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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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India-made environment-friendly chocolates find growing market

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Nokia to make phones in Bangladesh

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Landmark Israel, India and UAE trilateral renewable energy deal

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Roche India gets emergency use approval for its antibody cocktail that prevents severe infection

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India government permits telecom service providers to begin 5G trial

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Pfizer in talks with India on vaccine approval; company pledges $70M in medicine donations

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Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla hints at start production in Britain

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Reliance Industries now largest producer of medical oxygen from a single location

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