Artificial intelligence can be used to generate pro-vegan copy. Artificial intelligence can be used to generate pro-vegan copy. Image: Shutterstock What if, in the future, robots were the ones starting petitions to defend the rights of animals? It may sound like science fiction, yet artificial intelligence that can specifically generate vegan content has been developed in New Zealand. Will future advertising campaigns promoting meat-free alternatives or soy milk be written by artificial intelligence? The question is especially relevant because a New Zealand start-up has developed the very first AI tool capable of automatically generating content in support of veganism.

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Indian emerging tech startups have built solutions based on video analytics technology and computer vision to step up safety and security, law enforcement, and traffic management while assuring protection even in high traffic zones or crowded locations Image: Shutterstock Rising crimes and safety concerns worldwide have made video surveillance an utmost necessity across all industries for physical security. With inflating global threats, governments are becoming increasingly proactive and investing heavily in deploying video surveillance infrastructure to manage crowds or detect threats across sectors like defence, railways, traffic management, to name a few among many. However, the massive amounts of video data come with challenges--from storage to real-time surveillance to data security. Emerging tech, such as cloud storage, video encryptions, and AI-enabled tools, can bring a paradigm shift in surveillance and security. AI algorithms can analyze each frame in real-time, and its self-learning capabilities enable identifying, tracking, and controlling any object in the recording.

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Technology has been a major disruptor in the way banking was done just a few years ago. While the pandemic accelerated the adoption of technology across industries and sectors, our dependence on these advancements has been magnified to a great extent. For example, the recent Annual Report 2020-21 of Reserve Bank of India shows, the total digital transaction volume in 2020-21 stood at 4,371 crores, as against 3,412 crores in 2019-20, attesting to the resilience of the digital payment system in the face of the pandemic. As these technological advancements continue to disrupt the traditional ways of banking, we see a whole new spectrum of newer and faster banking solutions. Online deposits, mobile wallets, e-bill payments, and so on have fundamentally become a norm for how financial transactions are carried out nowadays.

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Illustration: Chaitanya Dinesh Surpur Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming a topic that is relevant to everyone today and, therefore, a subject that everyone ought to learn at least the rudiments of, say experts. From the humble milkman delivering packets of milk to households in the morning to the highest lawmakers and biggest industrialists, AI will increasingly touch everyone. "A lot of people look at AI as a vertical that calls for experts to develop," says Amit Anand, founding partner at Jungle Ventures, a VC firm in Singapore that has invested in several tech startups in India. However, both in his own mind and as an advisor to the Singapore government on the ethical use of AI, "We have taken a view that AI is going to affect everybody, and hence everyone should be knowledgeable and have a certain level of understanding of AI." Click here to see Forbes India's comprehensive coverage on the Covid-19 situation and its impact on life, business and the economy You can buy our tablet version from Magzter.com. To visit our Archives, click here.)