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TAUSIF ALAM & AMIT RAJA NAIK Monday, Jan 15, 2024 | Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here ___________________________________________________________ If you've followed CES 2024 closely, you will likely have seen numerous automotive announcements. However, the one that particularly stood out was the launch of Mercedes-AMG's MBUX SOUND DRIVE, in collaboration with Will.i.am.   Mercedes said it uses a suite of sensors and advanced software that make its system interpret various driving dynamics like recuperation, acceleration, steering, and braking, and convert them into musical expressions – allowing the driver to ‘compose music’ in real-time.  “The driver now is the composer and the car is the instrument. Imagine being able to create and commute where the vehicle is not just an instrument, but an entire orchestra,” said Will.i.am.  Last year, Mercedes-Benz announced that it had integrated ChatGPT within its in-house multimedia system MBUX Voice Assistant as part of an exclusive beta programme. Currently available in the US, this feature allows drivers to engage in more dynamic conversations with the AI system. More recently, Volkswagen integrated ChatGPT within its infotainment system. This would be available across VW’s lineup, including Tiguan, Passat, and Golf, as well as the automaker’s family of electric vehicles. Similarly, BMW has partnered with Amazon to introduce new LLM-powered Alexa in its cars. “Nobody likes to read the manual, so it’s very convenient when you can simply ask the car anything you’d like [to know],” said Simon Euringer, head of BMW intelligent personal assistant. Enjoy the full story here.  Namma ‘ಕನ್ನಡ’ Llama   Given the rise of Indic LLMs in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Odia, it was only a matter of time before a Kannada language model came up, and it’s finally here. Meet Kannada Llama aka Kan-LLaMA, a 7 billion Llama 2 model which is LoRA pre-trained and fine-tuned on a “Kannada” token, built by a Mumbai-based company called Tensoic.  Interestingly, the founder and creator of Kan-LLaMA, Adarsh Shirawalmath, is still in his second year of engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology.  Check out the complete story here.  Transgender Inclusion in Indian Tech       Despite improvements in diversity and inclusivity, only 33% of TGNC individuals in India are open about their identity at work, and 63% reported a negative impact on their careers owing to their gender identity.  In an interview with AIM, Wells Fargo exec Ketty Avashia, a trans man and D&I advocate, shares his experience on the social isolation and lack of support he faced in India when he started working over two decades ago. However, he notes that the environment is now changing, thanks to the millennial and Gen Z queer professionals. Check out the full interview here.  Join India’s biggest summit on diversity and inclusion in technology, happening in Bengaluru, on April 4-5, 2024. Register now. Making AI ‘Civilised’    The present-day AI system is smitten with hallucinations. For some, it is a feature (and not a bug); for others, it’s just frustration. The latter keeps Amitava Das, a professor at the University of Southern Carolina, worried, paving the way for what he calls ‘Civilising AI or Constitutional AI’. Read the full story here. Register for our Upcoming Workshop - Building Generative AI Applications with Amazon Bedrock DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP Stay Connected info@analyticsindiamag.com © 2023 Analytics India Magazine

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