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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.

Reforming the judiciary

The first hearing in any rights dispute is the one the public never sees: who gets to become a judge. In India, judicial appointments are often discussed as an internal tussle ~ court versus government, collegium versus executive, transparency versus independence.

Long Game

India’s push to build its own rare earth magnet industry is being framed as a leap towards strategic autonomy, but it is better understood as a late awakening.

Pragmatic Power

Pragmatic power was on display when Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House carrying her Nobel peace medal and presented it to US President Donald Trump. The gesture was not about metal or ceremony.