5 Recent Developments in AI: Launch of AI Translation Platform, Sustainability Challenge, and More

Let’s take a look at today’s AI roundup, which includes the launch of ‘Bhashini’, an AI translation platform by PM Narendra Modi to promote digital inclusion in India. Additionally, Character AI has outperformed ChatGPT in terms of user engagement. Moreover, an AI model has successfully estimated age from chest X-rays with high accuracy. Furthermore, China has employed AI for accurate forecasting of extreme weather conditions.

1. PM Modi launches Bhashin: an AI translation platform for India’s digital inclusion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled ‘Bhashin’, an AI translation platform, during the G20 Digital Economy Working Group Ministerial Meeting. According to a PTI report, Bhashini aims to promote digital inclusion in various Indian languages, leveraging the country’s vast linguistic diversity. Prime Minister Modi highlighted India’s robust digital infrastructure as a scalable and secure solution to global challenges and highlighted India’s role as a testing ground for innovative solutions.

2. Character AI outperforms ChatGPT in user engagement

While OpenAI’s ChatGPT has garnered immense popularity, another chatbot, Character AI, is emerging as a favorite. Character AI allows users to engage in text conversations with celebrities, historical figures, and fictional characters. Notably, it offers more natural conversations than ChatGPT and offers eight times longer average user interaction times, making it a rising star in the AI chatbot landscape. It was reported by the Indian Express.

3. Artificial intelligence model accurately estimates age and detects diseases from chest X-rays, research results

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that accurately predicts age and identifies chronic diseases such as hypertension using chest X-rays. The model, trained on a dataset of more than 101,300 X-ray images, showed promise for improving early disease detection and intervention, demonstrating significant progress in medical imaging, Wion reports.

4. China uses artificial intelligence to accurately predict extreme weather

Amidst the rise of artificial intelligence in China, artificial intelligence technology has been utilized in meteorology to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts. The Shanghai AI Laboratory’s Fengwu meteorological model showed impressive test results in forecasting typhoons, according to a Xinhua report. In collaboration with China’s meteorological authorities, the model outperformed its European and US counterparts in predicting typhoon paths, demonstrating its potential in mitigating weather-related disasters.

5. The growth of artificial intelligence raises sustainability challenges for Dell, IBM and others

The collision of sustainability and artificial intelligence poses a challenge for Dell, IBM and others. The 23 percent annual growth of artificial intelligence until 2025 will increase the amount of data. This can hinder the achievement of sustainability goals. Companies like Dell and IBM are working to solve this problem. Dell promotes the transition to a software-based architecture to ensure cost-effective scalability. The market is divided into distributed and traditional data storage, where the focus is on environmentally friendly solutions, CNBC reports.