% each time they switch jobs. “There's a real shortage of data and AI talent,” he said.An AI hiring frenzy is ricocheting around the world, from Silicon Valley to Europe, Asia and beyond. While tech giants like Google and Baidu Inc. dangle top-notch packages for the engineers to build their own AI engines, companies in almost every other field — from health care and finance to entertainment — are staffing up too, to avoid getting b...