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Indian youth among the best in innovation and technology: PM Modi
India ranks second in contributors to public generative AI projects, following the U.S. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi emphasized that Indian youth are among the best in innovation and technology.
Indian youth among the best in innovation and technology: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praises Indian youth for their excellence in innovation and technology. This comes after GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke highlighted India's growing influence as a global tech leader. Dohmke noted that India has the second-highest contributors to generative AI projects, underscoring the country's significant role in the global tech landscape.
GitHub’s India developers rise 28% to 17 million
India will surpass the US to become the world’s largest developer community by 2028, from earlier forecast of 2027.
"India's rise as a global tech titan is inexorable," says Thomas Dohmke CEO GitHub
Dohmke in a social media post on X noted that Indian developers are embracing AI as a core tool and are driving advancements by building AI systems using AI itself. "Of course, I have to show some love to India. Now the fastest growing developer population on the planet, India's rise as a global tech titan is inexorable," Thomas Dohmke said in the post on X.
Australia's planned social media ban raises teen isolation fears
"It's the only way I've ever connected to my grandma before, over socials," said Hussein, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but lived in a refugee camp in Malawi before settling in Australia when she was nine. While Hussein rarely posts on social media, she uses Meta's Instagram and Snapchat primarily to view and discuss photos and videos from family and friends. Some 97% of Australian teenagers use social media across an average of four platforms, surveys show, making them among the world's most connected youth.
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Microsoft eyes ecosystem tie-ups to make India AI-first nation
Rajesh Jha, global EVP, experience and devices at Microsoft, calls India as an "AI-forward nation" and wants to strengthen its partner ecosystem through tech companies like HCL, Infosys, Cognizant, L&T, because "for every dollar we make out of Copilot, our partners can make $8 to $10 more".
Infosys, Microsoft expand partnership to boost adoption of Microsoft Cloud, GenAI
Infosys and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to focus on generative AI and cloud solutions. Infosys will integrate Microsoft's generative AI tools into its existing solutions to offer clients better cost-efficiency, scalability, and agility.
Greylock-backed Resolve AI raises $35 million in seed funding to help engineers
Resolve AI, a startup aiming to automate software operations, has raised $35 million in seed funding. Founded by a former Splunk executive, the company's AI tools can autonomously troubleshoot and fix production issues, reducing workload for engineers. It plans to use the funding to expand its team and AI capabilities.
Wealthtech sector takes to AI models to rewire business
Industry insiders said that while AI is being used across multiple functions by startups, these are still very early days. There is a shortfall in data around conversations between relationship managers and investors.
Disney to stop using Salesforce-owned Slack after hack exposed company data
Walt Disney plans to stop using Slack as its workplace collaboration tool after a hacking group leaked over a terabyte of company data online. CFO Hugh Johnston announced that most businesses would transition to new tools later this year. The data leak included computer code and details about unreleased projects.
ET World Leaders Forum: Startups, AI to fuel new economic boom for India, says GitHub's Thomas Dohmke
India is expected to surpass the US in the number of software developers by 2027, driven by its growing IT services sector, expanding startup ecosystem, and advancements in artificial intelligence, according to Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub. India currently ranks second with 15.4 million developers, and its rapid growth is attributed to its vibrant open-source software community and innovative startups.
'Decoding the AI Disruption' panel discussion at ET WLF: Take AI and adapt it to India's needs
India holds immense potential for personalised AI platforms leveraging extensive local data sets, said Nigel Vaz, CEO of Publicis Sapient. The panel discussed AI applications in various sectors including healthcare, education, and traffic management, while flagging infrastructure challenges. Microsoft's Physicswallah and GitHub's Copilot were highlighted as key AI-driven innovations.
India to turn largest hub of software developers by 2027: Thomas Dohmke, CEO, GitHub
"Developers drive GDP growth and technological progress to the tune of trillions of US dollars. And the opportunity goes further because software developers are adopting AI faster than any other sector of the global workforce," Thomas Dohmke said.
ET World Leaders Forum | GitHub CEO envisions India as AI powerhouse
Speaking at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum, Dohmke highlighted the country’s potential to become a major hub for artificial intelligence (AI). "What if AI isn’t just for tech experts but for everyone?" Dohmke asked. "Every company should become an AI company."
How Microsoft's Satya Nadella became tech's steely-eyed AI gambler
Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, had his eyes on a Silicon Valley startup called Inflection AI. The company's CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, was one of the founders of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind.
India must lead AI revolution, not just participate, says G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant
Amitabh Kant emphasizes India's potential to lead the AI revolution globally, highlighting the country's active engagement in AI projects. He stresses the importance of AI integration in various sectors like healthcare and logistics to drive innovation and competitiveness.
Infosys working on 225 GenAI programs for clients; enterprise AI will take years to unfold: Nilekani
At Infosys' 43rd annual general meeting, cofounder and chairman Nandan Nilekani talked of the nascent stage of the Generative AI revolution. He also said consumer AI will see rapid adoption but enterprise AI will take several years to mature and have a widespread impact.
India may lead the charge in global AI landscape: GitHub CEO
According to GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, India has the potential to surge to the forefront of the global AI landscape, driven by its rapidly expanding community of software developers. By 2027, this community is projected to surpass the United States as the world's largest, aligning with the transformative era of AI. Currently, India boasts 15.4 million active developers on the Microsoft-owned platform, marking a substantial 33% year-on-year growth.
India leads the world in AI’s skill penetration; lags on investments
India is number one in the world in terms of relative AI skill penetration, and is in the top four globally when it comes to relative AI hiring rate.
Prompt in progress: GenAI text-to-code tools boost productivity
Gen AI text-to-code tools hold promise of up to a 50% gain in productivity. Top IT firms are also embracing them for efficiency. But as Himanshi Lohchab and Beena Parmar find, the road to large-scale adoption is still dotted with caution.
Microsoft GitHub has 13 million Indian developers, to pip US by 2027: Satya Nadella
During the second day of his Microsoft AI Tour in India, Microsoft chairman and chief executive Satya Nadella highlighted the impact Indian developers are making in building cutting-edge products and solutions that solve challenges for the nation and accelerating deployment of AI innovation globally.
What AI can do to science, will be most interesting: Satya Nadella
Artificial Intelligence may have given new tools to science, but the most interesting thing to watch out for will be what it can do to accelerate science, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella said on Tuesday. He also dismissed concerns that AI cannot be governed or regulated.
GitHub’s AI chatbot now available to all users globally
Copilot Chat is now available as part of paid tiers and free for verified teachers, students and maintainers of certain open source projects, reports TechCrunch.
Indian tech firms to be key driver for global AI: Microsoft Asia president Ahmed Mazhari
The Indian tech sector will play a major role in the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) globally and fulfilling global market demand, according to Microsoft Asia president Ahmed Mazhari.
Generative AI still mostly experimental, say executives
While ChatGPT has enchanted consumers with its ability to generate everything from Shakespeare-style sonnets to student term papers, its propensity to "hallucinate" erroneous information has kept it from revolutionizing most areas of industry so far, they said.
Generative AI to enhance creativity, automate routine tasks for future jobs: WEF paper
Releasing the white paper on how AI (artificial intelligence) will affect the jobs of tomorrow, the World Economic Forum said businesses and governments must take proactive steps to prepare for the effects of AI in the workforce, including creating an adaptable workforce and implementing systems that facilitate job transitions.
Microsoft plans AI service with Databricks that could hurt OpenAI: report
Microsoft is planning to start selling a new version of Databricks software that helps customers make AI apps for their businesses, The Information reported on Thursday, citing people with direct knowledge of the plan.
India Inc wants to explore if Generative AI plugins will replace or augment headcount: Microsoft
The Microsoft 365 Copilot was launched on a worldwide basis only with about 20 customers to start with as a private beta and is now being expanded to an early adopter program for about 600 customers across the world.
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