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Sarvam AI launched Sarvam M, a 24-billion-parameter model, built on top of French AI company Mistral's model Small. The startup said the model is "built for versatility" and designed to support a wide range of applications, including conversational agents, translation and educational tools. It supports 10 Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada and Malayalam. View the full article

Q 772. What’s One Practice in Your Organization That Looks Efficient — But Isn’t? In many organizations, certain practices or reports are praised for being “lean,” “automated,” or “standardized.” But on closer inspection, they may add little value, hide inefficiencies, or even mislead decision-makers. Think of one such practice in your organization or past experience. Why is it perceived as efficient? And what makes it actually ineffective when viewed through a Business Excellence lens? 🏆 The best answer will be selected on the basis of: Insightfulness of the chosen practice Depth of analysis in identifying hidden inefficiencies Relevance and clarity in linking it to Business Excellence principles Note for website visitors - This platform hosts two weekly questions, one on Monday and the other on Thursday. All previous questions can be found here: https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/. To participate in the current question, please visit the forum homepage at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/. The question will be open until Monday or Thursday at 5 PM Indian Standard Time, depending on the launch day. Responses will not be visible until they are reviewed, and only non-plagiarised answers with less than 5-10% plagiarism will be considered for winner selection. If you are unsure about plagiarism, please check your answer using a plagiarism checker tool such as https://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/ before submitting. All correct answers shall be published, and the top-rated answer will be displayed first. The author will receive an honourable mention in our Business Excellence dictionary at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/business-excellence-dictionary-glossary/ along with the related term. Some people seem to be using AI platforms to find forum answers. This is a risky approach as AI responses are error-prone because our questions are application-oriented (they are never straightforward). Have a look at this funny example - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/topic/39458-using-ai-to-respond-to-forum-questions/ We also use an AI content detector at https://quillbot.com/ai-content-detector. Only answers with less than 45-50% AI-generated content will be considered for winner selection.

TCS has split its AI.Cloud business into separate AI and Cloud units to tap growing market potential. The AI unit, now led by Siva Ganesan, combines AI and data services, while Krishna Mohan heads Cloud. The move reflects TCS’s aim for rapid growth by focusing on specialised AI and Cloud expertise. View the full article

Veteran executives in sports and entertainment converged in California on day one of TiEcon to share personal stories and talk about authenticity, cultural influences, and artificial intelligence (AI) applications in football, baseball, and basketball. Here’s the lowdown. View the full article

Day two of the recently-concluded TiEcon 2025 hosted none other than Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who delivered a crucial, insightful keynote on the occasion and spoke to TiE Silicon Valley President Anita Manwani. Here are the highlights. View the full article

IT firm Capgemini is partnering with Germany’s SAP to deploy tailored Mistral AI solutions for industries with strict data regulations. The collaboration focuses on sensitive sectors including financial services, public sector, aerospace and defence, as well as energy and utilities. View the full article

OpenAI has also begun hiring staff to support partnerships with the country and expects to announce further details on this in coming months, the company said. "Korea's full-stack AI ecosystem makes it one of the most promising markets in the world for meaningful AI impact, from silicon to software, and students to seniors," chief strategy officer Jason Kwon said in a statement. View the full article

AI coding agents announced by big tech companies this week don’t just generate code—they fix bugs, add features, and increasingly understand developer intent. The result? Compressed timelines and reduced manual grunt work. View the full article

As AI transforms coding, developers report increased speed, reduced creativity, and more repetitive tasks. At companies like Amazon, AI tools are boosting productivity but intensifying pressure, echoing past industrial shifts. Engineers fear their roles are being degraded, mirroring factory-style speedups that prioritise output over autonomy and skill development. View the full article

Tripura chief minister Manik Saha highlighted the state's push to develop AI and 5G infrastructure at the Rising Northeast Investors' Summit. With towns and villages already connected, Tripura is building data centres and embracing digital governance. Saha emphasised the transformative potential of AI-5G convergence for innovation, efficiency, and regional growth. View the full article

o3 is a more advanced model, especially effective at tasks that involve mathematics and reasoning. Operator is one of several agentic tools created by AI firms as they race to build agents capable of reliably performing digital tasks with minimal supervision. View the full article

Meta has announced plans to begin training AI models with data from Facebook and Instagram from Tuesday. The court said the balance of interests between the parties was in favour of allowing Meta to process user data to develop AI. The training of AI systems "cannot be achieved by other equally effective, less intrusive means", the court said. View the full article

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang concluded a high-profile visit to Taiwan, highlighting new strategies amid slowing global AI spending. At Computex, he unveiled NVLink Fusion and enterprise AI servers to expand Nvidia's market reach. However, investors fear a drop in spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure as well as damage to sales from US trade friction. View the full article

Apple is accelerating development of AI-powered smart glasses, targeting a 2026 release, while cancelling plans for a camera-equipped Apple Watch. The glasses will rival Meta’s Ray-Bans, featuring cameras, microphones, and Siri integration. Concerns remain over Apple’s AI capabilities, which currently lag behind competitors like Meta and Google. View the full article

“If AI makes us 100x productive, why not rewrite the whole thing with AI help?” Vembu asked. The comment points to a possible shift in enterprise software strategy, where companies could find it more practical to rebuild systems from the ground up using AI rather than continue maintaining legacy codebases. View the full article

Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, has spent more than a year evangelising for the global construction of huge data centers to help his company build powerful AI systems. The Emirati announcement is an indication that his wildly ambitious plan, called Stargate, may be starting to gain traction. View the full article

Other tech giants have struck similar deals in the past year in their push for growth in the heated generative AI race. Microsoft struck a $650 million deal with Inflection AI in March 2024, to use the AI startup's models and hire its staff, while Amazon hired AI firm Adept's co-founders and some of its team last June. Both deals had drawn regulatory scrutiny. View the full article

Q 771. Beyond just getting the job done, a well-designed AI agent should feel intuitive, respectful, and even pleasant to interact with — especially in a high-volume setting. Think of an AI solution you’ve used or imagined. What specific user experience design choices (e.g., tone of responses, response time, feedback style, handling errors, personalization) would make it stand out as truly user-friendly? What would you insist on including in any AI solution you design? 🏆 The best answer will be selected on the basis of: Clarity and creativity of UX ideas Relevance to real-world AI agent usage Practicality in terms of implementation Note for website visitors - This platform hosts two weekly questions, one on Monday and the other on Thursday. All previous questions can be found here: https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/lean-six-sigma-business-excellence-questions/. To participate in the current question, please visit the forum homepage at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/. The question will be open until Monday or Thursday at 5 PM Indian Standard Time, depending on the launch day. Responses will not be visible until they are reviewed, and only non-plagiarised answers with less than 5-10% plagiarism will be considered for winner selection. If you are unsure about plagiarism, please check your answer using a plagiarism checker tool such as https://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/ before submitting. All correct answers shall be published, and the top-rated answer will be displayed first. The author will receive an honourable mention in our Business Excellence dictionary at https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/business-excellence-dictionary-glossary/ along with the related term. Some people seem to be using AI platforms to find forum answers. This is a risky approach as AI responses are error-prone because our questions are application-oriented (they are never straightforward). Have a look at this funny example - https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/topic/39458-using-ai-to-respond-to-forum-questions/ We also use an AI content detector at https://quillbot.com/ai-content-detector. Only answers with less than 45-50% AI-generated content will be considered for winner selection.

Builder. ai, a UK-based AI startup backed by Microsoft and QIA, is filing for bankruptcy after lender Viola Credit withdrew $37 million, leaving the firm cash-strapped. Operating across multiple countries, the company cited past financial missteps and legacy issues. Most staff are being laid off amid restricted access to remaining funds. View the full article

Amazon is trialling AI-powered short-form audio summaries on select product pages, offering key product insights from reviews and online data. Available to some US users via the “hear the highlights” button, this feature is part of Amazon’s push to integrate AI tools like Alexa+ and Rufus across its platform. View the full article

The integration of advertising has been a key question accompanying the rise of generative AI chatbots, which have largely avoided interrupting the user experience with marketing messages. However, advertising remains Google's financial bedrock, accounting for more than two-thirds of its revenue. Google is extending ads in AI Overviews to desktop in the US, following successful mobile implementations. View the full article

As part of these futuristic initiatives, the EO said pilgrims will be provided with time slotted darshan tokens, which will capture their facial features using facial recognition technology. On capturing a pilgrim's image, he said it will be sieved through data from the past 30 days or about 10 lakh images to root out duplicate bookings and thereby enable servicing more number of pilgrims. View the full article

Citi said its AI tools are currently accessible to around 150,000 employees across 11 countries, including the United States, India and Singapore. The company plans to expand availability to more markets later this year. The tools assist with internal functions such as retrieving information from Citi's policy library, summarising documents and drafting electronic communications, among other uses. View the full article

Outside India, global tech leaders are expressing similar concerns. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said professionals in many fields, including art and medicine, could become irrelevant if they do not adapt to AI. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also believes that people who avoid learning AI could lose their jobs to those who do not. View the full article

A UN report reveals AI is set to transform 9.6% of traditionally female jobs, compared to 3.5% for male roles, especially in high-income nations. Administrative and clerical work is most affected. Rather than replacing jobs, AI will reshape tasks. The report urges thoughtful use of AI to improve work quality. View the full article