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When Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked his colleagues from the West Bengal unit their opinion on joining hands with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, all key leaders unanimously voted against it.
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January 22, 2024
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Will AI Mean The Death Of Creativity?
If AI Replaces Writers, Filmmakers And Artists, Our Shared History And Humanity Will Be In Danger
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January 15, 2024
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The Power And Perils Of AI-Driven Elections
AI can revolutionise election campaign strategies, personalise voter outreach and even influence public opinion. But the potential benefits come with serious risks that need to be addressed
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January 15, 2024
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The Orientalists' Gaze
Two Orientalist works acquired by DAG, which have never been displayed in India before, bring a fresh perspective to their subjects beyond the usual clichés
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January 15, 2024
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CELEBRATING AN ARTY MILESTONE
Kolkata’s CIMA art gallery turns 30 and marks the moment with a series of iconic exhibitions, beginning with 12 Masters
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January 15, 2024
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Circle of Life
In Fire on the Ganges, Radhika Iyengar trains her journalistic eye on the Doms, the sect responsible for the cremation of Hindus in Varanasi
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January 15, 2024
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KARMA COLA
MICK BROWN'S THE NIRVANA EXPRESSIS A REVEALING ROMP THROUGH THE WEST'S SEARCH FOR SALVATION AS IT GOES SOUTH
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January 15, 2024
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SAVAGING THE CIVILISED
Adam Goodheart's The Last Island is a fascinating and heartbreaking account of the Andaman encounter with the outside world
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January 15, 2024
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SING ME A STORY
Page-turners from three influential divas
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January 15, 2024
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The Hit Machine
Bollywood's most sought-after music composer, Pritam is a multi-tasker who doesn't sign off on an album until he is completely satisfied with it
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January 15, 2024
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THE SPLIT NARRATIVE
THE WEST HAS APOCALYPTIC DREAMS ABOUT SUPERINTELLIGENT AI GODS AND IMMORTAL MINDS. IN INDIA, IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT WE WOULD SEE ROBOTIC ARMS PERFORMING ARTI AND GPT CLONES FOR KRISHNA
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January 15, 2024
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HERALDING UTOPIA OR DYSTOPIA?
THE THING WITH AI, AS WITH ALL THE 21ST-CENTURY TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, IS THAT THE THEORY MIGHT BE VERY EXCITING, BUT THE REALITY IS EXTREMELY CHAOTIC
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January 15, 2024
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THE POTENTIAL LIES IN NICHE MODELS
GIVEN THE GAP IN INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT OF AI TECHNOLOGIES AND THE HUGE R&D INVESTMENTS INVOLVED, INDIA’S PATH TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP WILL NEED A CREATIVE CONVERGENCE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION
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January 15, 2024
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THE CO-PILOTS OF THE FUTURE
AI OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMOCRATISE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND CREATE IMPACT AT SCALE, SOLVING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES
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January 15, 2024
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A KEYHOLE PREVIEW OF THE LAWS FOR AI
INDIA HAS TO FIND ITS FOOTHOLD IN EVOLVING LAWS THAT ALIGN WITH SECURITY AND PROTECTIVE NEEDS AND ALSO IN FACILITATING BUSINESS GROWTH BY FOSTERING CERTAINTY AND TRUST
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January 15, 2024
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MARCH OF PRECISION MEDICINE
THROUGH ITS ABILITY TO MAKE SENSE OF HEAPS OF DATA, AI CAN TRANSFORM INDIA'S HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE BY REDUCING COSTS, IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND FACILITATING PERSONALISED INTERVENTIONS
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January 15, 2024
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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
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January 15, 2024
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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
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January 15, 2024
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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
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January 15, 2024
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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
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January 15, 2024
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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
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January 15, 2024
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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
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January 15, 2024
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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
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January 15, 2024
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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
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January 15, 2024
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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.
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January 15, 2024
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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
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January 08, 2024
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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
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January 08, 2024
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Stranger Than Fiction
Writer and historian William Dalrymple found some priceless gems of history writing this year
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January 08, 2024
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HOW TO WRITE ABOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE
...And how not to do it. Three very different books on a familiar subject
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January 08, 2024
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SOUND OF SILENCE
In Jhumpa Lahiri’s Roman Stories, the silences are as evocative as what is articulated
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