This week’s Artificial Intelligence guide talks about two hot topics in the country right now, i.e., education and IPL. Let us see the advancements that AI could bring into higher education and cricket.
IPL 13: Former BCCI Treasurer wants use of Artificial Intelligence after Narine incident
After the Kolkata Knight Riders spinner, Sunil Narine was reported for a suspect action by the umpires in Saturday’s game against Kings XI Punjab, the debate on immediate on-field action for such issues has kickstarted again.
Former BCCI Treasures Anirudh Chaudhary says that it was time to introduce artificial intelligence to such cases to increase the fairness quotient of the game. He explains that the need of the hour is to use Artificial Intelligence along with the broadcast feed to the angle of extension of the bowling arm in real-time for each delivery.
IIT-Jodhpur Launches BTech in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science
IIT Jodhpur will offer a new undergraduate program in AI and Data Science from the academic session 2020-21. This new BTech program will include subjects in computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics, data science, machine learning, and more.
Students opting for this course can specialise in areas of visual computing, socio-digital realities, robotics, language technologies, and Artificial Intelligence of Things. Another aspect of the course is that students will have an option to pursue an MBA in the fifth year under the dual-degree program with the School of Management and Entrepreneurship.
Students belonging to this program will be a part of scientific innovations for solving local and global engineering and social problems in collaboration with the industry. Also, they will have an opportunity to explore transdisciplinary research agenda fostering collaborative opportunities across all the departments of IIT Jodhpur and partner organisations.
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