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Open AI to support app development initiative under India's AI mission

Open AI to support app development initiative under India's AI mission

by | Jul 3, 2024 | Technology


2 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 6:19 PM IST


ChatGPT parent company OpenAI has committed its support to the India AI Mission through participation in the app development initiative under the programme, said a senior company executive on Wednesday.


“OpenAI is committed to supporting the India AI Mission’s application development initiative to ensure that Indian developers can build on our models and deliver social benefit at scale, and we really look forward to continuing the conversation with the ministry and gauging where we might be able to add the most value,” said Srinivas Narayanan, vice-president, OpenAI.


Identified as one of the seven pillars of the India AI Mission, the application development initiative is aimed at promoting AI applications in critical sectors by addressing problem statements from central ministries, state departments, and other institutions.

Speaking at the Global India AI Summit in Delhi, Narayanan said that the firm was keeping India in mind while making important decisions in the large language models (LLM) space.


Talking about the development of AI in India, Narayanan said that the technology has added speed and dynamism to the already dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem in India.


“Entrepreneurs understand market gaps, they are building innovative products, and tools like ChatGPT are helping them accelerate this in completely new ways. We’re reducing the cost of artificial intelligence, we’re enabling developers to write code, and we are helping them create completely conversational and natural interfaces to computing,” he added.


Narayanan also said that cost and language were the two most important factors for the company in India.


“A couple of things specific to the India context – language is obviously on top of the mind for us and cost. So, these are two pieces of feedback we’ve received from the community over the last year, and GPT-4 addresses a lot of this feedback,” he added.


He said that the company improved the tokenisation, because of which it was able to use three times fewer tokens in the latest model, for processing Indian languages.


Tokenisation is the process of breaking down a piece of information like a sentence or a paragraph into individual words or “tokens.”


These tokens are the basic building blocks of language, and tokenisation helps computers understand and process human language by splitting it into simpler units.

First Published: Jul 03 2024 | 6:15 PM IST



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Open AI to support app development initiative under India's AI mission

Nvidia exe bats for culturally aligned, multimodal AI models for India

by | Jul 3, 2024 | Technology


Sewak said that his Bharat speaks more comfortably than it could write, and emphasised the need for Large multilingual models.

3 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 5:38 PM IST

India needs multimodal AI models that consider diverse Indian cultures and sensitivities, moving away from western-centric models, NVIDIA executive Mohit Sewak said on Wednesday. Sewak, AI Researcher and Developer Relations, South Asia, NVIDIA, said, “This will require large-scale, multilingual datasets and synthetic data generation.”

“Indian LLMs should be multimodal with voice as an essential element,” he said while addressing the Global AI Summit.

“India has around 23 official languages, but a Bharat that I am proud to represent, speaks around 10, 500 unique dialects across 123 unique languages,” said Sewak.

“The largest model that I am aware of can deal with 100 languages,” he said.

Sewak said that his Bharat speaks more comfortably than it could write, and emphasised the need for Large multilingual models. “We are talking about tens of trillions of tokens of data across these languages if we want a real Indian LLM which can actually do the type of tasks that we expect it to do,” he said.

Underlining the importance of taking the Indian culture into consideration while building these models, Sewak said that sensitivities in Indians may be different from those of the Western world, on which most LLMs are trained. “Mere translation from one language to another does not solve the problem,” he said. “If India wants to create a foundation model for Bharat, it is not going to be one single step,” he further said.

“We are now in an iterative cycle. We’re not talking about one foundation model for India, but a series of hierarchically more complex, more sophisticated foundation models for India,” Sewak noted.

He said that it is important to ensure alignment of cultural diversity in India, and Indian sensitivities, with Indian LLMs. “Most LLMs are trained on Western culture and preferences,” he said, adding that it is important to use Bharat-specific data to train Indian LLMs.

“Relying on collected data not enough, building synthetic data is the need of the hour,” he emphasised. “Research has proved that for LLMs and Large foundation models, you can generate very good quality synthetic data that could be used to train them optimally,” he said.

Speaking about the threat of LLMs taking away employment, Sewak said scaling of LLMs is imminent and unstoppable. “Trying to stop the revolution will prove more dangerous to human jobs than finding out alternative opportunities that these trends lay before you,” he said.

“One should use the demographic dividend to open up new streams where India can scale,” he added.

First Published: Jul 03 2024 | 5:37 PM IST



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Motorola sets Moto G85 5G phone's India launch for July 10: What to expect

Motorola sets Moto G85 5G phone's India launch for July 10: What to expect

by | Jul 3, 2024 | Technology


2 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 5:14 PM IST


Motorola has scheduled the Moto G85 5G smartphone’s India launch for July 10. The China’s Lenovo-owned smartphone brand has confirmed that the smartphone will feature a 3D curved pOLED display of 120Hz refresh rate. Moreover, the company confirmed that the smartphone will be available on its official website, e-commerce platform Flipkart, and at select retail stores.


On Flipkart, the Moto G85 5G’s landing page is now live where key details of the upcoming smartphone are available. According to the product listing page on e-commerce platform Flipkart, the Moto G85 smartphone will sport a 6.7-inch 3D curved pOLED display of 120Hz refresh rate and 1600nits peak brightness level. The display will be protected under Corning Gorilla Glass 5.


As for the design, the Moto G85 will get vegan leather back in Pantone curated colours, including Cobalt Blue, Urban Grey and Olive Green. Additionally, the smartphone will be IP52 certified for resistance against dust and water ingress.


The smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 chip and will be offered in up to 12GB RAM and up to 256GB on-board storage. The Moto G85 will sport a 5,000 mAh battery, which will be supported by a 33W fast wired charging.


In the imaging department, the Moto G85 smartphone will sport a 50-megapixel main sensor (Sony Lytia 600) with optical image stabilisation. The primary camera at the back will be assisted by an 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor and an 8MP macro camera. On the front, the smartphone will sport a 32MP camera sensor. 

First Published: Jul 03 2024 | 5:14 PM IST



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India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX acquires full stake in Dubai's BitOasis

India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX acquires full stake in Dubai's BitOasis

by | Jul 3, 2024 | Technology


CoinDCX and BitOasis issued a joint statement on July 3. (Photo: X/@CoinDCX)

1 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 5:05 PM IST


India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX has acquired Middle East-focused crypto platform BitOasis, the two companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday.


The firms did not disclose the transaction value, but BitOasis said in a separate statement that CoinDCX, which had already acquired a stake in the business last year, now owns the full share capital of the Dubai-based company.


BitOasis added that the brand and leadership team would remain unchanged following the deal, which is set to help the firm strengthen its position in the region – where it serves 15 countries – and enhance its services.


The United Arab Emirates is aiming to become a global centre for the crypto industry and Dubai, considered the Gulf’s tourism and business hub, set up watchdog VARA in 2022 to regulate the emerging virtual asset sector.


Founded in 2016, BitOasis provides broker-dealer services to qualified retail and institutional investors under its minimum viable product (MVP) operational licence provided by VARA. It recently obtained a similar licence from the Central Bank of Bahrain.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Jul 03 2024 | 5:05 PM IST



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WhatsApp gets Meta AI in India: How to use it in individual and group chats

WhatsApp gets Meta AI in India: How to use it in individual and group chats

by | Jul 3, 2024 | Technology


A collage of images shows various features of Meta AI.

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 4:26 PM IST


Meta has started integrating its artificial intelligence chatbot into its consumer facing platforms, including WhatsApp. In India, the rollout is gradual and not everyone is getting it right away, but be assured that the Meta AI option will be available soon across Meta platforms in the country.


Announcing the expansion of Meta AI in India, the US-based technology giant said that its AI-powered chatbot is “designed to assist you and improve your day-to-day life.” According to the company, the AI chatbot can gather information on a specific topic, answer factual questions, and offer assistance by offering advice and suggestions. In addition, Meta AI has image generation capabilities for creating images based on text prompts from users.


Meta AI on WhatsApp: How to use


In individual chats


  • To start a conversation with Meta’s AI powered chatbot, tap on the Meta AI icon available in the inbox.


  • On Android, the icon appears right above the button for starting a new conversation, while on the iOS app the Meta AI button appears on top of the screen. For users looking to access the chatbot on the desktop app, Meta AI icon appears on the side panel on the left.


  • Taping on the icon opens up a conversation with the Meta AI chatbot.


  • Type in your prompt to get information, suggestions and more.


  • You can also ask the AI chatbot to generate images based on your text input by typing “Imagine” before the prompt.


In Groups


  • Open the group chat you’d like to use Meta AI in.


  • Type “@” in the message field, then select Meta AI from the drop down menu.


  • If prompted, read and accept the terms.


  • Type your prompt and tap on send.


It should be noted that the AI’s response will be displayed in the chat and will be visible to all group members. However, Meta said that the AI chatbot cannot read the group messages apart from those in which it is tagged.


If you wish to respond to Meta AI, swipe right on the Meta AI’s response or select to respond to the message by long pressing it. Type your reply and tap on send.

First Published: Jul 03 2024 | 4:26 PM IST



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Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra, powered by Intel's AI chips, launched in India

Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra, powered by Intel's AI chips, launched in India

by | Jul 3, 2024 | Technology


Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2024 | 3:34 PM IST


South Korean electronics major Samsung on July 3 launched the Galaxy Book 4 Ultra in India. This premium laptop is powered by Intel Core Ultra processors and features advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, leveraging the integrated Neural Processing Unit (NPU). Additionally, the Galaxy Book 4 Ultra is equipped with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphic processing unit (GPU) and a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display.


Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra: Price and availability


The Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra is priced at Rs 233,990 onwards. It comes with up to 1TB of on-board storage and options for 16GB or 32GB of RAM. The laptop will be available in a 16-inch display size and in Moonstone Gray finish on Samsung’s official website and select offline stores.


Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra: Specifications


Processor and GPU


The Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra is powered by Intel Core Ultra series processors (Ultra 9 and Ultra 7), which feature a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for handling AI workloads. It also includes a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU, enabling Samsung to offer generative AI tools powered by NVIDIA TensorRT for text-based image generation, among other features.


Display and audio


The laptop sports a 16-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X touchscreen display with a 3K resolution and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. Samsung’s “Vision Booster” technology optimises visibility and colour reproduction by automatically detecting the environment. The display is complemented by an AKG quad-speaker setup with support for Dolby Atmos surround sound. The Galaxy Book 4 Ultra also features a dual microphone setup that enables bi-directional AI noise cancelling for clear voice capture during video calls.


Battery and connectivity


Samsung claims the laptop offers long battery life and comes with a 140W adapter that can charge up the battery to 55 per cent in 30 minutes. The Galaxy Book 4 Ultra also offers a wide range of ports for connectivity, including HDMI 2.1 and a USB 3.2 port that supports Thunderbolt 4.


Additional features


When used alongside a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, Samsung said that the Galaxy Book 4 Ultra offers several additional features. Users can employ their smartphone as an external webcam and utilise the Easy Phone connection to use smartphone apps directly from the laptop. Samsung Galaxy Tab users can also use their tablets as a secondary screen for the Galaxy Book 4 Ultra with the Second Screen feature.

First Published: Jul 03 2024 | 3:34 PM IST



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