The dark side of big data
Latest Facebook data breach episode is a reminder that rise of Big Data represents a massive engineering of society with ominous implications for …
Rise of the machines: Why India need not be afraid
Artificial intelligence, robotisation and automation would open avenues for new jobs rather than generating job losses
My robot Valentine: could you fall in love with a robot?
Imagine if your Valentine's Day date was not human, but a machine. Could there ever be a romantic bond between a human and a robot?
Simply Put: Origin of Man
We created holograms you can touch – you could soon shake a virtual colleague’s hand
It is a step beyond the current generation of virtual reality
Simply Put: Big Brother is watching
Simply put: Robots grabbing jobs
STI council leverages science & tech through 9 missions
Projects to be in areas ranging from biodiversity to artificial intelligence
Humans should always be in control of AI and Robots says ILO report
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) wants people to be given priority over Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation. In its new report …
Revisiting Gandhi in the age of social media
For the Mahatma, “science without humanity” was one of the "seven deadly sins", due to which, people could become slaves or victims …
AI can track bees on camera. Here’s how that will help farmers
These simple interventions can ensure a higher rate of pollination success, and a higher yield of market-quality fruit
Simply Put: ChatGPT
New approach to assess fracture healing
This technique can also help the surgeon choose the right implant or procedure
How artificial intelligence systems could threaten democracy
The advent of digital repression is profoundly affecting the relationship between citizen and state
Artificial intelligence can create better climate change models
AI techniques like machine learning and neural networks can resolve more dynamic convective cloud systems that trigger rainfall, other weather …
Look back at the decade: The virtual world
The WikiLeaks exposé showed us the significance of the internet in today’s interconnected world
ICMR releases guidelines for artificial intelligence use in the health sector
Guiding document outlines 10 key patient-centric ethical principles for AI application in health sector
ChatGPT threatens language diversity. More needs to be done to protect our differences in the age of AI
When writing tools prioritise one way of writing over another, they reinforce existing hierarchies that unfairly position Standard American …
Simply Put: New year, old madness
AI called GPT-3 can now write like a human without thinking like one
GPT-3 is capable of producing excellent syntax. It boasts a wide range of vocabulary, owing to an large knowledge base from which it can generate …
A Hippocratic Oath for data science? We’ll settle for a little more data literacy
Part of the issue is the ease with which machine learning algorithms can be applied, making data literacy no longer particular to mathematical …
'If humans, robots work together productivity will be higher'
Naresh Kantoor, managing director of Gurugram-based Encon Systems International, a firm that assembles industrial robots, says these machines do …
New algorithm may help heart patients in remote areas
The new algorithm promises to help transmit heart parameters even on a low-bandwidth network and make it easier for cardiologists to interpret …
ICMR, IISc to jointly develop hi-tech hub-and-spoke system for improved healthcare
The system will collect and curate data through institutions across the country to facilitate research
How technology can help save India’s groundwater
Technology-guided decision-making would help distinguish groundwater abuse and promote efficient use