While the use of artificial intelligence is commonplace elsewhere in Asia, it is still in its infancy in India. Photo: iStockNew Delhi: In the darkened offices of a tech start-up, a handful of computer engineers sifts through a mountain of intelligence data that would normally be the work of a small army of Indian security agents. “We use artificial intelligence (AI) to look for patterns in the past to predict future behaviour,” says Tarun Wig as he explains why he hopes his company Innefu can do more business with India’s government. “We’re still used to manual and human decision-making.” Subimal Bhattacharjee, a cyber security expert, said India had been caught off guard by the need to upscale its use of AI. But despite its humble surroundings, it is confident an ongoing trial of Prophecy will lead to more business with India’s security services—whom Wig expects to be naturally inclined to go local.

Source: Mint January 22, 2017 12:29 UTC