Can India Create Multi Language AI Like Chat GPT?

Creating an LLM trained on Indian languages is not easy.Experts say each language in India has a nuance of its own, so creating a ChatGPT-like product is an ambitious challenge. Illustration:......

We Danced Slowly; We Didn't Want A Heart Attack

Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   In August they announced the school reunion. I had passed out of the......

Why Deepfakes Are A MENACE

'With free software on the Internet and apps, creating a deepfake video can take 3 to 5 minutes. Anyone can make these videos.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Kissinger used racist, misogynist language for then PM Indira Gandhi

Henry Kissinger, the veteran American diplomat who died at the age of 100, was known for his disdain towards India's leadership in the 1970s and even had used racist and misogynist language for the......

Adani is hooked on ChatGPT, says race for AI to get complex

Asia's richest man Gautam Adani, besides looking at opportunities to expand his vast empire, is hooked on ChatGPT - the programme that trawls vast amount of information to generate natural-sounding......

The Rakesh Jhunjhunwala I Knew

A family man, a confident investor, someone who was sure two decades ago that India and its stock market were going to boom.T N Ninan recalls his chats with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. Illustrations:......

The T-Shirt Wars

Ajit Balakrishnan on the evolution of a cultural symbol. IMAGE: Mark Zuckerberg, Marlon Brando and Peter Thiel. Photographs: Getty Images   I stood gazing admiringly at the perfect green......

'India will eventually come through'

No government can 'ignore inclusiveness in a democracy', Montek Singh Ahluwalia tells Anjuli Bhargava. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Lunch with BS is a known animal for Montek......

'What Still Resonates Is That Voice'

'How many voices from that time have stood the test of time?''There have been RJs before him and after him, but no one has enjoyed his popularity and longevity.' IMAGE: Ameen Sayani. Photograph:......

The Star-Maker You Didn't Know About

Prayag Raj, who was so successful at his peak, ought not to have slid into oblivion, observes Deepa Gahlot. IMAGE: Anil Kapoor with Prayag Raj on the sets of 1987's Hifazat. Photograph: Kind......

Why Veerappan's Story Needed To Be Told

'He killed so many people, doing the kind of horrible things he did, and yet, he believed he was making the right choices.' IMAGE: Veerappan in The Hunt for Veerappan. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'I am not very intimidated by stars'

'... because we are all characters.' IMAGE: Aseem Hattangady, seated centre, with Jisshu Sengupta to his right and Shyam Kishore to his left, and Shruti Bisht and Sujani Juneja standing, in Suparn......

K L Rahul: Prasad-Chopra Spat Heats Up

IMAGE: K L Rahul walks off after he is dismissed by Nathan Lyon in the Delhi Test. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images   Venkatesh Prasad has been severely critical of K L Rahul over......

How Rajput transformed Zimbabwe cricket in 4 years

IMAGE: Team mates get around Bradley Evans of Zimbabwe after winning the match against Pakistan. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images Lalchand Rajput has forgotten the exact date but remembers......

Kohli recalls time when de Villiers decided to quit

IMAGE: Virat Kohli revealed that he had an inkling during the last IPL that AB de Villers was going to hang his boots. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli feels if Royal Challengers Bangalore were......

Sreesanth calls it quits after roller-coaster journey

Photograph: Kind courtesy S Sreesanth/Twitter World Cup-winning India fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, one of the best outswing bowlers in the post-Kapil Dev era, retired from all forms......

Rahul Dravid vs Greg Chappell: The Untold Story

The only way for Dravid to sort out the mess was by forcing a showdown and getting Chappell removed as coach.That possibility was remote as Dravid neither had the ears of the BCCI nor was he the......