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Is AI sparking a cognitive revolution that will lead to mediocrity and conformity?
What happens to the writer who no longer struggles with the perfect phrase, or the designer who no longer sketches dozens of variations before finding the right one? Will they become increasingly dependent on these cognitive prosthetics, similar to how using GPS diminishes navigation skills? And how can human creativity and critical thinking be preserved in an age of algorithmic abundance?
Salesforce acquires AI recruiting startup Moonhub weeks after Informatica deal
At Moonhub, AI systems are designed with a "human-in-the-loop" approach, ensuring that ultimate decision-making remains with people. Xu believes that in most current AI applications, humans still play a critical role in final judgments, especially in areas like hiring.
Clearer policies and training essential to harness AI's full potential: Survey
A Michael Page report reveals India's lead in GenAI adoption, yet a preparedness gap exists, fueling job security concerns. While trust in leadership and transparency are high, professionals seek better pay and internal advancement. Inclusivity remains a challenge, with ageism prevalent. Flexibility is now a baseline expectation, with hybrid work holding steady.
Tariffs have some impact, but AI demand still outpaces supply: TSMC CEO
At the company's annual shareholders meeting in the northern Taiwanese city of Hsinchu, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei said they have not observed any changes in customer behaviour due to tariff uncertainty, and the situation may become clearer in the coming months.
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Google Deepmind CEO says global AI cooperation 'difficult'
Google Deepmind's Demis Hassabis, who has won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on AI, also talked about the challenges that artificial general intelligence (AGI) -- a technology that could match and even surpass human capability -- would bring. "The most important thing is it's got to be some form of international cooperation because the technology is across all borders. It's going to get applied to all countries," he said.
'Roles within IBM in India haven’t dipped'
Sandip Patel, IBM’s MD for India and South Asia tells Surabhi Agarwal and Annapurna Roy that In the last 4 years, IBM has more than doubled its business in India — one of the five growth markets for the firm.
Krutrim finds few takers for its LLMs and cloud products
Ola founder Aggarwal first announced Krutrim in December 2023, launching an LLM that could support 10 Indian languages, starting with Krutrim chatbot in February 2024, and cloud offering shortly after. Two founders told ET recently that repeated sign-in attempts were blocked by a persistent “logged out of session” error, making sign-up via mobile or Gmail difficult.
ET Graphics: AI startups are still hot investment picks
The 2025 Stanford AI Index report says private AI investments increased 44.5% between 2023 and 2024. In addition, corporate investments in AI through mergers and acquisitions, minority stakes and public offerings have seen a 25.5% uptick in 2024 compared to in 2023.
Finding Gen XX among GenAI leaders
Can generative artificial intelligence help women break the proverbial glass ceiling? There are some positive signs though a lot more needs to be done, says Himanshi Lohchab
Musk's xAI seeks $113 billion valuation in $300 million share sale: Report
The deal would allow employees to sell shares to investors and a larger investment round is expected to follow the secondary stock offer, in which xAI will offer new equity to outside investors, the FT report said.
