Sify

Sify, previously known as Satyam Infoway Ltd., is a technology firm based in India that focuses on information and communications. Initially, it was part of Satyam Computers but was later acquired by Infinity Capital Ventures. Sify significantly contributed to the early growth of the Internet and e-commerce in India.

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AI Hallucinations Are a Lie; Here’s What Really Happens Inside ChatGPT

3 weeks ago | sify.com | Satyen K. Bordoloi

Hallucination is one of the most researched topics in AI. Recent studies show we’ve got it all wrong, writes Satyen K. Bordoloi. In 2023, when I asked ChatGPT for the world record for crossing the English Channel on foot, its answer, which I recorded in a Sify article, went viral. It has been quoted in several papers for one simple reason: it’s one of the clearest examples of what is known in the domain of Machine Learning as hallucinations.
Yes, an AI did Attempt Blackmail, But It Also Turned Poet & erm.. Spiritual - Sify

1 month ago | sify.com | Satyen K. Bordoloi

As a story of Claude’s AI blackmailing its creators goes viral, Satyen K. Bordoloi goes behind the scenes to discover that the truth is funnier and spiritual. In the film Ex Machina, Ava, the humanoid robot with an AI brain, successfully manoeuvres a host of moves to trick a visiting programmer into setting “her” free.
Alchemists' Treasure: How to Make Gold in a Particle Accelerator (and Why You Can’t Sell It, Yet)

1 month ago | sify.com | Satyen K. Bordoloi

Physicists at CERN have achieved the ancient dream of turning other metals into gold, and they did it with physics, not magic, finds Satyen K. Bordoloi as he explores why this matters far more than mere riches. Isaac Newton is undoubtedly the father of modern physics. What few know is that he also had aspirations of a chemist, albeit of a special variety. He spent endless hours hunched over cryptic manuscripts chasing one of humanity’s oldest dreams: turning other metals into gold.
Digital Siachen: How India’s Cyber Warriors Thwarted Pakistan’s 1.5 Million Cyber Onslaught

1 month ago | sify.com | Satyen K. Bordoloi

When the battlefield shifted from mountains to mobiles, India’s cyber defences stood firm. Here’s why this victory matters beyond borders, writes Satyen K. Bordoloi. During World War II, after the Germans had captured most of Europe, they launched the most concerted bombing campaign ever seen in the world. Day after day, night after night—at one time for 56 days straight, an already ravaged London was subjected to an endless barrage of German bombers that killed over 40,000 people.
To Be or Not to Be Polite With AI? Answer: It’s Complicated (& Hilarious)

1 month ago | sify.com | Satyen K. Bordoloi

Does AI care if you forget to say “please”? Will ChatGPT side-eye you if you skip the “thank you”? Satyen K. Bordoloi gets into the skin of this seemingly silly question that’s secretly shaping how we interact with tech and maybe even the planet. Three years ago, when ChatGPT stormed into our lives, the internet meme factory went into overdrive. “Be nice to AI today,” memes screamed, “or they’ll punish your rudeness during the robot uprising!” Sure, it was cheeky. But guess what?
Seabed Security: A Deep Dive Into Underwater Robotics Technology - Sify

1 month ago | sify.com | Malavika Madgula

Mucky riverbeds. The underside of wind turbines or offshore fish farms. Oil platforms. Reefs and shipwrecks in a harbour. Those places are hard — and dangerous — to get to for humans in the first place, navigating be damned. This is where robotics has stepped in in the last few decades, going where no man
Digital Siachen: Why India's War With Pakistan Could Begin on Your Smartphone

1 month ago | sify.com | Satyen K. Bordoloi

The first computer virus was created by two Pakistanis. As India initiates Operation Sindoor, which threatens to escalate into a war, securing our digital infrastructure must be an urgent national priority, writes Satyen K. Bordoloi. A few years ago, when a state official was asked what he was doing in response to digital breaches, he proudly announced that he had ordered the construction of higher perimeter walls.
How Does AI Think? Or Does It? New Research Finds Shocking Answers

1 month ago | sify.com | Satyen K. Bordoloi

Blurting out answers that surprise us, AI seems to give the illusion of deep thinking, but when researchers tested it, they found something that surprised them, writes Satyen K. Bordoloi…When the first generative AI was tested, the testers were stunned. Many, most famously, Blake Lemoine, screamed that we had birthed a new species. Scientists, however, were more concerned about something mundane: Does an LLM that gives the illusion of thinking really do so?
Quantum Internet Is Closer Than You Think, & It’s Using the Same Cables as Netflix

2 months ago | sify.com | Satyen K. Bordoloi

Quantum internet isn’t a fantasy – it’s running on the same cables as your WiFi finds Satyen K. Bordoloi as he outlines the breakthroughs forging a path to it. Even though the digital advances of the last 30 years seem astounding, these will pale once quantum computing joins the innovation chatroom. Slowly, but steadily, thousands upon thousands of scientists worldwide are building that quantum future.
Why Elon Musk is Jealous of India’s UPI (And Why It’s Terrifyingly Fragile)

2 months ago | sify.com | Satyen K. Bordoloi

When UPI died, India held its breath, writes Satyen K. Bordoloi as he digs into the inside story of a nation held hostage by a QR code. Back in the early 2000s, a young, over-caffeinated version of me worked at a startup that dreamed of letting you buy cigarettes with a Nokia 3310. Our genius plan: link your phone to your bank account via SMS. Back then, this felt as revolutionary as inventing fire for the digital realm.