Jugalbandi

ChatGPT quickly found a home in the sophisticated echelons of investment banks and drug design firms. Now, the advanced artificial intelligence is coming to a huge workforce that's largely tech-illiterate and non-English speaking: India's domestic workers, waste recyclers and struggling farmers.In the crowded neighborhoods of Bangalore, ragpickers, cooks and cleaners are taking part in an AI trial aimed at helping some of the nation's poorest people access money from government anti-poverty programs without getting…

The artificial intelligence race has just got more intense. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has raised serious concern about the potential dangers of advanced AI. On the ther hand, Microsoft has introduced 'Jugalbandi', an AI-driven chatbot designed to assist villagers in India in accessing government services and UNESCO's new roadmap on education and generative AI has just been unveiled and UK PM Rishi Sunak is exploring ways to tighten AI regulation.This and more in our daily AI roundup. Take a look.1. Ex-Google CEO…

An Indian research group backed by Microsoft and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is using generative AI, the technology behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT, for a mobile assistant that aims to make information on government schemes accessible in multiple languages.The Jugalbandi bot, named after a duet where two musicians riff off each other, uses language models from government-backed AI4Bharat and artificial intelligence tech through Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service. Operating over Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp…

An Indian research group, Jugalbandi, which is supported by Microsoft and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has been making use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create mobile assistance that would make the information on government schemes accessible in multiple languages.…