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Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw

Meta has announced a partnership with the ministry of electronics and information technology to set up a Centre for Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), the latter said. The IT ministry said the Centre for Generative AI, to be set up at the Indian Institute of Jodhpur, will work towards advancing open-source AI in India. “The partnership will enable development of indigenous AI applications, advance skill development in AI, boost research capabilities with the aim of contributing to India’s AI mission of ensuring tech sovereignty and the vision of building AI solutions that are tailor made for India,” IT ministry said.

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mortality risk. However, this technology is not yet a part of standard medical practice.

physical disabilities, especially among elders, leading to difficulties in performing activities of daily living (ADL), reported TOI. The study was conducted in the US with 15,411 participants over an average follow-up period of about eight years. It found that at least 48 per cent of the participants aged 65 years and above reported new difficulties in performing daily activities due to exposure to pollution. The researchers discovered that higher concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10-2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were associated with increased risks of ADL disability. However, not all associations reached statistical significance. Moreover, ozone (O3) was found to be associated with a lower risk of ADL disability.

NASA is actively tracking multiple asteroids expected to fly by Earth between October 26 and 28, 2024. Among them are asteroids 2024 TB2, 2007 UT3, and the larger 2020 WG. Experts confirm there is no threat to Earth from these celestial objects, highlighting the opportunity for scientific research.

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foreign investors, leading to market declines. The Nifty and Sensex dropped by 2.7% and 2.2%, while mid and small-cap stocks took a harder hit, falling 5.2% and 7.4%. Overall, main indices have slipped around 8% from recent highs. Market experts believe that persistent foreign selling and limited domestic triggers may continue to weigh on market sentiment in the near term.

Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near «human level robustness and accuracy.» But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences, according to interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers and academic researchers. Those experts said some of the invented text — known in the industry as hallucinations — can include racial commentary, violent rhetoric and even imagined medical treatments. Experts said that such fabrications are problematic because Whisper is being used in a slew of industries worldwide to translate and transcribe interviews, generate text in popular consumer technologies and create subtitles for videos.

dollar index rose on Friday, with the greenback set to lock in a fourth straight week of gains after data this week kept interest rate expectations for the Federal Reserve in check while investors looked towards next week's key payrolls report. The Commerce Department said non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, jumped 0.5% last month after an unrevised 0.3% gain in August and above the 0.1% rise estimated by economists polled by Reuters.

Since early 2024, the price of gold has been climbing, and the uptick has been nothing short of remarkable, with gold shattering multiple price records so far this year with an expectation that it will cross the Rs 80,000 per 10 gm mark by the Dhanteras-Diwali period when Indians buy gold to bring in prosperity to home.

Gold prices edged up on Friday after recovering from a profit-taking bout as Middle East tensions and U.S. election jitters supported prices, while palladium prices extended gains to 10-month highs. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,741.50 per ounce by 01:44 p.m. ET (1744 GMT). Prices hit a record $2,758.37 on Wednesday and logged a third straight weekly gain.

With over four decades of experience in the industry, including a tenure on U.S. President Obama’s committee, Manocha outlined a robust vision for India to become a semiconductor powerhouse.

U.S. stocks is wobbling as it confronts a stretch of potentially market-shaking events, starting next week with corporate results from tech titans and the closely watched employment report, while the U.S. election is also nearing. The benchmark S&P 500 is up about 22% on the year, but has edged back from record-high levels in recent days.

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Meta on Friday announced a strategic collaboration with 'IndiaAI' at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to drive advancement of open source AI innovation, R&D and skill development in India. This includes the establishment of the Center for Generative AI, Shrijan at IIT Jodhpur and the launch of the 'AI for Skilling and Capacity Building' initiative, in partnership with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The partnership will enable development of indigenous AI applications, and advance skill development in AI. It would also bolster research capabilities with the aim of contributing to India's AI mission of ensuring tech sovereignty and the vision of AI solutions tailor made for India. «Aimed at propelling the advancement of open source artificial intelligence (AI) in India, as part of its Memorandum of Understanding with the 'IndiaAI', Meta today announced a strategic collaboration with IndiaAI at the MeitY,» according to a release.

telecom services in 600 megahertz spectrum band, a senior official of chip company Qualcomm Technologies said. The smartphone ecosystem will become more premium by the time India decides to make these radio waves available for use, said Durga Malladi, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Technology Planning & Edge Solutions, Qualcomm Technologies. «It's pretty good, actually. Our transceivers already go all the way down to 600 megahertz. So for us, we don't have a problem there, and we are like open to business in any part of the world,» Malladi said during a discussion on the support available in Qualcomm chipsets for 600 Mhz band. Qualcomm chipsets are majorly used in premium smartphones.

SBI Research in a report has advocated for quicker review of the Income Tax Act as announced in Budget 2024-25. The report recommended that the revised Act be introduced as a money bill so that it can be passed within stipulated 75 days. This will not only simplify and streamline taxation process but also aligned with economic growth and inclusivity. The report recommended raising the TDS threshold on bank interest payments from Rs 10,000 to at least Rs 100,000. Allowing annual issuance of TDS certificates (Form 16A) instead of quarterly, aligning it with Form 16 for salaries, since Form 26AS is primarily used for credit and a flat tax rate for individuals earning over Rs 8 lakhs, specifically for those aged 60 to 80, with additional provisions for individuals aged 80 and above.

CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris admitted she sometimes struggles to answer interview questions on the spot. When asked about her biggest weakness, Harris candidly explained that she often needs time to research specific policy issues to give a thoughtful response, rather than an immediate answer. Known for sometimes delivering what critics call “word salad” responses, Harris laughed as she acknowledged, “I may not be quick to have the answer… because I’m going to want to research it.”

biomedical experiments to study the effects of microgravity on human physiology, cell biology, and fluid dynamics in space and help discover crucial information for future space missions. The US-based Space Exploration & Research Agency (SERA) on Friday announced that it has partnered with Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Austin (UATX)-- institutions that predominantly work in space research– for the upcoming Blue Origin mission, founded by Jeff Bezos. New Shepard – a reusable suborbital rocket – has plans to fly six astronauts on an 11-minute journey past the Kármán line (100 km), the internationally recognised boundary of space. The dates of the mission are yet to be made public. Earlier in July, the agency partnered with Blue Origin to secure six seats on the New Shepard rocket–of which India is a partner nation. Five seats are reserved for nations with few or no astronauts, while the sixth is open to anyone from a partner nation. Anyone can apply and will be based on public voting.

The company reported a loss of Rs 471 crore in the September 2024 quarter from a profit of Rs 860 crore a year ago because of 32 times increase in provision to Rs 910 crore from Rs 28 crore a year ago.