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The same generative AI that allows criminals to craft perfect phishing emails in Sinhala (or Hindi, Bangla and Urdu) or clone a Chief Financial Officer's voice from a YouTube clip, can also detect those emails before they reach an inbox and flag that voice as synthetic before a payment is authorised. The technology exists. The question is whether South Asia's institutions will deploy it in time.
When Algorithms May Prove as Decisive as Armies: India Needs a Comprehensive National Strategy to Deal with AI-Driven Future Warfare
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform border surveillance, maritime security, intelligence gathering, missile defense, logistics, and cyber warfare. In a country facing simultaneous challenges from China and Pakistan, AI-driven systems could substantially improve decision-making speed and operational efficiency. Conversely, the absence of such capabilities could expose critical weaknesses during future crises.
AI and Industrial Transformation: When Intelligence Will Become Part of a Company's Operational Infrastructure
Companies are beginning to realise that AI may not merely deliver incremental improvements of five or ten percent. In some workflows, it may produce tenfold or even hundredfold gains in speed and efficiency. That is the speed businesses are now trying to capture. The race is no longer about experimenting with AI; it is about integrating AI into operational systems before competitors do.
AI, Energy, Health, and Integrity: South Asia’s New Frontline Against Procurement Corruption
South Asia’s future depends on reliable infrastructure and trustworthy public services. Artificial intelligence—especially advanced technologies such as Graph Attention Networks—offers governments a powerful tool to reduce corruption in procurement, improve healthcare delivery, strengthen energy security and enhance public trust.
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