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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently compared the energy required to train advanced AI models with decades of resources needed to raise and educate a human being. Speaking at an event in India, Altman argued that while AI’s energy use is rising, it should be viewed in context noting that making a human ‘smart’ takes 20…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has said that India is taking a different, more practical approach to building AI compared to some global players. Speaking to news agency ANI at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Vembu said that India is currently investing in smaller AI models that are efficient and cost-effective. He…
Sridhar Vembu has said that artificial intelligence (AI) can be developed in a more affordable and sustainable way, with far lower energy and computing needs than what is commonly used today. In a post shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), Vembu pointed to the work done by Sarvam AI as an example of how…
Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu and his estranged wife Pramila SrinivasanPhoto (L): Pramila Srinivasan/ LinkedIn When tech billionaire Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO of Zoho, recently landed in a California courtroom, few saw a $1.7 billion (roughly INR 15,000 crore) bond order coming. It’s not just any divorce – it’s one of the priciest ever for…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has said that falling software stocks are creating a major opportunity for Indian IT services companies, as he questioned high valuations and business models of large global software firms. In a post shared on social media platform X, the Zoho founder said many software companies were “massively over-valued” and are now…
Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu questions WhatsApp’s privacy claims, citing Meta’s ad-driven model as a conflict of interest. A lawsuit alleges end-to-end encryption is a facade, with Meta employees allegedly accessing messages. Tech leaders like Elon Musk and Pavel Durov also expressed skepticism, highlighting potential security flaws in the popular messaging app. Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu criticizes tech giants for abandoning sustainability in the AI race, calling it ‘virtue-signaling.’ He highlights rising electricity costs due to AI data centers in the US, contrasting it with India’s necessity for an energy-efficient AI approach. Vembu believes this sustainable path is achievable, viewing climate change as a harmony issue, not…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has shared concerns about how artificial intelligence (AI) may change the structure of software teams. Sharing a post on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), Vembu said that AI is making senior software architects more productive, but at the same time it is also reducing the need for junior engineers. This shift,…
Sridhar Vembu, the billionaire brain behind Zoho Corporation, is back in headlines over a messy divorce battle with his US-based wife Pramila Srinivasan, after 30 years of marriage. A US court reportedly ordered the tech mogul to post a $1.7 billion bond (which is roughly INR 15,278 crore), though his lawyer calls it an appeal…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has shared insights from a code review of C++ generated by Anothropic’s LLM, saying that he was impressed but thinks that AI still have room for development. He also suggested that LLMs coding still need human intervention but there has been a significant improvement in such capabilities in the last two…
