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Google engineer sent on leave after he claimed AI chatbot has become sentient

Google’s spokesman Brian Gabriel said that the “company has reviewed Mr. Lemoine’s claims” and that the “evidence doesn’t support his claims”. Gabriel also said that Lemoine had been put on administrative leave. “Hundreds of researchers and engineers have conversed with LaMDA and we are not aware of anyone else making wide-ranging assertions, or anthropomorphizing LaMDA, the way Blake has,” Gabriel said in an emailed statement. Gabriel further said that companies in the artificial intelligence space are considering the long-term possibility of sentient AI, “but it doesn’t make sense to do…

India Stem Summit & Awards to be conducted on June 22nd & 23rd,2022

All India Council for Robotics and automation is going to host the 4th season of INDIA STEM SUMMIT AND AWARDS, a super ecosystem event designed to showcase the diverse array of STEM by providing professional learning opportunities and embrace the collaboration and investment opportunities with the overarching collective goal to improve robotics and automation in India. The two-day event is to be held at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi on the 22nd and 23rd of June 2022. It will engage participants around the globe to share and discuss their…

AICRA to establish Center of excellence for AI in Karnataka

All India Council for Robotics & Automation (AICRA) announced the establishment of a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Bengaluru at the India first tech startup conclave & awards 2022. With a corpus fund of Rs 100 crore, the CoE will focus on building an ecosystem for embracing entrepreneurship in the AI sector to help them start, sustain and do R&D. An MoU was signed for the establishment of the CoE with Boston India Pvt Ltd. Organized by the All India Council for Robotics & Automation (AICRA)…

IFTSC 2022: That’s a Wrap for India’s most influential startup event.

IFTSC 2022 witnessed Startup presentations, keynote sessions, and new product launches. AICRA signed MoU with Boston India Pvt ltd and AISECT. India’s largest and most influential startup event, “India First Tech startup conclave & awards 2022” organized by the All India Council for Robotics & automation under the India startup mission winds up its second chapter in the Silicon Valley of India- “Bengaluru”. The event kicked off on the 8th of June with more than 100 exhibitor companies including emerging tech startups that featured several innovative products and services. The…

SaaS startup Kissflow leans on new low-code platform

Kissflow, a software-as-a-service company, announced on Tuesday that it is aiming for the $50 billion integrated work platform market with the launch of its unified low-code/no-code platform, which it claims would help organisations accelerate digital transformation. According to the company, the platform would unify the whole spectrum of task management for users ranging from end-users to teams, team managers, process specialists, citizen developers, and IT developers. “This is a long game for us,” Suresh Sambandam, CEO, Kissflow said. “So we are really looking at anywhere between three to five years,…

Garuda Aerospace eyes plantation of 75,000 seeds

Start-up for drones Garuda Aerospace announced on Saturday that it will plant 75,000 seedlings to commemorate the country’s 75th anniversary of independence. Garuda Aerospace launched a statewide drone seed planting program on June 5 to commemorate World Environment Day, according to a company statement. The company’s recently introduced ‘Vriksh Vaahan’ drone was used for the task. The drone is a simple approach to boost productivity while avoiding environmental impact, according to the report. “The ‘Vriksh Vaahan’ drones will spray seeds directly over fields on the desired spot with the help…

Info Edge-backed Edtech startup Udayy shuts down its operations

Gurgaon-based Udayy, an edtech startup focused on students from kindergarten to eighth grade, has decided to shut down its operations as it was unable to maintain sustainable growth in the hyper-competitive edtech market. Following this decision, the edtech startup has laid off its entire workforce. Saumya Yadav, one of the co-founders of Udayy, explains that the platform did not see a viable path toward business profitability with the lifting of COVID-19 norms. The increased number of children returning to school led to requests for refunds and difficulty in acquiring new customers…

Highlights of India First Tech startup conclave & awards 2022 : Bengaluru chapter

The Indian startup ecosystem is entering a new era. The unicorn population has increased by leaps and bounds in the last year, driving our country to third position in the globe. The All India Council for robotics and automation is exploring the spread and depth of our startup ecosystem by organizing the Bengaluru chapter of the INDIA FIRST Tech startup conclave & awards this June. The conclave is a 2-day event that is being conducted on the 8th & 9th of June 2022. The event’s goal is to provide an…

Arya.ag acquires agriculture data science startup Prakshep

Arya.ag, a grain commerce platform located in Noida, has acquired agriculture data science firm Prakshep for an unknown sum. Arya strengthens its position as India’s largest integrated grain commerce platform and expands its technological capabilities to provide end-to-end solutions to its users with this acquisition. Arya.ag secured $60 million in Series C financing from Asia Impact SA and returning investors Lightrock India and Quona Capital in January of this year. The purchase, according to the business, would assist to boost Arya’s aim of providing cutting-edge AI/ML capabilities to farm digitalization,…

Sourav Ganguly joins hands with Noida-based edtech startup Classplus

After a cryptic tweet, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday announced a partnership with Noida-based edtech startup Classplus to promote thousands of instructors and content creators. After 30 years in Indian cricket, Ganguly resorted to social media to promote this endeavour. “The first step towards achieving your dreams is having the right coach.” Ganguly says in the 30-second short. Classplus claims to have digitised over a lakh educators and content creators in over 3,000 cities, servicing 30 million students and aiding them in growing their online profile and selling their online…