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• Seeking the right model: What's keeping India from building its own LLMs

  Swathi Moorthy and Annapurna Roy look at the major bottlenecks in building Indian foundational models and what’s needed to bolster the innovation ecosystem

  

• Why Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani feels India can't afford to make it's own ChatGPTs, DeepSeeks

  Nandan Nilekani emphasizes the high costs of building core AI models and the need for practical AI applications in India. He highlights the importance of making AI accessible to improve productivity for users like farmers, and urges Indian AI firms to focus on real-world challenges, rather than competing with major global companies.

  

• Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani: You can have all the AIs in the world

  Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani highlighted that artificial intelligence will not replace core human traits like empathy, leadership, creativity, and collaboration. Speaking at an AIMA event, he emphasized the importance of developing adaptable skills and predicted significant AI advancements in India in the coming year.

  

• GCCs, mid and small caps may top IT hiring as larger firms step back

  Entry-level hiring will be slower compared with hiring for mid-to-senior roles, as firms are looking for people who would not need training and handholding before being assigned to projects.

  

• China's DeepSeek 'divides' OpenAI: I personally think we have been on the wrong, says ChatGPT maker CEO Sam Altman

  OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman admitted that the company has been too secretive about its AI technology. While he supports greater transparency, it's not OpenAI's top priority. Competitors like DeepSeek are thriving with open-source strategies, challenging established firms to balance intellectual property protection with collaborative innovation. This shift could reshape the competitive landscape in AI development.

  

• AI/ML and analytics most in-demand roles: Nasscom and Indeed report

  AI/ML and data analytics specialists remain the most sought-after tech roles in India, followed by cybersecurity, cloud, and DevOps engineers, according to a new report. The report also highlights a growing trend of returning to the office, while gig work is gaining popularity, especially among Gen Z and millennials. AI is increasingly being used in recruitment processes.

  

• CSO to CSO: 6 steps to enterprise sustainability transformation

  The struggle is integrating sustainability on top of decades of established and often conflicting policies. That’s why it was such an exciting opportunity for me to lead the development of Kyndryl’s sustainability strategy from the ground up when we emerged as a standalone company in 2021.

  

• Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Comprehensive Services of BLS International

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• AI, automation, and resilience is Oracle’s vision for supply chain management: Derek Gittoes

  In this exclusive interview with ETCIO, Derek Gittoes, Vice President of Supply Chain Management Product Strategy at Oracle, shares valuable insights into the current trends shaping the future of supply chain management.

  

• Fog lifts: IT spending revives on AI, BFSI gets growth and hiring surges

  India-centric IT firms saw signs of recovery in the first half of the fiscal year, driven by growing tech spends in North America's BFSI sector, increased hiring, and improved revenue guidance. Experts foresee further tech spending bolstered by Donald Trump's US election win, which may lead to lower business taxes and favor skilled immigration, setting the stage for Indian IT firms to expand and innovate.

  

• CPI inflation is likely to breach 6% in October: UBI report

  The continued spurt in food prices and fading of the high base effect likely led to a spike in October retail inflation figures. According to a report by the Union Bank of India, retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index is seen jumping to 6.15 per cent, breaching RBI's 6 per cent tolerance band.