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Computer science researchers discuss the future of AI at Academic Research Summit in India 

January 24, 2018 | Satish Sangameswaran
Leading computer science researchers from India and around the world gather this week in Hyderabad at the Academic Research Summit 2018 to discuss their vision for the future of artificial intelligence and how India-based computer science researchers can help turn that vision into reality. The…

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