Ai for Business

  In parts of Phoenix, it is no longer unusual to see a car arrive without a driver. Robotaxis from Waymo have been operating there for years, picking up passengers, navigating intersections, and completing trips in regular city traffic. Similar pilots have appeared in areas of San Francisco through Cruise, and in Chinese cities such as Wuhan through Baidu’s Apollo Go program. And yet, these places are exceptions. Autonomous cars have been under development for more than two decades. The required technologies—advanced sensors, high-performance computing, machine learning algorithms, real-time mapping, and connectivity—are all available. So the vehicles are adequately intelligent. The progress has not stalled for lack of time or innovation. So why are self-driving cars operating in only a handful of cities across the world? The answer lies not inside the car, but outside it. Autonomous driving succeeds where the environment supports it—where conditions such as roads and regulations ...

Strange as it may feel, I’m sitting inside Google Docs, writing an article about the AI that’s been helping me all along. Google Docs is one of those apps where AI has been quietly working for years, long before “AI features” became a marketing headline. In Microsoft Word, AI is easy to spot—Copilot is front and center. In Google Docs, it’s different. The AI has been there for a long time, quietly helping users without making a big deal about it. That’s what this article explores. Smart suggestions you barely notice Smart Suggestions is one of the ways AI quietly works in the background in Google Docs, though you might not see it depending on your account type. It uses machine learning to help you write faster by suggesting words and phrases as you type, kind of like having a helpful assistant looking over your shoulder. However, features like Smart Compose are primarily available for certain work or school accounts with specific Google Workspace plans, and they work in English, Spanis...

Image by Rajashree Rajadhyax WhatsApp is one app that we use everyday. I’m sure with many that is the default way of staying connected with the world. Its easy to use, always available and the best thing is that its associated with your mobile number. I think the success behind WhatsApp over any other messaging tool is its association with the mobile number. While the interface is clean and simple and there is no bragging about use of AI, yet AI is working in the background to make our WhatsApp experience smooth. Let’s do a deep dive. Smart and optimised message delivery When you send a message on WhatsApp, it feels simple and instant. But real-world networks are messy. Signals drop, phones switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data, battery savers kick in, and the person on the other side may be offline. Yet messages usually do reach. This is because WhatsApp doesn’t just send a message once and forget about it. That would be a purely programmed or deterministic behaviour. Instead, when the...

  I was reading an article and they talked about some 10 breakthrough technologies for this year. While my interest generally is around AI, I was keen to know which other technologies are defining the future. I thought of sharing them with you. Of course this list has been curated after reading articles from the top research analysts firms like Gartner, MIT and others Geopatriation Geopatriation means moving company data and applications out of global public clouds and back into local, sovereign, or regional environments to reduce geopolitical risk. As global uncertainty grows, organizations are becoming more concerned about data sovereignty, regulations, and long-term reliability, especially for AI workloads. This shift is happening because political tensions, data localization rules, and foreign laws can interrupt cloud access or expose sensitive data to other governments. By geopatriating, companies can stay compliant, keep their systems running smoothly, and maintain stronger c...

  I still remember the day I created my Gmail account. It felt like a small milestone. Back then, email was something you signed up for with a bit of excitement. I mainly used it to exchange notes with friends, share college updates, and coordinate group work. In India, Hotmail was the big name at the time, and having an email ID felt new and slightly special. Fast forward to today, and Gmail has quietly woven itself into everyday life. My day begins with emails and often ends with them too. I opened the app without thinking about it. It feels familiar, almost automatic. Yet in those few seconds of scrolling, replying, and searching, a lot is happening. Gmail shows me what I am likely to care about, helps me frame quick responses, neatly groups conversations, and finds old emails in moments. What makes all this feel so effortless is not just smart design or solid engineering. There is a quiet layer of AI working in the background, constantly learning and adjusting. And that is exac...