The frightening possibility is not that AI becomes more capable than humans. It is that humans stop exercising capabilities they already possess, or have not yet developed, because AI can perform those functions for them.
AI may genuinely extend the horizon over which seasonal climate risk can be estimated. For communities across South Asia living under the influence of the monsoon, a longer view could mean the difference between a farmer adjusting her planting in time and a family receiving a flood warning too late to act.
The central danger is, therefore, not simply that AI will be monstrous if the accelerator is pressed hard on the speed of technology. It is that the accelerator on human institutions also needs to be pressed harder to govern increasingly powerful technology.
The fear of Chinese robots being the Trojan horse that can affect American and Western tech dominance and undermine cyber and military advantage will always be a strategic concern, despite attempts to view these fears as overblown.
India's IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, whose ministry has had a running war with a recalcitrant Google, has said removal of offensive posts by social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Google in pursuance of the new IT rules is a "big step towards transparency"
Bharat Biotech has said its COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN has shown 77.8 per cent effectiveness against the virus.
The company made the claim citing the data from the third phase of clinical trials
Facebook took down over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories and Instagram took action against about two million pieces across nine categories during May 15-June 15 in the country, the social media giant said in its maiden monthly compliance report as mandated by the Indian IT rules
A total of 130 countries have reached a US-backed pathbreaking international framework for taxing multinationals at 15 per cent global minium tax and could end potential trade wars over the taxing of tech giants
UAE's second flag carrier Etihad Airways has extended its ‘Verified To Fly’ travel document initiative, enabling travelers to validate their Covid-19 travel documents before arriving at the airport, to routes across its global network
Brazil has announced the suspension of the $324 million contract to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech's anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, some media reports said
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Tuesday announced that India's Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance) has signed an agreement to venture into a new world-scale Chlor-alkali, ethylene dichloride, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production facility at TA’ZIZ in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi
Indian bicycle maker Hero Cycles has delivered its first batch of Made in India e-bikes of around 200 units to Germany
In a major boost to the export of the exotic fruit, originally not grown in India, a consignment of the fibre and mineral-rich dragon fruit has been exported to Dubai, UAE
The Serum institute of India, which started manufacturing the first batch of Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine in India under the name Covavax, said "a new milestone has been reached"
Nepal produces roughly 31500 tonnes of raw soybean, not enough to fulfill its own domestic demand, yet Nepali traders exported nearly 246300 tonnes of processed soybean to India, making it the most exported commodity of the country
Reliance Industries will fulfill the $15 billion oil deal with Saudi Aramco - the Saudi Arabian Oil Company - this year, Mukesh Ambani said at the 44th Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries on Thursday
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, and Google Cloud are embarking on a comprehensive, long-term strategic relationship with a goal of powering 5G in enterprise and consumer segments nationwide
Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man and one of the world's wealthiest, Thursday said that the group exceeded performance expectations despite the pandemic, but what mattered most was the humanitarian service provided by the group during the crisis in the country
The Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services Limited (RBHSL), that provides services ranging from chartered flights to medical evacuations and fire fighting, has suffered a loss of around $836,000 in 2020
