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Navigating AI needs strong sails
AI will cause several important shifts in the way the financial ecosystem operates
 "Navigating AI needs strong sails")
Tamil Nadu working on safe and ethical artificial intelligence policy
The state govt is also expected to release a Blockchain Policy soon
 "Tamil Nadu working on safe and ethical artificial intelligence policy")
IEX eyes new tech-based opportunities for next level of efficiency
IEX is the biggest player in spot energy trading with a share of 97 per cent, and with participation of over 6,500 players
 "IEX eyes new tech-based opportunities for next level of efficiency")
Making computers intelligent
Computers need to be trained to recognise images
Telangana govt to declare 2020 as the 'year of artificial intelligence'
Move aimed at promoting the use of AI in various sectors, including agriculture, urban transportation and healthcare
Artificial intelligence can improve health sector, says Arvind Panagariya
Panagariya said India's health sector is still very much evolving and very informal
 "Artificial intelligence can improve health sector, says Arvind Panagariya")
Attempts being made to demonise technology, says PM Narendra Modi
He said the debate should not be on the dangers of artificial intelligence or when will robots outsmart humans
 "Attempts being made to demonise technology, says PM Narendra Modi")
Maharashtra police ties up with AI firm to prevent spread of fake news
It has been monitoring various social media platforms since 20 days to monitor cases of violation under the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)
 "Maharashtra police ties up with AI firm to prevent spread of fake news")
AI firm CleverTap raises $35 mn in funding round led by Tiger Global
Funds will be used to fuel team growth across engineering, sales, and marketing across the US, Latin America, Europe, and Asia
 "AI firm CleverTap raises $35 mn in funding round led by Tiger Global")
Social commerce player DealShare raises $11 mn from Matrix Partners, others
The start-up, focused on middle- and lower-income clientele in grocery and home categories segments, in Tier-II and -III cities, currently has over 300,000 customers and services 15,000 orders per day
 "Social commerce player DealShare raises $11 mn from Matrix Partners, others")
Only 10% of Indian CEOs confident about reliability of AI applications: PwC
Even as AI has the potential to solve complex problems effectively at scale, badly designed applications can cause more harm than good, PwC India said in its report
 "Only 10% of Indian CEOs confident about reliability of AI applications: PwC")
Just 10% of top Indian CEOs confident about reliability of AI, says PwC
Artificial Intelligence is fast becoming a political and economic tool, as it is a matter of technology.
 "Just 10% of top Indian CEOs confident about reliability of AI, says PwC")
Railways launches pilot project to promote production with AI, big data
The Ministry of Railways and the Department of Science and Technology have joined hands in partnership with IIT Kanpur for taking up a unique project on 'Industry 4.0'
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India should integrate AI with education to become world leader: Sikka
Last month, at the request of PM Modi, Sikka gave a presentation before the NITI Aayog how to expand the reach of AI to the Indian society in a very big way
 "India should integrate AI with education to become world leader: Sikka")
Apollo Hospitals launches artificial intelligence-based programme
The programme, designed for three years now, would offer health check ups, directions and health mentoring
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Finance ministry clears NITI Aayog's artificial intelligence proposal
NITI Aayog had been asking for Rs 7,500 crore for three years to set up an AI framework
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Tech skills in highest demand are automation, AI, analytics: Infosys study
Interestingly, soft skills were rated to be just as important as technical ones
 "Tech skills in highest demand are automation, AI, analytics: Infosys study")
Can AI chase away the media blues?
A new app is happy to bring some sanity back into the news ecosystem
 "Can AI chase away the media blues?")
The Indian AI-driven artist who'll show her works at the Florence Biennale
An Indian AI poet-artist will display her work at the Florence Biennale. Nikita Puri on how projects such as this are pushing the boundaries of what it means to be human
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With AI and automation growing, 120 million workers will need retraining
Some skills take longer to develop because they are either more behavioral in nature like teamwork and communication or highly technical, such as data science capabilities