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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.

Dripping oil and blood

There is hardly any room for surprise in the forced exile of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the way the ruse of anti-narcotics operations was used to interdict oil tankers and to kill civilians on boats in Caribbean waters.

Power Unbound

The international order built after World War II was never flawless, but it rested on a shared assumption: that power would be exercised within agreed limits.

Managed Transition

The appointment of Nitin Nabin as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marks a moment that is less dramatic than it appears, yet more revealing than it seems.