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Art for Life : A 25-Year Journey of Social Entrepreneurship | Amitava Bhattacharya | TEDxIIMCalcutta
TEDx Talks· 2026-02-10 16:49
I'm going to talk about my journey of social entrepreneurship in the last 25 years using culture as a development tool. In my opinion, in my views, entrepreneurship is problem solving and innovation. We observe during that time that there is a big class of unskilled daily labor.It's there in urban as well as in rural India. But my interest was rural India. So we did work study tried to find out are they unskilled.While looking at it what came out that places the villages where there is industry or there is ...
San Francisco Mayor Says City Wants AI Here
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-10-06 19:47
Economic Impact of AI in San Francisco - Open AI's presence contributes to San Francisco's economy, attracting thousands of attendees to events like Dev Day and drawing people to work in AI [1] - San Francisco is experiencing a resurgence, with restaurants opening and a growing energy, partly attributed to Open AI's significant contribution [3] - Visa data indicates a 10% increase in in-person spending in San Francisco from January to June 30th, based on credit card usage, surpassing other major cities in the country [4] San Francisco's AI Hub Status - San Francisco positions itself as the home of AI, hosting companies like Anthropic, Open AI, and Salesforce [4][5] - The city aims to foster conditions for businesses like Open AI and Anthropic to thrive, focusing on community engagement and support for local institutions [6] - San Francisco is working to improve safety and cleanliness to attract technology companies, addressing issues like crime and addiction [9] City Development and Infrastructure - San Francisco is experiencing a boom in its neighborhoods, with restaurants and bars opening at record numbers, and aims to replicate this in downtown [10] - Multiple towers are planned for San Francisco, including one taller than the Salesforce Tower, indicating renewed investment in the city [11] - High crime in San Francisco is reportedly down 30% this year and 40% in downtown, with car break-ins at 22-year lows [12]
The Global Race for AI Adoption
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-07-28 19:45
AI Race & Adoption - The US AI action plan aims to compete with China, focusing on both innovation and adoption of AI [1] - Winning the AI race depends on which countries can best utilize AI for economic benefit [2] - The US has an advantage in AI adoption, but the race is still open [3] - AI adoption requires focus on talent, infrastructure, data, and governance frameworks [5][6] US AI Exportation - The US aims to be a net exporter of AI technology, including hardware and software [7] - AI adoption relies on cutting-edge cloud services and software, much of which originates in the US [9] Copyright & Training Data - Access to training data is crucial for the US to stay ahead in the AI race [11][12] - The US government acknowledges the importance of training data for AI development [11] EU Competitiveness - The EU has significant potential to benefit from AI if it focuses on adoption [13] - Addressing digital sovereignty barriers and streamlining regulations are important for the EU to effectively adopt and use AI [13][14]