Weekend Warp
Jaspreet Bindra
Founder - AI&Beyond and Tech Whisperer Ltd | ex-CDO Mahindra, Microsoft, TAS | Author - The Tech Whisperer | Faculty - AshokaU, SingularityU | M St - AI & Ethics, Cambridge University | Gurgaon, Cambridge, Dubai
In technology, there are decades where nothing happens. And then there are weeks where decades happen. In the last few months, technology seems to be moving at warp speed. To make some sense out of this, I pick three to five stories every week which are the most significant of all.
Last week, we had something not yet seen in Generative AI: a quiet week!
So here’s some of the news that did happen:
The Indian IT industry seems to have woken up big time to the Generative AI opportunity and threat. Overall, the Indian IT majors have trained approximately seven hundred thousand employees in generative AI, partnering with organisations like 谷歌 , 微软 , 甲骨文 and 英伟达 . 维布络 ?and 塔塔咨询服务公司 seemed to be leading the charge, but the others are not far behind.
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Meanwhile 亚马逊 answered its critics call of not being there in the GenAI frenzy by announcing a $2bn investment in one of the hottest startups of them all – Anthropic . Interestingly this is on top of a $500mn investment by 谷歌 , with a further commitment to investing a further $1.5 billion in the future. All such investments are tied to cloud deals; in fact, Anthropic has also signed a multi-year deal with Google Cloud worth more than $3 billion! So, is Amazon now muscling in with AWA? Watch this space
In other news, OpenAI announced the building of a whole new team dedicated to tracking, evaluating, forecasting and protecting potential catastrophic risks stemming from AI, the firm announced on Oct. 25. The team, called “Preparedness,” will focus on potential AI threats related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, as well as individualized persuasion, cybersecurity and autonomous replication and adaptation. Gulp!
The space is certainly heating up….at warp speed.
Internships Mamaearth, Epigamia, Dy Technology Minister and CS + Eco at Ashoka University | Sunburn Artist
1 年Super like
Consultant, Author and Keynote Speaker. Co-founder and Chief Executive, Inflexion Group.
1 年Really interesting, Jaspreet - thank you!
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1 年Thanks for sharing the latest edition! ??
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1 年With world moving ahead on Gen AI and investment around freshers and getting them trained, while old folks being asked to gear up their skills or being asked to walk out, What's your take on mass layouts happening as a Tech Whisperer?
A ‘quite’ week? ??