Vishwadeep Khatri

OpenAI touts Amazon alliance in memo, says Microsoft has “limited our ability” to reach clients View the full article

Tesco, Britain's largest food retailer, is joining forces with US software group Adobe. This collaboration will leverage artificial intelligence and Tesco's Clubcard data. The aim is to understand customer needs better and deliver more personalised marketing. This move is expected to enhance customer engagement and drive sales growth across Tesco's various platforms. View the full article

In a recent conference, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Swaminathan J raised a red flag regarding the integration of AI in finance. He emphasized that, if left unchecked, AI could not only amplify existing challenges but also introduce unforeseen complications. On one hand, AI can transform customer interactions and enhance access to credit; on the other hand, it harbors potential pitfalls. View the full article

The Financial Times reports that he is personally involved in training and testing this digital character. The idea is that it could hold conversations with employees, offer feedback, and share thoughts in a way that reflects how Zuckerberg himself might speak. View the full article

Shanghai-based StepFun, which develops general-purpose foundation models, has decided an onshore corporate structure would be more appropriate as it is heavily backed ​by state capital.Founded in April ​2023 by former Microsoft Vice President Jiang Daxin, StepFun is regarded as one of China's leading AI startups ⁠that have ‌successfully developed large-language foundation models. View the full article

ThroughLine, a startup hired in recent years by ChatGPT owner OpenAI as well as rivals Anthropic and Google, to redirect users to crisis support ​when they are flagged as being at risk of self-harm, domestic violence or an eating disorder, is also exploring ways to broaden its offer to include preventing violent extremism, its ​founder and former youth worker Elliot Taylor said. View the full article

Most workers using AI report productivity boosts. Roughly 3 in 10 employees are frequent users of AI in their jobs, meaning they use it daily or a few times a week. About 2 in 10 are infrequent users, using AI tools at work a few times a month or a few times a year. View the full article

Kristalina Georgieva's comments came a day before the International Monetary Fund and World Bank kick off their annual spring meetings in Washington, and after US regulators last week convened an emergency meeting with top bank chiefs over the new AI model. View the full article

AI firm Anthropic is disrupting the software market. It launched tools for legal, financial, and HR tasks, impacting partner companies. Anthropic also introduced a cybersecurity tool that scans code for vulnerabilities. This move challenges existing security vendors. Anthropic's strategy focuses on areas where its AI reasoning excels, driving enterprise productivity. View the full article

AI models such as Anthropic's Mythos could pose disruption risks to the growth of India's IT services sector, according to a report by Kotak Institutional Equities. The report said the model "exhibits a step-jump in benchmark performance across software engineering tasks," and added that it "raises near- to medium-term disruption risks for IT services," particularly for companies with higher exposure to application services. View the full article

The artificial intelligence sector continues its strong financial growth. Despite global tensions, significant funding is flowing into AI initiatives. Major companies are raising billions through debt sales. This trend is attracting investors seeking stable opportunities. The demand for AI infrastructure is driving substantial investment in the market. View the full article

UK ​financial regulators ​are holding urgent talks ‌with ⁠the ⁠government's ​cyber security agency ​and major banks ​to ⁠assess risks ‌posed ​by ​the ⁠new artificial intelligence ​model from Anthropic, ​the Financial Times ‌reported on Sunday. View the full article

As the world grapples with the challenges of a perfect storm - war, energy crisis, and the upcoming AI crisis - India emerges as a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy global landscape. Frank-Jurgen Richter, former Director of the World Economic Forum and Chairman of Horasis, believes that India has the momentum to become a global leader in AI and manufacturing. View the full article

Talking to YouTuber Cleo Abram in a recent interview, the Google DeepMind CEO said his original motivation for entering AI was to harness the world’s data to tackle fundamental questions—about the nature of reality and consciousness, among others. But that long-term vision shifted dramatically with the arrival of ChatGPT in November 2022, the viral success of which reset the industry and accelerated the pace at which everyone now operates. Compounding the issue are the risks of AI that are still not fully known. These include its misuse by bad actors for harmful purposes. View the full article

AI experts at HumanX conference advise workers to code smarter and embrace human skills. Companies are increasingly citing AI for job cuts, sparking anxiety. While some dismiss AI as a pretext for layoffs, others foresee widespread disruption. Experts highlight critical thinking and judgment as key human differentiators. Concerns arise about a generation lacking fundamental writing skills. View the full article

SoftBank has set up a company in Japan to develop AI domestically, Nikkei says View the full article

In a five-minute AI-generated animation modelled after classic martial arts movies, China's state media frames an allegory for the war in Iran. A white eagle in regal attire representing the US unleashes an evil laugh before his army attacks a group of Persian cats draped in black cloaks standing in for Iranians, who vow to fight after losing their leader and close off a crucial trading route. View the full article

Claude Mythos Preview can autonomously detect and chain software vulnerabilities at a scale that exceeds human capability, with internal testing reportedly uncovering thousands of high-severity flaws across operating systems, browsers, and core internet software. This capability underscores the security concern. Company documents reveal internal warnings that systems built for defence could be repurposed for offensive use. View the full article

Users of the platform can join video calls with an avatar of Jesus generated by artificial intelligence. Like other religious AI tools on the market, it offers words of prayer and encouragement in various languages. With the occasional glitch, it remembers previous conversations and speaks through not-quite-synced lips. View the full article

Sam Altman said the race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) is driving intense competition and conflict among AI companies in a bid to seize control, adding that AGI carries significant societal risks and must not be controlled by a small group of companies. View the full article

Anthropic postponing the release of its new AI model Claude Mythos, said to be so skilled at coding it could be a wicked weapon for hackers, has encountered a mix of alarm and skepticism. Meyers saw embedding a tiny AI model directly into malicious code infecting networks as a natural tactic to be explored by hackers. View the full article

Anthropic's Dario ​Amodei, Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Microsoft's Satya Nadella and the heads of ​Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike were ⁠on ‌the call, according to ​the ​report. View the full article

Altman has linked the incident to rising tensions around AI, public narratives about his role, and a recent critical article about him. Saying that the fear and anxiety about AI is justified, he called for a policy initiative to lead the AI transition in society. View the full article

The AI policy, published by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, aims to position ‌South Africa ⁠as ⁠a continental leader in AI innovation while addressing ethical, social ​and economic challenges. View the full article

The AI firm has restricted the third-party agent tool OpenClaw from connecting to Claude models under standard plans. Developers would now need to shift to API-based, usage-billed access. View the full article