Vishwadeep Khatri

Jack Hidary launched a sandbox or research group on AI and quantum technologies at Alphabet in 2016, which was spun off into an independent company in 2022. Its investors include former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, now chairman of SandboxAQ; Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff; T Rowe Price and a lot more. View the full article

India will focus on building global consensus on AI standards at the upcoming IndiaAI Impact Summit, officials told us. The country aims to promote ethical, open-source tools and equitable AI access, supporting sectors like healthcare, education, and agriculture. India also seeks a global partnership and funding facility to ensure responsible and fair AI deployment worldwide. View the full article

US trade adviser Peter Navarro criticised India for using US-made AI like ChatGPT, arguing it creates a trade issue. His comments come amid high tariffs on Indian imports over Russian oil purchases and ongoing trade tensions. Navarro also raised concerns about foreign ownership of US farmland and its impact on domestic food prices. View the full article

Venture capital group Sequoia is set to back Anthropic alongside Singapore’s GIC and US firm Coatue in a new funding round. The investment would value the artificial intelligence company at about $350 billion, according to the Financial Times. View the full article

Exlservice Holdings is set to open two new centers in smaller Indian cities this year. The data and AI company aims to tap into better infrastructure and talent outside major metros. This expansion aligns with rising global IT spends focused on AI, infrastructure, and cybersecurity. View the full article

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing workplaces. Many professionals expect their jobs to evolve significantly in the coming years due to AI. However, a large number feel their companies are not providing adequate training on AI tools. This lack of guidance leads to uncertainty about AI's role. View the full article

Businesses are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence across all operations. From sales to hiring, companies aim to leverage AI to enhance efficiency and customer experience. Retail giants and startups alike are developing AI solutions. View the full article

Universities are grappling with generative AI. Some ban it, others embrace it. Professors at George Washington University are creating custom AI teaching assistants. These tools help students with research and writing. This approach aims to teach AI literacy responsibly. It offers a controlled environment for learning. View the full article

AI professionals are getting not just multiple offers but also counter-offers from existing employers and big incentives. New job offers and counteroffers currently come with 25-70% pay hikes for AI professionals, executives at search firms and recruitment services firms said. This trend is only going to get stronger in 2026, they told ET. View the full article

AI firm Harmonic claims its system Aristotle, aided by GPT-5.2 Pro, solved long-standing problems posed by Paul Erdos. Some hail this as real research progress, while skeptics like Terence Tao argue AI mainly repackages existing human knowledge. View the full article

Germany's government and Holocaust memorial institutions have demanded social ‍media platforms stop the spread ​of fake images which they say are distorting and trivialising ⁠history. View the full article

OpenAI says it will soon start showing advertisements to ChatGPT users who aren't paying for a premium version of the chatbot. The artificial intelligence company said Friday it hasn't yet rolled out ads but will start testing them in the coming weeks. View the full article

California ⁠Attorney General Robert Bonta on Friday sent ‌a ‌cease and desist ‌letter to xAI demanding the company stop the creation ​and distribution ​of AI-generated non-consensual ‌sexualised ‍imagery by ‍its Grok AI chatbot. View the full article

Q839 Once leaders stop old habits that limit AI’s value, a new challenge emerges: what should replace them? AI-enabled organizations require different leadership behaviors — ones that focus on asking better questions, trusting data-driven signals, and designing decision frameworks rather than controlling every outcome.Think of a specific leadership or managerial activity in your domain (reviews, approvals, prioritization, performance discussions, etc.). What is one new behavior or practice leaders must consciously adopt to get the full benefit of AI — and how does it change decision quality or speed? ⚠️ Any answer that is generic or does not connect with a specific leadership activity or process will not be approved. 🏆 The best answer will be selected on the basis of: Relevance of the leadership practice proposed Depth of insight into how it enables AI value Practicality of adopting the behavior in real organizations 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 Tuesday or Friday at 9:00 AM 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 verify 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). Please take a moment to review this amusing example—https://www.benchmarksixsigma.com/forum/topic/39458-using-ai-to-respond-to-forum-questions/ We also use an AI content detector at https://app.originality.ai/. Only answers with less than 45-50% AI-generated content will be considered for winner selection.

Evaluation Result – Q838 🏆 Best Answer: Adil Khan A highly effective response anchored in a very specific leadership activity: manual final sign-off of AI-generated quotes. The answer clearly shows what leaders must stop doing (line-by-line overrides), why it destroys AI value (velocity loss, inconsistency, erosion of trust), and what to do instead (clear auto-approval thresholds + documented exceptions). Strong business logic, concrete outcomes, and a practical behavioral shift make this a textbook example of leadership change after AI adoption. ✅ Approved: Rakshika Thoughtful and relevant to state government leadership contexts, with strong insight into governance, accountability, and public trust. However, the response addresses multiple leadership behaviors rather than clearly isolating one specific activity leaders should stop, which slightly dilutes focus against the question’s intent.

OpenAI will soon test ads on ChatGPT in the US for free and lower-tier users, aiming to cover rising operational costs. The company stressed that ads will not affect responses or user privacy. With few paying subscribers, OpenAI is seeking new revenue while competing with AI rivals like Google. View the full article

ClickHouse has raised $400 million in fresh funding, lifting its valuation to $15 billion as investor interest in AI infrastructure grows. The database firm builds real-time analytics tools used in developing AI systems and counts major tech companies among its customers. The funding will support product development, global expansion and a focus on safer AI deployment. View the full article

LTIMindtree has secured a Rs 3,000 crore, seven-year contract from the CBDT to upgrade tax analytics using artificial intelligence. The ramp-up in the company’s large-deal wins is expected to aid growth, with brokerages expecting its revenues to rise between 2.2% and 2.4% sequentially in the December quarter. View the full article

The Madhya Pradesh Regional AI Impact Conference 2026, held in Bhopal on January 15, featured an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered human body replica to detect diseases, which drew attention from researchers, medical professionals, and technology experts. View the full article

Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, on Thursday sued his artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, alleging that its chatbot Grok generated sexually explicit images of her without her consent. Clair emphasised that xAI failed to prevent Grok, deployed on the social media platform X, from generating explicit images despite prior commitments to do so. View the full article

Japan's Cabinet Office has requested that X Corp implement immediate ‌improvements but there has been no response from the company so far, Economic Security Minister Kimi Onoda said. View the full article

The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the operator of the mid-Atlantic power grid to take urgent steps to boost energy supply and curb price hikes, holding a Friday event aimed at addressing a rising concern among voters about the enormous amount of power used for artificial intelligence ahead of elections later this year. View the full article

The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. The move signals OpenAI’s growing interest in technologies that extend beyond software, pointing to a longer-term focus on hardware and human-augmentation research alongside its core AI business. View the full article

The AI company plans to open its Bengaluru office in February. India is Anthropic's second-largest market, only behind the US, and the company had revealed plans to open an office here and hire for multiple roles last year. The large language model (LLM) startup also plans to partner with conglomerates, healthcare institutions, education organisations and startup accelerators to develop locally relevant AI applications in India. View the full article

While pent-up M&A activity and a need by companies to ⁠refinance existing debt will likely contribute to higher overall corporate bond issuance this year, the biggest factor will be AI-related funding needs, according to a Thursday report from Barclays. View the full article