Tag: AI talent

Workers with AI skills may witness up to 54pc salary hikes: AWS Research
20Mar By adminNo Comments
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Workers with AI skills may witness up to 54pc salary hikes: AWS Research

[ad_1] Workers in India with AI skills and knowledge may see salary hikes of more than 54 per cent with those in IT and research and development enjoying the highest pay increases, according to a report by Amazon Web Services (AWS).Around 99 per cent of employers envision their companies becoming AI-driven organisations by 2028, the report commissioned by Amazon subsidiary AWS stated. “While most employers (97 per cent) believe their finance department will be the biggest beneficiary, they also foresee IT (96 per cent), research and development (96 per cent), sales and marketing (96per cent), business operations (95 per cent), human resources (94 per cent), and legal (92 per cent) departments driving significant value from AI too,” it said. Around 98 per cent of surveyed employers and w...
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Microsoft, Google Woo India Programmers to Win AI Leadership
2Feb By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft, Google Woo India Programmers to Win AI Leadership

[ad_1] Top executives from Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. are touring India over the next week to court the country's millions of programmers and support the adoption of artificial intelligence services in a key market. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella will address developers and technologists on “discovering new opportunities with AI” during a visit next week in Bangalore, the country's technology epicenter. He'll also speak to industry leaders in Mumbai about the opportunities and challenges with next-generation AI. Separately, Google's chief scientist Jeff Dean will speak on AI's next frontier with researchers, developers and startups in Bangalore and then participate in a fireside chat about India's role in enabling AI to drive massive societal impact.The dueling a...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Accenture unveils Gen AI studio, Biden’s AI strategy sparks concern, more
18Dec By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Accenture unveils Gen AI studio, Biden’s AI strategy sparks concern, more

[ad_1] Pakistan's Imran Khan speaks from prison through AI in virtual rally amid election concerns; France leads global shift with AI-powered surveillance ahead of 2024 olympics; Biden's stealthy AI strategy sparks clash with Elon Musk and OpenAI over transparency; Accenture unveils Gen AI studio in Bengaluru - this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look. 1. Pakistan's Imran Khan speaks from prison through AI in virtual rallyFormer Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently imprisoned, addressed supporters via a five-hour "virtual powershow" organised by his party using artificial intelligence. The online rally featured a four-minute speech delivered by an AI voice replicating Khan. Despite garnering 1.5 million views on YouTube within 12 hours, the event faced challenges...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Rajeev Chandrasekhar on AI talent, ChatGPT’s geographic bias, more
16Dec By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Rajeev Chandrasekhar on AI talent, ChatGPT’s geographic bias, more

[ad_1] Today, December 16, the artificial intelligence place was abuzz with activity with multiple news coming from across the globe. In India, at the Global AI Conclave, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Rajeev Chandrasekhar highlighted the challenge of AI talent in India and the need to improve education to ensure India can stay competitive in this emerging technology. In other news, researchers have found that OpenAI's AI chatbot ChatGPT is limited in providing location-specific information about environmental justice issues, which may hint at its geographic biases.Rajeev Chandrasekhar highlights the challenge of AI talentMoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar, while speaking at the Global AI Conclave, highlighted that India's biggest challenge in the AI spac...
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India needs to export talents skilled in AI: Microsoft Vice Chair
27Aug By adminNo Comments
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India needs to export talents skilled in AI: Microsoft Vice Chair

[ad_1] Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith on Thursday said India needs to export talents skilled in artificial intelligence.While speaking at a US-India Strategic Partnership Forum event, Smith said the health of democracies is at stake and there is a need to find new ways to sustain economic growth. "The future of India in many ways will involve not just bringing talent to the countries but bringing more talents with a background in AI," Smith said. He said there is a need to develop responsible AI which fundamentally serves the principle that matters to humanity like security, privacy, and inclusion.Smith said the role of AI is to enhance productivity in a smarter way and there is a need to develop it through partnerships between educators and entrepreneurs, among countr...
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