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At present all our robots and AI machines, etc. are being designed based upon the human body design. We are still struggling to design our computers and processors more efficiently, but they can never come any closer to the brain and human thought. The AI priests feel otherwise
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Romance of Innovation: How to Live a Meaningful Life in Rural India
It is a matter of shame for all of us that 78 years after independence we still have a major portion of our rural population living in primitive conditions. They lack electricity, clean cooking fuel, potable water and toilets in their homes. Somehow modern technology has not touched their lives.
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