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A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

AI CAN PROVIDE THE ARMED FORCES WITH A SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE, BUT FULLY AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS POSE A GREAT RISK. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT AI IS USED ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY

IT'S TIME FOR A RADICAL RETHINK

THE CURRENT MODEL OF AI DEVELOPMENT CONCENTRATES POWER IN THE HANDS OF A FEW COMMERCIAL PLAYERS. WHAT WE NEED IS A NEW MODEL THAT PUTS PUBLIC INTEREST AT THE CENTRE

INDIA NEEDS TO INVEST IN AI NOW

TO MAKE AI AN INCLUSIVE TECH THAT LEVELS PLAYING FIELDS, INDIA NEEDS AN INCREASE IN DATASETS WITH REPRESENTATION OF REGIONAL LANGUAGES AND A HIGHER SUPPLY OF ACCELERATOR CHIPS

HOW INDIA CAN BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF AI

BY FOSTERING PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION AND GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN AI USE CASES, INDIA CAN TAKE THE LEAD IN THE GLOBAL AI LANDSCAPE. BUT IT MUST ALSO PRIORITISE ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

CREATING JOBS IN THE NEW DAWN OF AI

THE ASCENT OF AI DEMANDS AN AGILE AND FORWARD-THINKING APPROACH TO SKILL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS A STRATEGIC REASSESSMENT OF OUR EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEMS

REDEFINING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH WORDS

WORDS, THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF OUR COMMUNICATION, HISTORY, AND KNOWLEDGE, ARE NOW FOOD FOR AI’S ‘THOUGHT’. THIS ISN’T JUST A TECHNICAL LEAP. IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT FROM THE INFORMATION AGE TO ONE THAT ASPIRES TO KNOWLEDGE

INNOVATING TO BEA GLOBAL AI LEADER

THE GOVERNMENT’S FOCUS IS NOT ONLY ON MAKING INDIA A VISHWAGURU IN Al BUT ALSO ENSURING SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS

THE PROMISE OF AI FOR INDIA AND THE WORLD

EVERY TECHNOLOGY SHIFT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, ACCELERATE HUMAN PROGRESS AND IMPROVE LIVES. AI WILL DO THIS ON AN UNPRECEDENTED SCALE AND INDIA IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO PLAY A LEADING ROLE

THE GREAT AI PUZZLE

AI is a term that seems to be on everyone’s radar but also one of the biggest mysteries in public discourse.

Ways of Seeing

From a book on the Eternal Goddess to one on jali screens, 2023 was a sensorial feast for art historian and curator

BRIJINDER NATH'S BOOK OF ARTFUL CATS

The venerable art historian B.N. Goswamy's last work, The Indian Cat explores the depiction of cats in Indian culture

Stranger Than Fiction

Writer and historian William Dalrymple found some priceless gems of history writing this year

HOW TO WRITE ABOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE

...And how not to do it. Three very different books on a familiar subject

SOUND OF SILENCE

In Jhumpa Lahiri’s Roman Stories, the silences are as evocative as what is articulated

Shining Star

Twinkle Khanna is back with Welcome to Paradise, a collection of short stories laced with her trademark wry humour

Redefining Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Been An Unstoppable Force In 2023, Leaving His Mark On Both The National And International Stage. Analysing The Many Avatars Modi Donned To Make It Possible

Significant Voices

Most of novelist Anjum Hasan's reading in 2023 was Northeast-related

State of the Nation

RAJ KAMAL JHA'S UNSETTLING NEW NOVEL SQUARELY ADDRESSES CONTEMPORARY INDIAN REALITIES

FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES

NO SACRIFICE WAS TOO BIG FOR THE THREE STAR WRESTLERS, WHO LED AN ICONIC PROTEST AGAINST AN ALLEGED PREDATOR AND AN UNRESPONSIVE ESTABLISHMENT

The Century Man

IN 2023, VIRAT KOHLI RESUMED NORMAL SERVICE AS A GALE FORCE—-MONUMENTAL BATTING MILESTONES WERE CROSSED AND THE WORLD WAS DOMINATED AT THE HOME CUP

Smash Hits

OUR FINEST SHUTTLERS IN 2023, THEY WON THE ASIAN GAMES GOLD—-THE FIRST FOR INDIA IN BADMINTON— BESIDES FOUR OTHER TITLES, CLAIMING THE WORLD 1 RANK ON THE WAY

Pathaan of the Box Office

IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMEBACKS, SHAH RUKH KHAN RECLAIMED HIS THRONE AS THE UNDISPUTED BADSHAW’ OF BOLLYWOOD WITH TWO RECORD-BREAKING BLOCKBUSTERS IN 2023

Himalayan Wonder

THEY CALLED THEM RAT-HOLE MINERS’. BUT WHAT THE 12 HEROES LEFT AT SILKYARA, WITH A DRAMATIC RESCUE THAT EVEN ADVANCED MACHINERY COULDN’T PULL OFF, WAS A HUMAN-SIZED IMPRESSION

THE MOON WALKER

HE ASKED FOR THE MOON...AND GOT IT. NOW HIS TEAM IS AIMING FOR THE SUN, MARS, A MANNED FLIGHT AND INDIA’S OWN PIT-STOP IN SPACE

Cause Celebre

CORNERED AND EXPELLED FROM PARLIAMENT SHE MAY BE, BUT THE RELENTLESS CRITIC OF THE MODI REGIME IS BY NO MEANS DONE YET

PRIME DEFECTOR

AJIT PAWAR SPLIT UNCLE SHARAD PAWAR’S NCP TO JOIN A BJP ALLIANCE GOVERNMENT. THE NEW YEAR, WITH TWO BIG ELECTIONS, WILL SHOW WHETHER HE CAN HOLD HIS OWN

PLAYING THE CASTE CARD

THE CANNY BIHAR CM WAS THE SUTRADHAR WHO STITCHED UP THE INDIA ALLIANCE. HE ALSO PUT CASTE FRONT AND CENTRE OF THE DISCOURSE AGAINST HINDUTVA

Rule of Chaos

THE MANIPUR CM NAVIGATES ETHNIC HOSTILITIES, POLITICAL CHALLENGES, AND A FRACTURED LAW-AND-ORDER LANDSCAPE

UNDER SIEGE

HAVING RISEN FROM AN ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE, KEJRIWAL NOW FACES GRAFT CHARGES LEADING TO POLITICAL CHALLENGES

Forever Yatri

RAHUL CONTINUES HIS SEARCH FOR AN ALTERNATE PARADIGM WITHIN HIMSELF. AFTER A DISQUALIFICATION BURNISHED HIS STREET CRED, HE WILL NOW GO EAST TO WEST ON INDIA’S MAP