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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.

Crisis of Accountability

The recent blaze at a venerable Parsi temple in Kolkata casts a spotlight on a troubling trend affecting India at large. The chaotic maze of overhead electrical wires, frequently overlooked in maintenance, stands as a principal contributor to fire outbreaks.

Urban Disconnect

The release of Uttar Pradesh’s draft electoral rolls has done more than trigger routine political anxiety ~ it has revealed a structural disconnect between India’s urban reality and its electoral administration.

Unaffordable

A new political slogan is travelling fast across wealthy democracies: affordability. It is invoked with urgency, often paired with the language of crisis.

Development Paradigms ~II

The artificial classifications of the World Bank and IMF at best serve their limited institutional purposes ~ to determine for eligibility of poorer developing countries for concessional loans, favourable trade terms etc., and for phasing these countries in or out of aid windows.