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Remembering Vidhyasagar Ji

SANT Shiromani Acharya Shri Vidhyasagar Ji Maharaj Ji attained Samadhi and left us all saddened. His life is a spiritually rich epoch graced with profound wisdom, boundless compassion and an unwavering commitment to uplift humanity. I have had the honour of receiving his blessings on numerous occasions. Thus, I feel a deep sense of loss, akin to losing a guiding ...

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India’s Trillion-Dollar Corpus to Ignite Tech Innovation

IN the interim budget for 2024-25, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a transformative initiative aimed at catalyzing India’s research and innovation landscape. Central to this announcement was the earmarking of a substantial Rs 1 trillion corpus, intended to propel technology research forward. Notably, this corpus is structured to offer a 50-year, interest-free loan, providing a robust foundation for long-term ...

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An Attack Like No Other

IT was on 25 January 2023, exactly a year ago, when news arrived at breakfast that a short-seller in New York had put up an online compilation of allegations against the Adani Group. Fatuously self-styled as a ‘research report’, it contained the same stale allegations that my detractors had been trying to resurrect by peddling them through their allies in ...

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Should global leaders regulate AI as it continues to blur borders?

In the hallowed halls of this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the discourse surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken center stage. As the profound impact of AI on global employment becomes increasingly evident, a crucial question echoes through the corridors: Should world leaders exercise direct control over the future of AI? With AI poised to disrupt the global ...

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Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha: Paving the way for progress

In today’s fast-paced world, where development often takes precedence, the Odisha Government’s “Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha (AONO)” (AONO) initiative spearheaded by the Chief Minister of Odisha and implemented by the 5T and AONO Chairman, Karthikeyan Pandian emerges as a holistic approach to change. It is built on the principles of a welfare state combining the improvement of rural infrastructure with ...

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How Generative AI can reboot participatory democracy

Bhubaneswar, Nov 22, 2023 Today, the world is debating the perils of Generative AI technology as much as its promises and possibilities. Despite the flip side, this world-tilting technology has opened up a profusion of applications. But what pulsates me more than any other possibility is the harnessing of Generative AI for public good. If I make it explicit, I ...

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AI power play – Why equations will change after Altman’s ouster

JAYAJIT DASH BHUBANESWAR, NOV 19, 2023 In the tech world, Sam Altman’s sudden exit from OpenAI has sparked a lot of debate about the future of the organization and AI in general. Altman, a prominent figure in the AI field and co-founder of OpenAI, played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s trajectory. Several questions have been raised about the ...

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Tackling AI deep fakes with nuanced human intelligence

  NOVEMBER 17, 2023  Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently flagged concerns on the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create deep fakes. The problem of deep fakes has been around for some years now and it is disquieting even the advocates of AI. We all are acutely aware of how actress Rashmika Mandanna turned a guileless victim to deep fakes ...

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Generative AI’s underplayed threat to white-collar jobs

As technology evolves, Generative AI emerges as the white-collar worker’s frenemy, says  Jayajit Dash   The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been nothing short of epochal in the past few years. From ChatGPT to the sophisticated GPT-4, these AI models have disrupted the landscape of knowledge work, creating a paradigm shift that goes beyond efficiency gains. A closer ...

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