| |JANUARY 20254The 2002 cinematic masterpiece 'Minority Report,' a science fiction film featuring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg, tells a story from the year 2054. It includes a memorable sequence where a GAP store advertisement identifies Tom Cruise's character through retinal scanning and greets him: "Welcome back to the Gap, Mr. Yakamoto; how are those assorted tank tops working for you?" While Spielberg's vision of futuristic customer interaction was remarkably prescient, it appears he underestimated the timeline. The advent of Artificial (AI) Intelligence, big data analytics, and machine learning have already enabled organizations to engage with their clientele on a deeply personalized level, surpassing his predictions by over thirty years.In truth, AI is fast approaching its fine-tuning era, simultaneously expanding its use-cases. From conversational AI to healthcare and surgery, governance, and cyber security, the use cases are limitless. From AI fashion models resembling real people to managing crores of people at once, AI is relentless. Seematti, a century-old textile retail chain in Kerala, India, recently introduced India's first-ever AI-powered fashion brand ambassador, Isha Ravi. They even created a full-fledged Instagram profile for the AI character. On the other hand, this year, the government of Uttar Pradesh is using AI-powered facial recognition and surveillance systems to manage more than 50 crore people expected during the Kumbh Mela of 2025. We are delighted to present this yearly special issue of CIO Insider, navigating the exciting future of AI. Do let us know about your thoughts. Do let us know your thoughts.Sujith VasudevanManaging Editor sujith@cioinsiderindia.comAI Is Becoming the Ultimate Cheat Code EditorialVOL 4 · ISSUE 1 1 · JANUARY 2025Office Editorial queries editor@cioinsiderindia.comAdvertising Queriessales@cioinsiderindia.comBangaloreTel 080 46441103 To subscribeVisit www.cioinsiderindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to: subscription@cioinsiderindia.comMagazine price is Rs 150 per issuePrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayGM - Sales & MarketingNagendra Kumar KManager DesignMagendran PerumalCirculation ManagerEditorial TeamKeerthana KantharajRoopalatha HRoshan AktharHarold VinsonEzekiah S. EdwardGopalkrishnaSharanCIOInsiderNo. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017Mrigank SharmaSurbhi SumanVisualizersPublisher & EditorManaging EditorAlok ChaturvediSujith VasudevanPrinted and published by Alok Chaturvedi on Behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Executive Prints - 113/7, Ground floor, Old madras road, Halasuru, Bangalore - 560008 and Published at No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright© 2025 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.
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