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Why IBM is in awe of Tanmay Bakshi
Rediff.com27 Feb 2018Meet the teen tech prodigy, educationist, AI expert and lover of SpongeBob SquarePants.
Can digital India create more jobs than it destroys?
Rediff.com19 Jan 2018New models of skilling will provide both jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities to inspire recipients to capture the jobs or entrepreneurial opportunities they seek and provide them the agency to stay on and improve on their skills on the job, says Ganesh Natarajan.
Meet Saru Jayaraman, the desi who walked the red carpet with the stars
Rediff.com8 Jan 2018The Indian-American was one of the real sheroes at the awards.
In a first, a robot will perform angioplasty in Ahmedabad hospital
Rediff.com5 Jan 2018The procedure, however, would cost around Rs 75,000-100,000 more than conventional angioplasty.
'Entrepreneurs not only shape but create the future'
Rediff.com23 Dec 2017Five inspiring women who travelled thousands of miles to Hyderabad recently to grow their business and skills share their tales of global entrepreneurship. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listened in.
Can Robots now be given citizenship?
Rediff.com16 Dec 2017'Could robots vote for effective political leadership?' 'Arguably they could do this better than humans.' 'They are far better at fact-checking for obvious lies, and far better at gauging the sincerity of statements by analysing body language, facial movements and vocal tonality of speakers,' says Devangshu Datta.
Can robotics really ease hiring pain?
Rediff.com28 Nov 2017HR can make better hiring decisions with solutions powered by robotics & machine learning.
AI creating jobs, not stealing them
Rediff.com9 Sep 2017'More than 900 companies believe that the majority of their employees worry about AI's role in potential job losses.' 'It makes employees anxious about working with machines or AI applications and fuels resistance to change,' says a Capgemini report.
AI: The Coming Threat to Jobs
Rediff.com24 Aug 2017'Some experts believe that the only jobs that will escape automation are the ones that involve anticipating the client's need, something that AI cannot do -- not yet anyway,' says Vikram Johri.
Hurry up and board the Artificial intelligence train, or else...
Rediff.com10 Aug 2017Indian companies seem to be trailing behind. They will have to catch up by reskilling the workforce and ramping up investments.
The terrifying prospect of more job losses
Rediff.com11 Jul 2017'What we are going to see is a large number of white collar jobs getting lost.' 'Job loss can drive people to depression, drugs, alcoholism and even suicide as there is no one to turn to when they are down.' 'There is no in-between now -- things go from a luxurious lifestyle to no lifestyle.'
The rot inside Air India
Rediff.com6 Jul 2017Enormous debt isn't the only thing afflicting Air India. Its work culture is an equal culprit in its downfall.
The race to adopt artificial intelligence
Rediff.com4 Jul 2017Engineering product firms were among the first to embrace AI and machine learning. And the early adopters are reaping gains.
The importance of human workers in the smart machine age
Rediff.com7 Apr 2017Edward Hess, Professor of Business Administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence, Darden School of Business, discusses the growth of technology and the challenges it creates for organizations with Sangeeta Tanwar.
What makes India the third largest global site for Artificial Intelligence companies?
Rediff.com6 Apr 2017Experts believe adoption of AI in developing countries will be much faster than in developed nations, as the magnitude of change it will bring will be far larger.
In new year message, Sikka, Premji talk of challenges ahead
Rediff.com3 Jan 2017In new year message, Sikka warns staff of automation, Premji talks of Wipro's core values
The disruptive power of technology
Rediff.com29 Sep 2016The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
Nadella on how Microsoft plans to transform the world
Rediff.com27 Sep 2016We are not pursuing AI to beat humans at games. We are pursuing AI so that we can empower every person and every institution that people build, said Nadella
10 start-up ideas for Indian MBAs
Rediff.com27 Sep 2016Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
Software robots to perform a fifth of internal jobs at ICICI Bank
Rediff.com9 Sep 2016Other private banks also planning to employ bots soon
Softbank's big idea: Talking cars that can read a driver's emotions!
Rediff.com22 Jul 2016Vehicles would be able to offer advice during challenging driving or parking situations, while also providing company to drivers on long, solitary trips
Hike plans to use artificial intelligence to beat WhatsApp
Rediff.com24 Feb 2016Hike will launch brand channels later in 2016.
#StartUpIndia: 'One should have conviction in one's ideas'
Rediff.com9 Feb 2016'If you yourself don't believe in the product, you will never be able to sell it.' 'If you have got the basics right, if you have understood the consumer needs well, success will always follow.'
Men over 30 outdoing women with selfies: study
Rediff.com16 Jan 2016An analysis of 3,840 Instagram photos from New York, London, Berlin, Moscow, Bangkok and Sao Paulo - 640 for each city -- found that just four per cent of then were actually selfies.
The AI robot that is making Chinese journalists jittery
Rediff.com24 Dec 2015For the first time, a Chinese news channel has employed an artificial intelligence robot as a weather reporter on its live breakfast show, raising concerns among the country's journalists as it could threaten their jobs.
Artificial intelligence is the backbone of change, says Sikka
Rediff.com15 Dec 2015Sikka said the transformation at Infosys was largely driven by automation with AI being its backbone.
Sassy woman or machine? Tech giants divided over digital assistants
Rediff.com2 Dec 2015Digital assistants are a gateway to powerful artificial intelligence tools
Automation, innovation to reshape Infosys: Sikka
Rediff.com29 Oct 2015Infosys has drawn up a vision to position itself as a next generation services company.
Apple ups hiring, but faces obstacles to making phones smarter
Rediff.com7 Sep 2015The company has also stepped up its courtship of machine-learning PhD's, joining Google, Amazon, Facebook and others in a fierce contest
PM holds talks with UAE crown prince, denounce terrorism in all forms
Rediff.com17 Aug 2015Apart from key bilateral issues, the two leaders also discussed situation in the region, particularly in wake of the increasing threat of terrorism and extremism from various sources including the Islamic State militant group.
Wipro's deploys 'soft robots' to manage helpdesk, recruitment
Rediff.com17 May 2015Wipro is using this in-house innovation to automate internal functions such as helpdesk management
'Ask shamelessly, be empathetic'
Rediff.com2 Mar 2015Ashwini Asokan of Mad Street Den tells women to break stereotypes.
12 risks that could cause THE END of the world
Rediff.com24 Feb 2015Let's take a look at the doomsday scenarios:
Some US drone attacks amount to war crimes: Amnesty
Rediff.com22 Oct 2013The United States has carried out "unlawful killings" in Pakistan through drone attacks, some of which could even amount to war crimes, a human rights group said on Tuesday.
AI may cut number of unions from 15 to 2
Rediff.com20 Sep 2013The national carrier has drawn a blueprint to cut the number of recognised unions in the airline from 15 to two -- one for pilots and another for the rest of the employees.
CCEA nod to Rs 1,200-cr equity infusion into AI
Rediff.com31 Dec 2010The airline hopes to gain credibility in the market with infusion.
Take up Bhopal, Kashmir during talks, Obama told
Rediff.com3 Nov 2010"It is essential that your administration and Government of India cooperate to ensure that those accused of causing Bhopal disaster, including UCC, are made to face trial and that Bhopal survivors are able to obtain redress," Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA said in a letter to the President.
'63 years on, nobody thinks UN is perfect'
Rediff.com14 Sep 2009"There is a serious problem of accountability and transparency, efficiency, mobility and professionalism," Ban said on September 11 at the United Nations.
his univ targets the world's pressing problems
Rediff.com4 Feb 2009Singularity University will train its students to take on and make progress in understanding and applying fast moving technologies to solve the world's 'grandest challenges,' including hunger, global warming, alternative energy, telemedicine and more.
'Is firing labour the only solution for India Inc?
Rediff.com22 Oct 2008Clearly not. But to take the case of the Indian airline industry which is in the news, its fleet must be cut by a fifth but it can't do this unless it also has the right to fire workers.