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I visualise a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I’m rooting for the machines."

—Claude Shannon

EY India, SRCC Launch AI VIBE Programme to Prepare Students for AI Careers

Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in New Delhi, where EY India and SRCC have launched the 12-month AI VIBE programme. Source: Wikicommons

SRCC and EY India have launched AI VIBE, a 12-month programme designed to prepare students for AI-driven careers through applied learning, industry mentorship and business exposure.

AI Is Making Singapore’s Workers Anxious. PM Wong Says Training Is the Answer

Singapore PM Wong said that AI is giving anxiety to country's workers.

Singapore’s prime minister used his National Day address to acknowledge what surveys have been signalling for months: workers are anxious about AI. Lawrence Wong promised skills and training investment — but Q2 retrenchments rose to 4,500, and only 14% of Singaporean employees report being engaged at work.

“AI will automate most, if not all, white collar jobs in 18 months”: Microsoft AI Chief

The increasing capabilities of AI will result in several blue collar jobs getting automated in near future.

Microsoft AI Chief Mustafa Suleyman has given an 180-month deadline for majority of the blue collar jobs getting automated by artificial intelligence. But what does the data say?