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Time of India
14-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
CEO Sundar Pichai compares Google's AI race 'comeback' and demand for his resignation to coaching Barcelona or Real Madrid
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has responded to Google's criticism of 'losing' the AI race after the launch of ChatGPT as well as reports that demanded his resignation, saying that he had a "good sense of what we were building internally." Pichai acknowledged the widespread perception that Google was 'definitively losing the AI race' and had 'lost its magic touch' during a period marked by a bunch of articles suggesting he should step down. "Look, lots to unpack. The main bet I made as a CEO was to really make sure the company was approaching everything in a AI-first ourselves up to develop AGI responsibly and make sure we are putting out products which embodies things that are very, very useful for people," Pichai said recently on Lex Fridman's podcast when he was "So look, I knew, even through moments like that last year, I had a good sense of what we were building internally. So I'd already made many important decisions, bringing together teams of the caliber of Brain, and DeepMind , and setting up Google DeepMind ," he added. Pichai says he is 'good at tuning out noise' When asked about low points during that challenging period, Pichai highlighted his ability to "tune out noise," drawing an analogy to coaching a major sports team. "Anytime you're in a situation like that, a few aspects, I'm good at tuning out noise, right, separating signal from noise," Pichai said, adding, "Running Google, you may as well be coaching Barcelona or Real Madrid. You have a bad season." "I'm good at tuning out the noise. I do watch out for signals. It's important to separate the signal from the noise, so there are good people sometimes making good points outside, so you wanna listen to it, you want to take that feedback in. But, internally, you are making a set of consequential decisions." Pichai revealed that internal factors, such as the time it took to "ramp up TPUs" to secure the necessary compute power for scaling large models like Gemini, might not have been appreciated externally. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Hindustan Times
07-06-2025
- Science
- Hindustan Times
What does the world's first AI worm mean for you?
The Creeper program is generally considered the world's first computer virus. Born as an experiment in 1971, it infected computers and slowed operations to a crawl. Reaper was the world's first antivirus, designed to destroy it. The battle has waged on ever since. There was the Brain virus from 1986, which spread through floppy disks and flashed alarming messages of infection on home computers (while also slowing them down). Then came the Morris Worm, a self-replicating program created at Cornell University, as part of an unofficial experiment, in 1988. It swept the world, slowing computers down to such a degree that a single email could take days to send. Fast-forward to 2024, and a new beast has emerged, from a joint experiment conducted by Cornell, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the software company Intuit. Named Morris II, it is being called the world's first generative AI worm. The self-replicating bug has shown the ability to spread rapidly through AI-powered email, and target generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini. The way it creeps around is quite sinister. It essentially hides, somewhat like a shadow, in common chatbot and AI assistant prompts. When this prompt is issued by a generative AI model, and accepted by a user, it triggers a shadow instruction alongside. The shadow prompt may instruct the AI program to hand over data, alter code, or help the worm itself replicate. Additionally, any time such a prompt is used to create an email or other such output, the worm spreads seamlessly to every recipient of that content. Morris II isn't out there prowling yet. Researchers Ben Nassi, Stav Cohen and Ron Bitton created it in a controlled environment for the same reason many of their predecessors did this: to highlight levels of risk, and raise an alarm. The really alarming thing, this time around, is that the worm may wreak its damage invisibly, without the user ever knowing it was there. It could also potentially 'learn' as it goes, finding new ways to infiltrate systems, and evade detection. In a report released in April, cyber-security company Check Point Software has already noted that AI-driven malware could exploit vulnerabilities in real time, making traditional signature-based antivirus tools nearly obsolete. This cat-and-mouse game isn't new. Traditional worms such as WannaCry, the ransomware that first appeared in 2017, cost billions in damages across hospitals, banks and governments, in this way. But AI raises the stakes Track and shield Unsurprisingly, security firms are already racing to harness AI to outsmart AI. Amid this race, consultancy firm McKinsey estimates that cybersecurity solutions, which companies around the world spent about $150 billion on in 2021, could soon be a market worth as much as $2 trillion. Among the weapons emerging on the good side, in this battle, are virtual private networks or VPNs. In addition to anonymising a user's web-browsing data and providing a layer of security for information sent and received, companies such as ExpressVPN, Proton and Nord are evolving to offer clients solutions that will protect not just smartphones and computing devices but also smart TVs, appliances and home systems. ExpressVPN, for instance, rolled out an 'AI shield' late last year that uses artificial intelligence to predict and neutralise zero-day exploits (which is when a new bug or vulnerability in a system is exploited, in the hours before it is fixed). Traditional antivirus companies are responding to the shifting landscape too. Market leaders such as McAfee and Norton are working to provide advanced AI-led protection against AI-led threats, with a special focus on text messages, phone calls, email and web browser use. We aren't at the point of dos and don'ts yet. It is still unclear what the threats may look like. But watch this space. It will pay to know all you can. Because this time, it may not even take a click from you to change your world.
Indian Express
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Housefull 5 movie review: Akshay Kumar leads yet another loud, formulaic farce
Me: Oh brain, braaaain. It's that time again. Dead Silence Me: Don't sulk. You know the drill. Brain: Mmmmph. Me: Oh there you are, gtg, brb. Brain: I thought it's been six years, maybe they had forgotten about the fifth edition of Housefull. Didn't you have enough after the fourth? What kind of a masochist are you? Don't you know when to stop? Me: Who asked for a speech? Just doing my job. Bfn. Groan! Minutes later: Brain: So? Me: Mmmmph. Brain: Hahaha. Spill it. Me: Well, if you insist. There's this luxury liner, and that old lusty fellow, played by who else but Ranjeet, pops it, and leaves his billions to his son, called Jolly. Three Jollys show up, Riteish, Abhishek and Akshay. Each has a wife/girlfriend, can't give you their names because they are all wispy and leggy and silly. There's a fourth son (Fardeen Khan) from a second wife. There's Aakhri Pasta, no need to tell you who plays him, because by now the poor fellow must have forgotten his real name. There's Johny Lever being Johny Lever, and Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff playing Bhidu and Baba or is it Baba and Bhidu. There's also a hulky ship captain. And a doctor who's allergic to peanuts. And Nana Patekar in a dhoti and kurta. Oh, and there's a killer loose. Also Read | Housefull 5 movie release live updates Brain: And? Me: Memory-loss inducing drugs coloured a virulent blue. DNA test labs. Masked murderers. And a rainbow-coloured parakeet. Brain: The same one which got sucked into a vacuum hose? Me: Who knows? All I know that the bird has a bigger speaking part than some of the ladies, but what can you do, there are so many characters, the writers must have had a hard time handing out an equal number of lines to each. But then they must have thought, oh, they're all birds, so that's okay. Brain: Phew. Me: Right. Actually, I have to say that compared to the previous Housefulls, this one has a slightly fuller house, but because no one expects anything else, it's pretty much like the older ones– characters tumbling over each other, crass jokes about body parts and fluids (how can they not be there) abound, and yes, there's that classic climactic human chain, where the entire cast is yelling and screaming and shouting and… Brain: Stop, I'm hurting. Me: You asked for it, so shut it, and listen. Brain: You mean there's more? Me: Well, it did get to the point where it's all a blur, and I managed a nap, and WHY ARE THESE FILMS SO LONG? And Akshay roams around the ship's hallway with a long tail… Brain: Wait what? Me: It's plastic, and a prop, and all the Jollys are in bed with women who are not their wives. One turns out to be a man… Brain: No more. I'm exhausted. How did you survive? Me: The only thing that kept me going was the knowledge that it will all get over, everything does, right? And oh, Nana Patekar has a Marilyn Monroe moment, and the Khalnayak theme song keeps getting played, and Baba and Bhidu keep smirking and skulking, and… Also Read | Housefull 5 advance booking: Akshay Kumar comedy sells tickets worth Rs 9.84 crore, breaks Kesari's record Brain: QUIT RIGHT NOW. I feel for you. But serves you right, right? Me: Right. Housefull 5 movie cast: Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Nana Patekar, Jacqueline Fernandes, Chunky Panday, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Ranjeet, Fardeen Khan, Nargis Fakhri, Sonam Bajwa, Chitrangada Singh, Shreyas Talpade, Dino Morea, Johny Lever, Nikitin Dheer, Soundarya Sharma Housefull 5 movie director: Tarun Mansukhani Housefull 5 movie rating: One star
India Today
05-06-2025
- Health
- India Today
IIT Mandi, Art of Living to advance research in consciousness, mental health
The Mind, Brain, and Consciousness Conference (MBCC 2025) opened to an intellectually vibrant start at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on June 4. Organised by the Indian Knowledge System and Mental Health Applications (IKSMHA) Center, the four-day global event witnessed a confluence of neuroscientists, spiritual leaders, psychologists, philosophers, and AI researchers, marking a bold step in interdisciplinary research on consciousness and mental ON CONSCIOUSNESS AND INDIAN WISDOMMBCC 2025 (June 4–7) positions itself at the frontier of neuroscience, consciousness studies, mental well-being, and Indian philosophical traditions. The conference aims to foster dialogue across disciplines through research presentations, keynote addresses, workshops, and cultural programs, promoting the integration of Indian knowledge systems with cutting-edge scientific a significant move, IIT Mandi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Art of Living Foundation, strengthening its commitment to collaborative research in consciousness and mental AND SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT LEADERS UNITE Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, delivered a virtual keynote to open the event. Emphasising the role of spirituality in modern science, he remarked, 'Science now agrees that spirituality plays a vital role in mind and consciousness. Happiness is a concept of consciousness, nurtured through meditation, sattvic food, and pranayama.'advertisementProfessor Laxmidhar Behera, Director of IIT Mandi and General Chair of MBCC, highlighted the centrality of consciousness to both science and self-realisation. 'Without consciousness, the body is nothing. MBCC 2025 opens pathways for practical education, innovation, and interdisciplinary research rooted in Indian knowledge systems,' he Arnav Bhavsar, Chair of the IKSMHA Center, outlined the center's evolving research ecosystem, including the launch of a sleep research lab and collaborations with national institutions such as DRDO and the Ministry of Indologist Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami described the conference as a 'yagya of knowledge,' led by students and illuminated by the light of MBCC 2025 HAS IN STORE?The Mind, Brain, and Consciousness Conference (MBCC 2025) offers a rich academic and cultural programme. The four-day event features over 110 full paper presentations and 60 poster presentations by researchers from diverse fields. Attendees can participate in 12 thematic sessions covering topics such as cognitive biomarkers, neuroimaging, AI and consciousness, Ayurvedic psychiatry, and reincarnation conference also includes 4 keynote addresses and 3 plenary sessions featuring eminent speakers like Professor B N Gangadhar, Professor Gautam Desiraju, Professor Shrinivasa Varakedi, Professor Nirmalya Chakraborty, and HH Bhakti Rasamrita addition, there are 6 invited talks from leading scholars and 2 expert panel discussions focusing on Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), cognition, and civilisational event offers hands-on learning experiences through 2 immersive workshops — one on Dharma in Indian Katha Parampara and another on Sattvic Cooking for Mental and Physical Health. Cultural programming includes 3 evenings of music, dance, and storytelling, exploring Indian traditions tied to MBCC 2025 continues until June 7, upcoming sessions will delve into crucial themes such as yoga and mental health, meditation and neurocognitive therapies, AI's intersections with consciousness, and the continuum of consciousness in Indian philosophical thought. This landmark event reaffirms IIT Mandi's growing role in interdisciplinary research, aiming to reshape how science engages with the human mind, consciousness, and holistic the full conference schedule and details, visit:
Business Wire
03-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
o9 is Raising the Bar for Enterprise Planning and Execution
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- o9, a leading AI-powered software platform for enterprise planning and execution, today announced new capabilities centered on specialized AI agents and self-learning models within its Digital Brain™ Platform. These advancements take intelligence, automation, and value-creation speed to the next level. The platform enables the digitization of processes from execution to long-range planning, across the supply chain, commercial, and P&L domains. It helps create a boundaryless operating model for optimized, synchronized decision-making in response to rapidly emerging and evolving market risks and opportunities. Leading manufacturers, retailers, distributors and service providers across 30-plus industry verticals use the o9 Digital Brain™ to connect the islands of data and tribal knowledge into its patented Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG), enabling integrated planning and execution across the enterprise. o9 clients have reported value generation in the hundreds of millions per year, driven by inventory savings, cost of goods reduction, and improvements in customer service and productivity. The value proof points o9's clients are experiencing strongly validate o9's founding premise: enhancing enterprise planning and execution capabilities is the top value creation driver for any business navigating an increasingly volatile and complex world. o9 invested in deep R&D and pilot programs with strategic clients to develop the following capabilities, which are now generally available. Specialized o9 AI Agents for Planning and Execution The Digital Brain now features specialized AI agents that enhance the productivity and expertise of management, planners, and individuals in front-line operations roles. o9 built these AI Agents by combining generative and agentic AI with its patented Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG), which connects data and tribal knowledge into a system of record of digital knowledge. These new AI Agents can analyze large volumes of data to identify risks and opportunities while answering key management questions that o9 refers to as the 3Ws: What happened and why? What is likely to happen? What cross-functional actions should be taken to improve the plan? Performance Post-Game-Analysis (PGA) Solutions with Inbuilt Learning Models for Continuous Improvement o9's PGA solutions powered by inbuilt learning models, provide insights into why the execution deviated from the plan and where the value leakage is happening. These capabilities are the ultimate catalyst for driving continuous improvement. The o9 PGA solutions include automated identification of value leakage and performance gaps, root-cause analysis algorithms, and AI-powered storytelling. Self-Service Fast Innovation Platform: Enabling Enterprises to Own the Improvement and Drive Change Faster This new offering will allow o9 clients to improve and extend capabilities within their existing o9 Digital Brain™ Platform through a self-service model. Users can continuously improve, innovate, and be in control of their own use of the platform to fine-tune capabilities and drive adoption of business processes. No-code and low-code AI agents will make it easier for innovation to leverage the platform's flexibility. Features include the ability to continuously extend and improve deployed solutions, build unique differentiated capabilities into standard processes, and modernize legacy applications. Powered by these innovations, o9 is helping enterprises to build highly effective boundless operating models to drive performance excellence in highly volatile and fast-changing environments. To learn more, visit About o9 o9 is a leading AI-powered platform for integrated business planning and decision-making for the enterprise. Whether it is driving demand, aligning demand and supply, or optimizing commercial initiatives, any planning process can be made faster and smarter with o9's AI-powered digital solutions. o9 brings together technology innovations—such as graph-based enterprise modeling, big data analytics, advanced algorithms for scenario planning, collaborative portals, easy-to-use interfaces and cloud-based delivery—into one platform. For more information, please visit
