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Here’s what we got you today:

1. Indo-US AI mix

2. AI skill development courses by DGT

3. India’s AI news anchor revolution

4. UGC’s AI Translator

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Biden's Brainiac Calls for Indo-US AI Mix!

Joe Biden's Science Advisor, Arati Prabhakar, just sparked a major idea, hinting at a potential cross-continental collab. She believes that the United States should team up with AI enthusiasts from like-minded nations like our very own! The idea? To steer the ship of Artificial Intelligence in a direction that benefits all, just like a well-cooked biryani!

This comes right after Uncle Sam invited the big guns of tech, Google and Microsoft, to ensure AI tech is used like a friendly neighborhood Spiderman - for the public good and not villainy.

After all, AI is a global superstar - it's everywhere, just like Bollywood songs at a desi wedding. It's playing a lead role in everyone's lives. So, the idea is to ensure that we, the like-minded countries, are the directors of this AI movie.

AWS & DGT: Crafting Cloud-Savvy Artisans of the Future

The Directorate General of Training (DGT), serving under the mighty umbrella of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), is teaming up with the cloud services wiz-kid of Amazon India, Amazon Web Services (AWS) India. The mission? To sprinkle some magical cloud computing, data annotation, AI, and machine learning (ML) masala into the skill sets of our future tech maestros!

What's the secret ingredient, you ask? AWS India will roll out online learning programs in these cutting-edge tech fields, at absolutely no cost to students.

These flavor-packed learning modules will be served hot on DGT’s Bharat Skills platform, the central buffet of updated curricula, course content, blended digital content, question banks, and all-you-can-learn videos under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) and Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS).

It's a Match! India AI and Meta Pledge Allegiance for AI Advancements

In a move akin to a blockbuster tech alliance, India AI—a high-tech arm of Digital India Corp.—and Meta India are shaking hands (virtually, of course) on a memorandum of understanding (MoU). This marks the start of a thrilling collaboration journey in the land of AI and emerging tech, including making Meta's open-source AI models a playground for the Indian AI ecosystem.

The e-ink on this MoU was dried by Shri Abhishek Singh, CEO of India AI, and Shri Shivnath Thukral, Meta's Director & Head of Public Policy in India. In Singh's words, "India's digital stride is in turbo mode and AI is the turbocharger! With Meta on board, we're gearing up to leverage AI tech like Llama and other open-source solutions to turn large-scale challenges into victories."

Buckle up folks, this partnership is set to turbocharge India's AI journey!

AWS and Accel Elevate AI Startups to Cloud 9 with ML Elevate 2023!

Adding another feather to their AI cap, Amazon's AWS is locking arms with private equity fund Accel to set the stage for ML Elevate 2023. This accelerator program is all about giving a giant leap to Indian startups crafting generative AI applications. The six-week-long tech fiesta will dish out access to AI models, mentorship, business guidance, resources, and an impressive $200,000 in AWS credits. It's like a startup's dream buffet!

But wait, there's more! The selected startups will get the golden ticket to pitch to leading venture capital funds, angel investors, and industry leaders. As if that's not enough, these tech pioneers will also get to ride the AWS Activate program roller coaster and scale their production-ready generative AI applications on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. Just think of it as your friendly neighborhood machine learning hub, offering foundational models, built-in algorithms, and ML solutions. Generative AI startups, fasten your seat belts, because you're about to take off!

India's AI News Anchor Revolution: The Talk of the Town (and the World!)

Indian regional TV channels are bringing in a new wave of news presentation, and the world is tuning in. A slew of launches since March this year has seen AI-driven news presenters taking over the mic across multiple languages. The scale? Unprecedented globally!

It all kicked off with the India Today group unveiling Sana, India's first AI news presenter, on their Hindi channel Aaj Tak. Next up, Odia channel OTV introduced Lisa, the state's premier AI news presenter, who wowed the internet with her flawless news delivery in English and Odia.

Adding more spice to the AI mix, we saw the debut of Soundarya, South India's first robotic anchor, by Power TV. And they're not stopping at one, with plans to experiment with various news shows featuring AI presenter Soundarya. Newsrooms are getting an AI makeover, and we're here for it!

ANUVADINI: UGC's AI Gift of Gab for Universities

The University Grants Commission (UGC) is empowering universities with a shiny new tool in their kit—ANUVADINI. Cooked up by the AICTE, this AI-based translation tool has been crafted to weave magic with Indian languages. With features such as in-file text translation and speech-to-text typing, it's like having your very own linguistic wizard. Time to bid adieu to language barriers in the academic world!

Google Assistant Gets a Makeover: Hello, Generative AI!

Google is rolling up its sleeves for a major revamp of its Assistant, as per an internal email that's now the talk of Tech Town. The plan? Infuse it with generative AI technologies, akin to the brain behind ChatGPT and Google's own bard of bots, Bard chatbot. With this facelift, it seems Google Assistant is all set to take its conversational game up a notch!

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