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OTTplay becomes No. 1 with over 9.5 mn users
Mumbai: OTTplay, India’s first AI-powered OTT recommendation and content discovery platform, has risen to the top of the rankings for movie and web-series recommendations.
OTTplay has established itself as the category leader, with over 9.5 million users. The platform recommends content from its extensive library, which includes over 60 OTTs, 65,000 web series, movies, and shows spanning 18 genres and multiple languages. The platform, which includes cutting-edge AI software, provides audiences with smart recommendations, allowing users to discover the content they are most likely to enjoy.
Commenting on the successful run of the platform, OTTplay CEO and co-founder Avinash Mudaliar said, “OTTplay is based on consumer ethos & consumer want. The journey to 9.5 million users in one year and still growing makes us happy, but we feel it’s just the beginning for OTTplay. We aim to solve the core problem of OTT users, which is what to watch, where to watch, and how to watch. With OTTplay Premium, we hope to provide a variety of OTT services within the app while keeping them affordable for consumers. So you can get recommendations, reviews, and a subscription to watch your favourite content all in OTTplay. We look forward to adding more value to the consumer journey and keeping the hustle real.”
With OTTplay, audiences can now access their favourite content from 12 different OTT platforms with a single subscription. OTTplay previously served as a content discovery engine that curated content from more than 60 Indian and international OTTs. The premium subscription platform, OTTplay Premium, which offers 20,000+ shows, webseries, and movies from 12 different OTTs at a reasonable price, is in fact living up to their slogan, “Mazey Karo Multiply.”
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KPMG fines partner for using AI in internal AI exam
Partner fined A$10,000 after uploading training material to AI tool
AUSTRALIA: According to an Australian Financial Review report, a partner at KPMG Australia has been fined A$10,000 ($7,000) for using artificial intelligence tools to cheat on an internal training exam focused on AI itself, underscoring the growing challenges professional services firms face as staff adopt the technology.
The unnamed partner was required to retake the assessment after uploading training material into an AI platform to generate answers. KPMG said more than two dozen employees had been caught misusing AI in internal exams during the current financial year.
KPMG Australia chief executive Andrew Yates, said the firm was struggling to keep pace with the rapid uptake of AI. “Given the everyday use of these tools, some people breach our policy. We take it seriously when they do,” he said, adding that the firm was reviewing safeguards under its self-reporting regime.
The incident adds to broader concerns across the accounting profession. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants last year scrapped remote examinations, citing the growing sophistication of cheating systems. All four Big Four firms have faced penalties linked to cheating scandals across multiple jurisdictions in recent years.
KPMG said it has adopted measures to detect AI misuse and will disclose the number of breaches in its annual results.
The case surfaced during a Senate inquiry into industry governance, where Greens senator Barbara Pocock criticised the lack of tougher consequences. Australia’s corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, said it would not intervene unless disciplinary proceedings were initiated by the profession’s trade bodies.
