AI isn’t the danger, we are
As New Delhi hosts the AI Impact Summit, conversations about artificial intelligence are intensifying. We are repeatedly told that AI is on the brink of surpassing human intelligence, that so-called…
The artificial generational intelligence bubble is fantasy. India can make AI useful
AI summits’ are the great international exposition event of the decade, as nuclear arms control summitry was the primary form of international theatrical exhibition in the Cold War era. Amid…
Get Halfway There
India should be realistic about AI sovereignty. Given where it is, 50% of the job done will be creditable The year opened with Trump capturing Maduro, underscoring the extent to…
That Green Stretch
In Nicobar or in Aravalis, narrow approach to measure environmental impacts is a serious problem NGT’s dismissal of concerns over the environmental cost of the Great Nicobar project is almost…
Brave Baby Step But…
…For more people to follow the example of a Kerala couple, trust in state organ donation system is essential Parents of Aalin Sherin Abraham showed courage and compassion in donating…
The week that was in international affairs
Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your round-up of top international news of the past week. In this edition we are covering the results of the recent…
Time for a new mining paradigm!
Maoist movement is not over yet but the state has already started accelerating new mining projects in Central India. And people are protesting aggressively. Maoists or not, it should be…
Buffet list
Holidays are about breakfasting like a champion Holidays are a boon. Especially when one stays in places that offer complimentary buffet breakfasts. To me, that is the ultimate luxury. Imagine…
India’s Big AI Decision
India has to make an important choice about Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI needs two big things: A lot of electricity, and very powerful computer chips called GPUs. These chips are…
Freight emissions accounting is India’s missing climate link
India often talks about decarbonising transport, but rarely about the uncomfortable first step. Counting emissions honestly. Freight is the invisible backbone of India’s economy. It moves our food, fuels our…