Artificial Intelligence (ai)

This is to say that not all AI firms will emerge as winners, particularly if priced to perfection. Investors should approach AI as a multi-product thesis

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says China ‘will win’ AI race with US

CEO criticises western ‘cynicism’ while Beijing loosens regulations and cuts energy costs for data centres

OPINION | Ensuring a Level Playing Field: How regulation can prevent AI from stifling competition

A recent study by the competition watchdog shows AI-led market concentration is rising. Expect a regulatory pushback as the still coalescing philosophy is directionally clear: data asymmetry is both a competition and a governance problem 

OPINION | Ways to engender trust in AI

Despite its popular appeal, generative AI does not intrinsically inspire universal trust. Incorporating source references, continuous feedback and improvements to the AI systems will help users grow more confident and less sceptical

Asian markets’ reliance on AI boom raises ‘bubble’ fears

Some investors grow concerned that region’s markets could be hit by downturn in US tech sector 

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | The Great Energy Exodus: How AI Is Draining Capital from Big Oil

In today’s edition of Pro Panorama: Auto sales in top gear, GAIL pumps it up, tax cloud over economic recovery, India’s Golden ATM and much more

In the AI boom, not all capex is created equal

There are big differences in the level of risk and likely returns of Big Tech’s spending 

Where does Wikipedia go in the age of AI?

Crowdsourced, open edited and free, the site must seize the new technology as an opportunity

Google puts India on its AI map

Google is investing $15 billion over five years to establish India's first major AI hub in Visakhapatnam, featuring a gigawatt-scale data centre, new subsea cables, and expanded fibre optic networks in what marks the tech giant's largest investment in the country

The AI trade: Do geopolitics matter?

Plus, scepticism on the dealmaking rebound

On-device AI to spark next wave of smartphone growth in India, says Qualcomm India's Savi Soin

Qualcomm also views India’s expanding policy push - the semiconductor mission, PLI for handsets and ECMS for components - as major catalysts for building a local innovation ecosystem.

Gold miners outstrip AI, bitcoin to put ‘unloved’ industry in spotlight

Stock outperformance is set to unlock bumper profits but sparks concern about repeat of financial indiscipline

India must harness AI potential to boost trade

The huge potential of AI in catalysing trade and economic growth, globally and locally, was highlighted in two separate reports recently

AI Psychosis: Why your GenAI Chatbot is not your friend, philosopher and guide

The problems crop up, says an article in Psychology Today, because Chatbots tend to reinforce and amplify delusions

Brace for a crash before the golden age of AI

History teaches that tech revolutions follow a predictable cycle of installation followed by creative destruction 

The AI driven nuclear energy race is hotting up

Generative AI Models’ insatiable appetite for energy is fuelling the race for nuclear energy reactors

Will Mark Zuckerberg’s secret, multibillion-dollar AI plan win over Wall Street?

Meta has splashed out on star hires and infrastructure as it tries to make up ground in the artificial intelligence race

Google earnings keep Silicon Valley’s AI flywheel spinning

Capital expenditure on data centres and such trappings this year will now be about $85bn, versus its prior estimate of $75bn

The race for AI browser supremacy

A new wave of AI-powered browsers is emerging, potentially sparking the third major browser war as companies race to integrate agentic AI capabilities that could challenge Google Chrome's dominance

Can finance put a stop to AI data mining?

Access fees that the sector say will protect customers could also act as a competitive barrier

We are the new gremlins in the AI machine

How users treat a product in the real world can diverge wildly from what the designers intended

Can AI transform Indian agriculture? Yes, but we need to learn from past failures first

From economic, societal and educational inequalities to differential access to existing support programmes, India presents a complex mosaic which defeats top down, one-size-fits-all solutions

Why Big Tech cannot agree on artificial general intelligence

It has been tipped as the next big breakthrough out of Silicon Valley, but is it a scientific goal — or a marketing buzzword? 

Not just white-collar jobs, AI will even replace manual labour work: Ixigo’s Rajnish Kumar

The good thing about this tech is that it's dead simple to use, and no sector will be spared, he says. It's mostly a race between US and China now, and India is far away, says Kumar.

Bloom or gloom — What will AI spell for the Indian job market?

India has the wherewithal to leverage AI provided an abundant skilled workforce and robust institutional framework are available