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Artificial Not-So-Intelligence: IBM ‘hypnotises’ AI bots into telling users to rob banks, maim others
Mehul Das •A team of researchers at IBM were able to hypnotise some of the most popular AI bots and make them say all sorts of things. It made the chatbots tell people that it was ethical to run red lights, rob banks and maim others
IBM employee on sick leave since 2008 sues firm for no salary hike
Trendingdesk •The IMB employee has been on 'medical retirement' for the past 15 years and is receiving a fixed income since then
AI Taking Human Jobs: IBM freezes hiring, set to replace 7,800 jobs with AI over next 5 years
Mehul Das •IBM's CEO, Arvind Krishna revealed that its hiring pause would mainly affect back-office functions such as human resources, administration, etc. He also believes that at least 30% of non-customer-facing roles could be replaced by AI and automation
Future Tense: Why Indian startups are in big trouble
Umang Sharma •A higher rate of inflation has spelled doom for the startup sector with profit margins declining rapidly
Neal Mohan is YouTube's newest CEO: Indian-origin top bosses rule the tech world
•Neal Mohan, the new CEO of YouTube, is the latest entry to the growing list of Indian-origin CEOs heading global tech firms. He joins the likes of Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella
On this day: Remembering historic events that happened on 10 February
Trendingdesk •The six-round chess match between Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov and the IBM-designed computer, Deep Blue, officially began on 10 February 1996. During the face-off, Kasparov clinched a comfortable 4-2 victory
Tech layoffs: IBM announces 3,900 job cuts as it misses annual cash target
Umang Sharma •As per the latest annual report of IBM, the job cuts would amount to a 1.4 per cent reduction from its headcount of 2,80,000
The Indian-American paradox: Indians expect them to be Indians, but they are not
Rajeev •There’s a lot of excitement over Parag Agarwal becoming the Twitter CEO. But it is futile to expect Indian-American CEOs to suddenly swing their companies in directions that help India, or Hindus
Vaccine passports: Examining travel industry's push for tourist health passes, potential for risks and unfairness
•A vaccine passport is documentation that shows a traveler has been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently tested negative for the virus that causes it.
Amazon implements a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software
•Amazon says it has pushed for regulations to ensure the software was used ethically.