India’s digital transformation has pushed the country into a new era of cybersecurity risk, where traditional, manual defences may no longer be enough to counter increasingly sophisticated and automated cyberattacks, National Cyber Security Coordinator Navin Kumar Singh said on Tuesday.

This observation from a veteran Indian educator captures a growing worry across the country. While standard Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps students finish homework faster, it is not always helping them understand the logic behind it. Students are using digital tools that give them the “answer” but hide the “explanation.”

Indian companies are increasingly turning to contract and outsourced hiring as Al related uncertainty has firms rethinking their workforce planning, a top executive at staffing firm TeamLease Services said on Thursday.

A vegetable vendor in Bengaluru wearing an iPhone strapped to his forehead has sparked widespread curiosity and debate on social media after a viral video claimed he was helping train artificial intelligence (AI) systems while continuing his daily work. The unusual setup left many users surprised, while also triggering discussions about emerging AI-related jobs and how real-world human activity is being used in developing intelligent systems.

The recently listed Karnataka-based media technology company Amagi Media Labs sees India as an important growth market over the long term and artificial intelligence becoming an important part of its next growth phase.

Peak XV Partners today announced a set of team updates. These changes will enable the firm to strengthen its capabilities in an era of unprecedented change driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI).