AI or die; India on right track: top AI expert at WEF

Key Highlights

• Sandbox typically refers to a secure and live testing environment and draws its name from a child's sandbox, where children can build, experiment with or even destroy sand formations without causing any damage to the real world.
• A B2B company, SandboxAQ, now focuses on enterprise solutions converging AI and quantum technologies to help corporates and governments on drug discoveries, materials science, navigation, cybersecurity, etc.
• Speaking to PTI during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, Hidary explained in detail his thesis of 'AI or Die', which is also the name of his upcoming book that seeks to wake people up to the urgency of AI adoption beyond just content creation tools.
• The core message, he said, is that the companies that embrace AI will grow and those that don't will die.
• Calling the present time a major inflection point across all industries, Hidary said it is not just a "nice to have" but existential for business survival.