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The Cosmic Dance of Code: How Machines Might Learn to Learn

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We stand at a peculiar precipice in the history of technology. For millennia, we humans have been the sole arbiters of innovation, painstakingly crafting tools and techniques to extend our reach. But what if that were to change? What if machines could evolve not by our direct command, but by their own intrinsic drive, venturing into the vast, uncharted territories of capability? This is not science fiction; it’s a real possibility, one that stems from a fascinating interplay of computer science, mathematics, and a touch of philosophical musing about the nature of intelligence itself. It is the basis of my patent "Mechanism to Motivate Machines to acquire new and useful skills without human intervention" granted earlier this year by the India Patent Office. At the heart of this potential revolution lies a concept called the Digital Intelligence Unit, or DIU. Imagine a DIU as a self-contained package of digital abilities. It's a module of code, data, and models that embodi...

Samvaad 2024 @ Praxis Business School

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  Welcome to Samvaad @ Praxis Business School . It is my pleasure to welcome Mr. Devendra Pagnis, Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Ms. Shabina Omar, and other distinguished speakers on this beautiful day to our even more beautiful campus. Samvaad refers to conversations, dialogue and chat. Today, when we mention chat, the first thing that comes to mind is ChatGPT, the ubiquitous AI model that has taken the world by storm. This makes Samvaad an appropriate name for our conversation about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the workplace. In a more traditional sense, a conversation is what differentiates humans from animals and the ability to converse is a leitmotif for intelligence. So today we will have a conversation about how humans are and will be impacted by artificial intelligence. We know by now that AI will eliminate many jobs in the corporate world and cause significant hardship. It is easy to claim that it will not be as severe as anticipated. Historically, we are told,  techn...