August 5, 2019

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Industry News: Information and Communications

The future seems to be AI driven, but at the cost of ethical and technical issuesedit

Money Control

By Shraddha Sharma

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications has taken the world by storm. From Chinas robot waiters to Elon Musks flying Tesla, the hype is undying around this technology, which uses algorithms to mimic human intelligence

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Telcos no to 5G bidding as Trai says no DoT plea on price cutedit

The Times of India

The upcoming 5G networks expected to be around 20 times faster than 4G ones are considered vital for emerging technologies like selfdriving cars, cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Just one megahertz of 5G spectrum has been proposed with a base price of Rs 492 crore, which according to the industry body, is 67 times more than the current 5G airwaves available in other countries.

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Moodys says deepfake disinformation campaigns pose reputational risks to businessesedit

The Economic Times

By Megha Mandavia

It said until now, disinformation campaigns against companies and other targets have tended to be easily debunked and therefore typically have been shortlived but artificial Intelligence (AI) disinformation campaigns, in contrast, will take longer to disprove as the technology is improving quickly.

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India Pushing for Local Standards to Develop Use Cases for 5G Adoption’edit

The Economic Times

Juergen Hase, CEO of IoT firm UNLIMIT, said that under a smart city concept, the company is leveraging 5G in the core infrastructure, reusing the technology and optimising the capex to mitigate challenges of IoT implementation. SK Mishra, principal advisor at the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, talked about the spectrum bidding process and the challenges of managing optimal price

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How Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things can transform the Business of Saving Livesedit

Express Healthcare

Technology, with its rapid evolution has been taking several industries across India by storm. Most experts in their field are welcoming developments like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) due to their effectiveness and lack of human involvement in accomplishing a host of tasks.

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From claims to medical advice to health checks, insurance gets techsavvyedit

Live Mint

By Revati Krishna

Paper work and insurance agents have long been the foundation stones for your insurance policies. However, insurers have used technology along various steps of the insurance services value chain: from the application to claim processing stage. Artificial intelligence, wearable devices, mobile applications, virtual assistance and video conferencing are replacing paperwork. Lets take a deeper look at the benefits of these services and the challenges you face.

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Arm brings automation to IoT connectivity managementedit

ANI News

From an Internet of Things (IoT) perspective, todays manual processes will fall short in meeting the demand of a world where billions, and ultimately trillions, of devices, need to be connected and managed.

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What machines can’t learnedit

The Pioneer

AI or Artificial Intelligence is suddenly the global trend. It took almost six decades for AI to become a revolution but it seems it is here to stay. What will then be left of HI or Human Intelligence? A big question that needs to be pondered over. Let us also consider if AI will actually bring the “Robocalypse” as coined by someone too apprehensive of the growing trend of robotisation along with corporatisation and mathematicisation that is becoming an obsession world over.

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Transfer Learning Sets New Frontier for Machine Learning While Contributing into Cheaper Robotsedit

Analytics Insight

The entire experiment proves that transfer learning is the new frontier for machine learning, or in broader sense artificial intelligence technology. Accelerated advancements in transfer learning have extracted the insights prerequisite for training good performance models explicitly. A number of studies and researches going on are directed towards transfer learning offerings and purpose. Latest technologies do need models that can transfer knowledge to new task and easily adapt to new domains.

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The Evolution Of Biometrics In the Banking Sectoredit

Business World

With this technology, it is now easier to recognise activities by bots and hackers. For example, American multinational financial services corporation Mastercard recently acquired NuData Security Inc. to enhance the security of the Internet of Things (IoT) and prevent online and mobile fraud using session and biometric indicators.

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Rethinking The Way Aheadedit

Millennium Post

By Shashwat Sajal

Its basic purpose was to create a computer-controlled robot or software that could solve a problem by thinking like humans. Like how the human brain first learns any problem, then process it, decides what to do and then finally thinks about how to do it. In the same way, artificial intelligence machines have been given all the details of the human brain so that they can perform a task in a better way. AI is being referred to as the technology of the future as it is expected to bring a revolutionary change in the world

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Reinventing Supply Chain Management with IoTedit

Sia Sat

Frost & Sullivan’s latest analysis, Growth Opportunities in the Internet of Things-enabled Supply Chain Management Market, Forecast to 2024, reveals that end-to-end visibility, predictive analysis, transparency, and real-time insights are some of the benefits driving the adoption and implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) systems within the supply chain management (SCM) market

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How privacy missteps cast cloud over digital assistantsedit

ET Brand Equity

Google meanwhile said it would pause listening to and transcribing conversations in the European Union from its Google Assistant in the wake of a privacy investigation in Germany. Amazon, which also has acknowledged it uses human assistants to improve the artificial intelligence of its Alexa-powered devices, recently announced a new feature making it easier to delete all recorded data. The recent cases may give consumers the impression that someone is “listening” to their conversations even if it’s rarely true.

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Hackers can track you through your smartbandedit

The Times of India

If you own a smartband, there are chances of it having a critical Bluetooth vulnerability that could allow hackers to track you. A group of researchers from Boston University recently revealed the issue and pointed out that hackers can pinpoint your location using high-profile Bluetooth gadgets. And this could lead to cases of stalking, abuse and pose a major threat to the users’ security.

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AI in the Field of Content Creationedit

Analytics Insight

Also, target them not just as far as language and social references yet in addition by publishing at the right times to have the most effect. Artificial intelligence can likewise be utilized later on to perform location-based targeting utilizing local territories and maps. Manually made localised content for audiences from the world over may appear to be inconceivable, however AI will make this a reality later on.

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AI could help detect irregular heart rhythm in EKG testedit

 The Week End Leader

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can detect the signs of an irregular heart rhythm -atrial fibrillation (AF) -in an electrocardiogram (EKG), even if the heart is in normal rhythm at the time of a test, says new Mayo Clinic research. The AI-enabled EKG can detect recent atrial fibrillation that occurred without symptoms or that is impending, potentially improving treatment options.

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Next-gen AI systems won’t need huge amount of dataedit

The Times of India

By Digbijay Mishra and Madhav Chanchani

Data privacy should be done in blockchain, so you don’t have to trust anybody. Nandan’s [Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani] new effort around federated data is great. Setting new standards will enable a new set of entrepreneurs. In digital infrastructure, India is ahead of many countries

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AI and Bionic Eyes Are Helping to Contain Raging Wildfiresedit

Bloomberg Quint

By Brian K. Sullivan

Only these eyes aren’t human. They don’t blink or take breaks, and guided by artificial intelligence they can tell the difference between a dust cloud, an insect swarm and a plume of smoke that demands quick attention. In Brazil, the devices help keep mining giant Vale SA working, and protect trees for pulp and paper producer Suzano SA.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Designing the perfect range map for electric carsedit

The Financial Express

By Vikram Chaudhary

Last year some government officials in Delhi refused to use electric cars made by Mahindra & Mahindra (eVerito) and Tata Motors (Tigor EV), citing low driving range. While both these cars have a claimed range of more than 100-km, an official reportedly said that both models failed to run even 80-km on a single charge within city limits

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By 2040, India might emerge as the 4th largest market for passenger electric vehiclesedit

The Financial Express 

NEF report predicts that by 2040, the sales of passenger electric vehicles in India will reach the mark of 2.6 million. India will stand in the fourth position globally, behind China, the United States and Germany.

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Good News for Electric Vehicles: Insurance industry going green with their auto plansedit

Zee Biz 

EVs or Electric Vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in India for their ecofriendliness, economical fuel cost, lower maintenance expenses, etc. IRDAI recently announced that Third Party premium rates for insurance of private EVs will be given at 15% discounted rates from FY 201920. Photo: Pixabay

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India ready to move to clean and affordable fuel: Dharmendra Pradhanedit

Business Standard 

By Shine Jacob 

On Friday, a Bloomberg NEF forecast stated India was likely to be the fourth-largest EV market by 2040 — after China, the United States, and Germany — with sales expected to touch around 2.6 million by that year.

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Too much of reforms has led to slowdownedit

The Hindu 

Talking about the government’s push for electric vehicles in the country, the NITI Aayog CEO said that the government would work to develop India as a hub for manufacture and export of EVs. We have lost out on the mobile revolution, photo-voltaic revolution, telecom equipment revolution. We are a nation of massive domestic demand, but all this demand we import. We will not allow that to happen in the EV [electric vehicle] world.

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The new AI system in government buses in UP and Karnataka is ‘good news’ for passengersedit

Gadgets Now

By Dipak K Dash

In a first state-government buses in UP and Karnataka are set get artificial intelligence (AI) systems on the front bumper to avoid collisions and alert sleepy drivers. While Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) is planning to install these systems in its fleet of over 12,500 buses, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is going to install them in over 500 buses.

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Smart automotive more secure than IoT devicesedit

Deccan Chronicle

Kaspersky researchers analysed aftermarket connected car devices, designed to make vehicles smarter. This niche has proven to be more secure than other Internet of Things (IoT) accessories.

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Industry News: Future of Work

Thumbs Up For AI In Indiaedit

BW People

By Rajguru Tandon

Artificial Intelligence will more than double the rate of innovation within business organisations and create jobs in India by 2021, say business leaders and employees in a survey conducted by Microsoft and IDC AsiaPacific.

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Survey reveals public sector firms rather reluctant to adopt cloudedit

Money Control

Public sector organizations need to understand what data they have in the cloud and ensure they can classify it according to its level of sensitivity. This approach will enable them to prioritize their cybersecurity efforts and choose appropriate controls within their budgets to keep critical data safe, said Steve Dickson, CEO of Netwrix.

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Skill Development – Lets Create A Globally Competitive Workforceedit

Business World 

As a country we need to adhere to a disciplined and planned approach with regard to skill development, and this is equally important for all sectors of the economy and thus, it needs to cover all types of jobs. The honeymoon period of banking on cost arbitrage to justify job shift is nearly over for IT & ITeS sectors, we really need to challenge ourselves and continuously evolve and move up the value chain.

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AI can eliminate biases in hiring, but has limitationsedit

Business Today

By Goutam Das

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly playing a crucial role in human resources both in hiring and talent management. Nevertheless, people have started realising that exponential technologies have limitations but could work better with the right data models and nurturing.

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People with autism are hot hires for AI jobsedit

Business Standard

Businesses scrambling for artificial intelligence talent are tapping an unusual resource: people with autism. Ernst & Young LLP, Credit Suisse Group AG, Dell Technologies Inc., Microsoft Corp., DXC Technology Co. and other companies are hiring autistic applicants for AI jobs through neurodiversity programs they have established.

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High expertise jobs easier to disrupt for AI: Vinod Khoslaedit

ET Tech

By Megha Mandavia, Alnoor Peermohamed and Raghu Krishnan

Indian American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla is betting on Artificial Intelligence disrupting high expertise jobs like doctors in India but cautions the need for income redistribution in the long term. In a conversation with ET’s Megha Mandavia, Alnoor Peermohamed and Raghu Krishnan, he talks about AI, data bias and modified capitalism.

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Industry News: Education

Delivering higher education effectivelyedit

Business Standard 

It is therefore encouraging that the Government of India’s Draft National Education Policy represents the largest reform of Indian higher education in decades. This includes allowing for mutual recognition of qualifications, simplification of education regulation, widespread adoption of online courses, integrating vocational …

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India must invest in education, human skills to be among top 3 economies: Expertsedit

The Economic Times 

As India hopes to be among the world’s top three economies in the next 15 years, it must invest in education and human skills, a white paper released by a think-tank of top business schools has said. MBAUniverse.com, a think tank and network of leading B-schools in the country, organised the 10th edition of the Indian Management Conclave (IMC) and also released a white paper on the occasion.

 

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