PM Modi praises SC's initiative of making judgments available in regional languages, CJI responds with folded hands
"I want to thank the Supreme Court that now the operative part of its judgments will be available in one's mother tongue. The significance of regional languages is increasing," the Prime Minister noted on Tuesday. Key Points
Business TodayFree online AI training programme in Indian languages launched
Pradhan, the Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said technology should not be a prisoner of language, and called for tech courses in Indian languages. He added that this is a good beginning towards dismantling language barrier in technology education and future-proofing our Yuva Shakti, particularly those in rural areas, an official statement said. The minister also said that India is a technology-savvy country and the success story in adoption of digital payments in India is a case in point. Key Points
Economic TimesHow are Indian languages faring in the age of AI and language models?
As large language models like ChatGPT find more applications around the world, their adoption also passively spreads a prejudice against languages other than English, including Indian languages. Some researchers are working to remedy this. Key Points
The HinduAfter South objections, CAPF constable exam to be held in 15 languages
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the move as a "parthbreaking decision which will give wings to the aspirations of our youth”. “This is a part of our various efforts to ensure language is not seen as a barrier in fulfilling one's dreams,” he tweeted. Key Points
The Indian Express‘Studying AI bias in the Indian societal context’
When we started working on establishing a single generative AI model for 125 Indian languages, all of these languages were what researchers call zero-corpus. It’s not that we had very little data—for many of them, we had absolutely no digitized data at all. For the first time, we’ve managed to move many Indian languages from zero-corpus to at least the low-resource level, said Gupta Key Points
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Mother language: How kids grow up with multilingualism
More children are growing up with a second or third language. There's no perfect strategy — you can even mix languages. Key Points
Hindustan TimesWhat is Hindusthan Samachar, the RSS-linked newswire service that will provide content to Doordarshan and AIR?
Prasar Bharati, which has been taking feed from Hindusthan Samachar since 2017, extended its contract this month — for the supply of feed in 12 languages for 25 months, for a total Rs 7.7 crore. Key Points
The Indian ExpressThree years of NEP: A status check of top 10 initiatives
Three years since the new National Education Policy was notified, replacing the 34-year-old education policy in the country, several initiatives have been rolled out by the Centre. Read about the top 10 initiatives proposed in the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. Key Points
Economic TimesHaven't tried ChatGPT in Hindi, Bhojpuri, or Urdu yet? Follow these 7 steps
Sam Altman's ChatGPT can also communicate in Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil. Check the article to know how. Key Points
Hindustan TimesNani explains why Jersey, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Hindi remakes did not work: ‘It’s not something audience is exploring on day 1’
Nani's Dasara will release in multiple languages across the country. The actor shared why the last few Hindi remakes like Jersey, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo did not work at the box office. Key Points
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‘Burden, impractical’: Why NDA-led Nagaland & Mizoram oppose Sanskrit in school, what other states say
States express opinion on NEP in submissions to Centre’s committee on developing a new NCERT curriculum, which is headed by former ISRO chairman K. Kasturirangan. Key Points
ThePrintIndian GPTs are here but they have a mountain to climb
Many of us have used ChatGPT, the chatbot developed by OpenAI. It is based on a large language model (LLM), or AI algorithms that use huge datasets to understand and generate content. Globally, LLMs are trained predominantly from English databases. A bunch of Indian companies have other ideas. Key Points
mintChildren learn best when they’re taught in their mother tongue
For early stage learning, linguistic familiarity is key. Embracing the country’s rich tapestry of languages for schooling will help ensure that no child gets left behind. Key Points
mintAlmost All Research on the Mind Is in English. That’s a Problem
Language can shape how you think in subtle and profound ways. But most researchers only study English speakers. Key Points
WIREDAI4Bharat: Putting India on the global map of cutting-edge AI innovation
Launched a year ago, the Nilekani Center at AI4Bhārat has set up a team of close to 200 translators across the country covering 22 Indian languages. Tech billionaire philanthropist Nandan Nilekani is the primary sponsor of the Nilekani Center at AI4Bharat with a focus on developing open-source language tech as a public good. Key Points
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Fake Google Chrome error pages used to target users: Report
Fake Google Chrome error pages are being used to target users to run a malicious campaign. To learn more, read this story on The Hindu. Key Points
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