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AI: Aid to the Mind, Not a Substitute for the Mind

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.

Months Ahead of the Monsoon: Can AI Give Us an Earlier Warning About El Niño?

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.

AI at the Crossroads: Who Is Driving Humanity?

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.

America Has the Brain, China Has the Body: The Next US–China Tech War Will Determine Who Wins the Race for Global Dominance

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.

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Facebook in trouble in Pakistan, may face legal action

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Three Indian enterprises selected for joint R&D and technology transfer with Russia

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Uber hiring about 250 Indian engineers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad

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Meril’s self-use Covid 19 rapid antigen test gets approval in India

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Making 'every effort' to comply: Twitter writes to Indian government on new digital rules

Social media giant Twitter has written to the Indian government that it is making "every effort" to implement the new digital rules and it has appointed Indian officers residing in the country as required and informed that an update on compliance will be provided shortly

Oxfam joins Microsoft to support health services in nine Covid-hit states in India

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