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ChatGPT revolutionary, highly productive : ICRIER Chief Pramod Bhasin

ICRIER Chairperson and Genpact founder Pramod Bhasin describes ChatGPT as "revolutionary" and "highly productive" but advocates that companies and institutions will have to think quickly about rules and policies around the manner in which it should be used by employees at workplace. The tech industry veteran's comment comes at a time when the much talked about powerful new AI chatbot tool -- created by the San Francisco artificial intelligence company OpenAI -- has over the past weeks exploded in popularity and grabbed headlines. It can be tasked to provide definitive answers to questions, responds to user prompts, and based on online information (as it was in 2021), it can churn out scripts, speeches, song lyrics, homework material, articles, marketing copy, classroom essays, even draft research paper abstracts. This viral conversational AI tool has, however, left some troubled about issues of authorship and veracity of content generated, even sparked fears that, in the wrong hands,

The case for greater centre-state coordination to meet long-term goals

Many public policy experts and policymakers have stated that more mechanisms are needed for regular centre-state coordination and interaction on various issues

Electronics supply chain must give equal access to everybody: Chandrasekhar

We expect transparency in supply chains from all players in the ecosystem, minister says

Will consider importing vegetables, other edible items from India: Pakistan

It looks to import vegetables and other essential food items amid devastating floods

Eye on FTAs, Centre turns to GSTN for services trade data mining

Currently, the value of exports and imports of services is released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and it comes with a lag of over two months

Cost to crop: What it will take for effective, transparent delivery of MSP

MPS's effective and transparent delivery has been part of multiple committees and reports. Many recommendations have been implemented and others put in cold storage

International trade must become a political priority for BJP's third term

India's failure to become a major trading nation has made it treat international negotiations as an irritant

Vodafone Idea teams up with ICRIER to set up telecom centre of excellence

The centre has been named InViCT (ICRIER and Vodafone Idea Centre for Telecom), which will drive research advisory and policy support efforts, according to a statement

Include women entrepreneurs as stakeholders in consultations on FTA: ICRIER

Economic think tank ICRIER has suggested the government to include targeted measures in the forthcoming foreign trade policy to boost women's participation in global commerce

Budget 2022: Farmers in need of a new deal, says ICRIER's Ashok Gulati

'Much of the agricultural policies in the past have focused on production', said Gulati

Rs 3.9 trillion alcohol beverage market to grow at 6.8%: ICRIER

India is one of the fastest growing alcoholic beverages markets globally with an estimated market size of 52.5 billion dollars (about Rs 3.9 lakh crore), ICRIER has said

World Bank economist Deepak Mishra appointed as director of ICRIER

Mishra has held various positions at the World Bank, including co-director of the World Development Report 2016

Isher Judge Ahluwalia resigns as ICRIER chairperson after 15-year stint

Cites health reasons for decision; Pramod Bhasin will be new chairman

Increase in AI intensity by 1 unit can lead to 2.5% increase in GDP: ICRIER

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, while releasing the report, said India is in the midst of a once-in-a-generation disruption driven by AI

16,315 hours of internet shutdown over 6 years cost India $3.04 bn: Report

The Internet was switched off 60 times over five years to 2017 in Jammu and Kashmir