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Ethics of AI and the edge of expression

Courtesy the Instagram handle of The Indian Express, the sight of factory workers wearing head cameras to train artificial intelligence should trouble anyone who cares about dignity at work.

Push Back

The swift collapse of the Trump administration's proposed anti-weaponisation fund is significant for reasons that extend far beyond the fate of a single programme.

The Next Shock

The return of El Niño is a reminder that the world’s climate crisis is no longer defined solely by long-term warming trends.

The Ultimate Reality Hack

Recently (on May 7 and 8), Swami Sandarshanananda of the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, presented a beautifully modernized view of Hinduism in two succinct commentaries.

Why no one can own history

In order to narrate and organize the past in a systematic manner, a discipline emerged that came to be known as history.

Beyond Signatures

India’s recent trade diplomacy has produced an unusual paradox. New Delhi is negotiating or concluding trade agreements with a range of partners even as questions persist about what earlier agreements have actually delivered.

Beyond Hormuz

The geopolitical shock created by the Iran conflict is forcing countries far beyond West Asia to confront an uncomfortable reality: energy security can no longer be built around a single region, a single route or a single set of political assumptions.

Years of Grace

It was in 1982 that Dr Grace McCann Morley was bestowed the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India for her stellar contributions to the establishment of the National Museum in New Delhi.