Tech3 | Narayana Murthy on taming the AI beast; Porter joins the unicorn club; and more

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In today’s newsletter:?

• Narayana Murthy dispels AI fears
• Porter joins the unicorn club
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Narayana Murthy dispels AI fears?

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked anxieties about its potential impact on the job market.?

• However, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy offered a perspective that challenges this narrative?

Driving the news: In an exclusive interview with us, Murthy drew parallels between the current concerns about AI and a similar fear that gripped the software engineering industry in the 1970s .?

• Back then, the emergence of "case tools" and "computer-aided software engineering tools" was seen as the death knell for programmers

But instead of replacing programmers, these tools became their assistants, freeing them to tackle more complex problems.?

• Murthy said that AI will likely follow a similar trajectory

Tell me more: Murthy's message for those worried about AI? He said that he sees AI as an assistive tool, not a replacement for human talent.

• After all, as he puts it, the human mind is the most powerful instrument invented by God

Innovation vs application:?While India might not be widely known for advanced technological inventions, Murthy argued that Indians are good at applying existing ideas and concepts.

• He believes today's youth are far sharper than his generation

Murthy also urged the government to overhaul archaic laws concerning donations by entrepreneurs to their alma mater.

Bonus: Murthy also suggested children read Paul G. Hewitt's Conceptual Physics , which he referred to as "brilliant."

Read the full interview

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