US to continue oil, gas exports to India despite climate-change prioritization
AI and Us: Decision Making Should Not Be Outsourced to AI
AI literacy should become as important as digital literacy. An informed user is ultimately the first and most effective line of defence against blindly accepting what a machine tells us.
The Dangers of AI Bypassing the Human Mind: Can Indian Knowledge Systems provide a moral anchor for modern technology?
Rather than relying only on Western compliance checklists, AI development can be anchored in Atma-Bodha (self-awareness), training engineers to recognise how their algorithms alter human consciousness and social behaviour.
The Expanding Space Frontier: Can India Live Up to Its Challenges?
Biological systems behave very differently in orbit. Space research could lead to breakthroughs in cancer treatment, Alzheimer's therapies, protein crystallisation and even advanced prosthetics such as artificial retinas.
From Hashtags to Handcuffs: When Digital Democracy Becomes Digital Surveillance
India therefore needs a serious conversation on algorithmic accountability. If AI increasingly informs policing, citizens deserve clarity on its legal basis, safeguards against misuse, limits on data retention, independent oversight and effective judicial remedies.
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