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Industry News: Information and Communications
We don’t know what we dont knowedit
Will artificial intelligence one day surpass human thinking The rapid progress of AI, coupled with our standard fear of machines, has raised concerns that its abilities will one day start to grow uncontrollably, eventually leading it to take over the world and wipe out humanity if it decides we are an obstacle to its goals. This moment is usually referred to as the AI singularity.
AIEmerging TechnologyUnderstanding Various Backgrounds of Cyber Threat Rise in 2020edit
The threats across cyber network are like moving target, as soon as you reach near such vectors, a new emergence comes into being. However, the ever-evolving nature of technology is considered as an anecdote for these situations. As 2019 was a hot mess for cybersecurity business, 2020 is more likely to promise good at its various touch points.
Cyber threatCyberSecurityThe future of the IoT: from edge computing to 5Gedit
The number of devices connected to the Internet is set to explode next year. Among the various figures predicting its growth, Gartner has stated the enterprise and automotive Internet of Things (IoT) market alone is expected to increase to 5.8bn endpoints in 2020.
5GEdge ComputingEmerging TechnologyIoTSatellites will drive IOT connectionsedit
Especially when the Internet of Things (IOT) is connecting billions of devices and “sensorising” almost everything. From pipelines to assembly lines to logistics and consumer electronics. As sensors actively transmit data across systems, the biggest need of the hour is speed, quality and affordability of connectivity.
connected devicesIoTIoT DeploymentNeed For A General Agreement On Ethics In Artificial Intelligenceedit
As more and more data is captured and as data processing becomes more ubiquitous, the implications of AI are not just to jobs and workers, but to all of society and our very existence. Are we sure we are not creating a Frankenstein like entity that will imperil its own creator? Like HAL 9000 in Arthur C Clarke’s 2001 a Space Odyssey, a potential rogue that attempted to destroy its creators?
Artificial Intelligence AdoptionEthicsIndia may have 800 million internet users by 2023 if it can get this factor rightedit
As Internet of Things (IoT) devices seep into a consumers life, an overwhelming amount of data is being generated. There is an unpredictable stream of IoT data which is being utilised to study consumer trends and create digital content that appeals to the users. The future of Indias internet network is changing; there will be almost 750800 million users connected to internet in India by 2023!
IoTIoT devicessmart devicesHow Machine Learning is reducing loan defaults and easing debt recoveryedit
Enter Automation. Specifically, Machine Learning (ML), a component of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which has eased the process of lending money and debt recovery. Digital lenders are using ML to introduce credit models that deal with every aspect of lending, such as creating credit history or score, risk management, eligibility for loan and the loan amount, personalised interest rates, debt collection and conflict resolution.
AIAutomationMLHow Cloud Computing is Driving Digital Disruptionedit
The influx of technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, IoT and ML has rendered traditional businesses redundant. Digital transformation is the new paradigm, that helps them stay ahead of the competition. Cloud fuels innovation by giving a compatible set of APIs for developers.
AIBig DataIoTHere are the top 5 AI trends for 2020edit
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the peculiar ability to simultaneously amaze, enthrall and intimidate. The possibilities of AI are innumerable and beyond the scope of our imagination. AI would be the bedrock of the era of connected mobility, automation and Industry 4.0, powering everything from analytics, decision making, agriculture, logistics, to construction, aerospace and robotics.
AIAnalyticsIndustry 4.0Emotional AI: Encourage or Discourage?edit
There’s a little logical basis to emotion recognition technology, so it ought to be prohibited from use in decisions that influence individuals’ lives, says research organization AI Now in its annual report. The AI Now Institute says the field is “based on markedly shaky foundations”.
AIEmerging Technologysmart devicesCyber security: Fearful of phishing attack on your digital accounts Here’s how to steer clearedit
Schools can reduce susceptibility by making their community more aware of phishing threats and techniques. While some may characterise students as clickhappy, many administrators and faculty also lack basic awareness and skills, such as looking at a browser toolbar to check the domain name.
cyber attacksCyberSecurityAutomotive Industry Will Become Biggest Market for 5G IoT in 2023edit
Outdoor surveillance cameras will be the largest market for 5G Internet of Things (IoT) solutions worldwide over the next three years, according to Gartner, Inc. These cameras will represent 70% of the 5G IoT endpoint installed base in 2020, before contracting to 32% by the end of 2023.
5GAutomotive SectorIoTArtificial Intelligence software market to touch $126 billion by 2025: Tracticaedit
According to a new report from Tractica, the top industry sectors where AI is likely to bring major transformation remain those in which there is a clear business case for incorporating AI, rather than pieinthesky use cases that may not generate return on investment for many years.
AIEmerging TechnologyAI Has Now Reached The Battlefield With Killer Robots, Automated Weapons & UAVsedit
With technology evolving at a fast pace, we have come a long way from the basic computers to presently using artificial intelligence in modern human warfare. In the current scenario of the world, it wouldnt be wrong to say that the country with the best technology intelligence and machines will be the strongest during the war.
AIAutomationRoboticsUAVIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Public charging infrastructure will be key to electric vehicle success in India: Anant Nahata, MD, Exicomedit
However, several challenges remain. India, unlike the US and China, is still far behind in terms of creating proper charging infrastructure for electric vehicles – and, this could be one of the major challenges that may hinder the government’s 30 per cent EV mobility dream by 2030.
EV Charging InfrastructureEV PolicyFuture of MobilityKozhikode to get 26 electric vehicle charging stationsedit
The Kerala State Electricity Board is set to start 26 electric vehicles charging centres in the district. The plan is to start charging stations with the support of empanelled agencies and private parties.
EV Charging InfrastructureEV PolicyElectric twowheeler manufacturers learning to live without FAME II subsidy Reportedit
The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicle (SMEV) suggests that most of the electric twowheeler manufacturers are learning new ways to survive in the Indian market without the government support through FAMEII subsidy. SMEV also adds that the subsidy has not met its objective.
e-mobilityFAME II PolicySMEVElectric bicycles can help transform transportationedit
When we talk about Electric Vehicles, most of the governments thrust is on electric cars only. However, ebikes are another rapidly emerging segment globally in the field of electricity powered vehicles.
e-bikee-mobilityFuture of MobilityDHI approves 141 EV charging stations in Bengaledit
The Department of Heavy Industries (DHI) of the Union government has approved 141 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations in West Bengal under the second phase of the FAME India ( Faster Adoption of Electric Vehicles in India) programme.
EVEV Charging InfrastructureFAME II PolicyIndustry News: Future of Work
Policy should not restrict highly skilled from joining workforceedit
She said that Americans need to develop skills to compete in the long term. This, she said, is not just about training Americans for the jobs of future but also sensitising the potential employers to take care of their existing workforce as well and provide the ample opportunity to grow through retraining and reskilling.
Future of WorkworkforceIndustry News: Education
Budget allocation for edu sector inadequate’edit
India’s annual public spending on education — at just 0.45% of the gross domestic product (GDP) — is inadequate to meet the goal of quality education for the country’s burgeoning and world’s largest young population, said education rights activist Sharad Javadekar of the Akhil Bharatiya Samajwadi Adhyapak Sabha.
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