Warangal: The students of SR Engineering College (SREC) have put up a fine performance at the National level Artificial Intelligence Hackathon organised by the TATA Motors at Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT) in Pune. The two-member team of Krishna Teja Jillelamudi and Rahul Bayya, both studying third year CSE- led by mentor Dr D Kothandaraman (Team CAIDL) won the second runner-up prize. The team worked for 72 uninterrupted hours on their solution, which is based on Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing (Technologies of AI). The team was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 50,000, besides gaining attention from industry & academia circles. The round 02 is a 72-hour AI Hackathon which started at 10 am on September 27 and concluded at 10 am on September 30.

"In 1998, Tata Motors' tryst with destiny in the passenger car business began with the launch of Indica. Despite all the attention, Indica failed to sizzle, with sales falling 20% the next year as customers complained that the car was rolled out despite glitches. Tata Motors carried out a survey to identify the problems, and discovered that the components being procured from Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers were of sub-standard quality. Amit Bhingurde, chief operations officer, TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a Tata Motors subsidiary, explains the reason: 'The manufacturers were not able to produce high quality components as they couldn't afford automation'." The need of automation is the result of today's phenomenon - Artificial Intelligence.

The notion of "inclusive innovation" is gaining increased attention as new technologies and breakthroughs, while enhancing development and convenience, bring about inequality and social instability. The latest talking point is artificial intelligence, where scenarios being discussed point to an even more unequal and destabilizing future for many. However, R.A. Mashelkar, an Indian science guru and a major prophet of inclusive innovation, believes the future with AI will not be as bleak as many people think. "Any new emerging technology has its pluses and minuses," Mashelkar told the Nikkei Asian Review during a recent trip to Japan, as he was invited to speak at a symposium on inclusive innovation. The 76-year-old renowned scientist believes the value of technology depends on "how we use it for the good of the people."

"Using IoT (internet of things), AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning technologies, we will provide vehicle owners in India and across the world a safe, productive and fun driving experience," Anant Maheshwari, President at Microsoft India, said.

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