ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Friday sacked CEO Sam Altman as it “no longer had confidence in his ability” to head the Microsoft-backed firm. OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman on Saturday issued a joint statement, hours after the ChatGPT-maker sacked its CEO and top executive, respectively. Altman helped start OpenAI as a non-profit research laboratory in 2015. He predicted AI will prove to be “the greatest leap forward of any of the big technological revolutions we’ve had so far.” OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman said he…
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Apple, Disney, and IBM to pause ads on X after antisemitic Elon Musk tweet
Elon Musk, who regularly engages with antisemitic users on X, agreed with a post that said Jewish people hold a “dialectical hatred” of white people. The White House called Musk’s reply an “unacceptable” act that endangers Jewish communities. Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X, attempted to do damage control as Paramount and Warner Bros among others also pulled ads. Meanwhile, several Tesla Inc. shareholders also spoke out against Musk, with some saying he should be suspended from his post. The European Commission advised staff to stop advertising on X due…
Transgenders may serve in defence roles; Indian military discussing possibilities: Report
Discussions on, a study group formed over the entry of transgenders in the Armed Forces. Currently, neither transgenders nor those who identify as homosexuals are accepted into the Armed Forces. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and its implications are being examined by the Indian Armed Forces in order to determine potential employment opportunities and roles for transgender individuals. According to highly placed sources, the Principal Personnel Officers Committee (PPOC) formed a joint study group after its August meeting. Among the suggestions received, some insisted on not providing…
Dr Jitendra Singh calls upon DST officials to make use of AI driven technology to analyse Parliament Questions on various parameters
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today launched the software application “Dashboard” portal of the Ministry of Science & Technology for real-time, prompt and effective Parliament business including Parliament Questions, Acts of Parliament and Gazette Notifications of Govt. of India as well as Cabinet Notes. Earlier, the Minister laid the Foundation Stone of the new Auditorium-cum-Guest House Complex in the premises of the “Technology Bhavan” which is the headquarters of the Department of Science…
Government e-Marketplace achieves landmark Gross Merchandise Value of ₹2 Lakh Crore in less than eight months of FY 2023-24
In a remarkable achievement, Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has reached a significant milestone by surpassing ₹2 Lakh Crore in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) within less than eight months of the current fiscal year, surpassing the total GMV inscribed at the end of last fiscal year (2022-23). The average GMV per day has also witnessed significant growth and reached more than ₹850 crore per day in the current Financial Year. Within the constellation of noteworthy contributors to this momentous GMV achievement in the current financial year, the substantial role played by Central…
India’s solar mission Aditya L1 was launched on September 2 this year. US, Russia eagerly await
US, Russia eagerly await India sharing information of Chandrayaan-3: Jitendra Singh Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday (November 10) said that even the United States and Russia are eagerly awaiting for India to share information on Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L1 while also crediting the success of these projects to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy of “unlocking the space sector” through public-private partnerships. Singh stressed that India’s lunar and solar missions symbolise the country’s fast-growing development. “Our missions started almost simultaneously. Chandrayaan-3’s notable aspect was its landing on the southern pole…
AI regulation: Sets of “best practices” for AI governance are emerging but Who Will Write the Rules!
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a label that can cover a huge range of activities related to machines undertaking tasks with or without human intervention. Our understanding of AI technologies is largely shaped by where we encounter them, from facial recognition tools and chatbots to photo editing software and self-driving cars. If you think of AI you might think of tech companies, from existing giants such as Google, Meta, Alibaba, and Baidu, to new players such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and others. Less visible are the world’s governments, which are shaping the…
Implementation of Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) under TCCCPR-2018
Various entities such as banks, other financial institutions, insurance companies, trading companies, business entities, real estate companies, etc. send commercial messages to telecom subscribers thorough SMS or voice calls. These entities are referred to as Principal Entities (Pes) or Senders in Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (TCCCPR-2018). TRAI in its endeavour to curb the menace of spams through Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC) has taken various measures in recent past. In this pursuit, TRAI issued Direction dated 02.06.2023 under TCCCPR-2018 to all the Access Providers to develop and deploy…
Wipro asks employees to work from the office thrice a week after Infosys and TCS issued similar notices
India’s fourth-largest IT services provider, is mandating that all its employees globally work from the office at least thrice a week from this month. Companies have been reversing or modifying their “remote work” policies as COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions wound down for reasons including better communication and collaboration among workers. Last week, Infosys, India’s No. 2 software services exporter, asked some employees to return to the office 10 days a month, industry leader TCS has asked employees to return to the office for five days a week. Wipro has been encouraging…
Meta bans political campaigners and advertisers from using Generative AI in ads
Facebook owner Meta is barring political campaigns and advertisers in other regulated industries from using its new generative AI advertising products. Its advertising standards prohibit ads with content that has been debunked by the company’s fact-checking partners but do not have any rules specifically on AI. The policy update comes a month after Meta announced it was starting to expand advertisers’ access to AI-powered advertising tools that can instantly create backgrounds. Alphabet’s Google recently launched similar generative AI ad tools and plans to prevent political content by blocking certain “political…