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AI-based loan apps are booming in India, but some borrowers miss out

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. (Reuters) — As the founder of a consumer rights non-profit in India, Karnav Shah is used to seeing sharp practices and disgruntled customers. But even he has been surprised by the sheer volume of complaints against digital lenders in recent years. While most of the grievances are about unauthorised lending platforms…
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Transform 2021 puts the spotlight on women in AI

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. VentureBeat is proud to bring back the Women in AI Breakfast and Awards online for Transform 2021. In the male-dominated tech industry, women are constantly faced with the gender equity gap. There is…
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AI ‘dominated scientific output’ in recent years, UNESCO report shows

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today unveiled its latest Science Report. The massive undertaking — this year’s report totals 762 pages, compiled by 70 authors from 52 countries over 18 months — is published every five years to examine current trends in science…
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Can we afford AI?

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Of all the concerns surrounding artificial intelligence these days — and no, I don’t mean evil robot overlords, but more mundane things like job replacement and security — perhaps none is more overlooked than cost. This is understandable, considering AI has the potential to lower the cost of doing business in so many…
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OpenAI claims to have mitigated bias and toxicity in GPT-3

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. In a study published today, OpenAI, the lab best known for its research on large language models, claims it’s discovered a way to improve the “behavior” of language models with respect to ethical, moral, and societal values. The approach, OpenAI says, can give developers the tools to dictate the tone and personality…
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