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: 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 …

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 …

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 …

5 से 10 साल में कॉल सेंटर की नौकरियां खत्म हो जाएंगी

डाउन टू अर्थ ने ऑटोमेशन के खतरों और संभावनाओं पर भारतीय �…

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 …

How IT, communication can boost sustainable farming in India

Use of messaging services, web-based applications, capacity building and encouragement of public-private partnership can enable farmers to get …

Artificial Intelligence can help decode epileptic brains

A team of interdisciplinary researchers finds that there exist independent neural networks that can carry disease-sensitive information about the …

New mission to focus on connecting cyber and physical systems

Central govt approves a new national mission, at a cost of Rs 3,660 crore, to support cyber physical systems

From identifying plant pests to picking fruit, AI is reinventing how farmers produce your food

A sophisticated form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning could help make agriculture more efficient and environmentally friendly

New AI technology enhances database for cancer drug discovery

The updated database is expected to enable scientists to design new cancer treatments more effectively

Robots are here, almost

The use of industrial robots is growing at an unprecedented rate in India. Are blue-collar jobs under threat?

ऑटोमेशन कौशल खत्म करेगा, इंसानी हस्तक्षेप जरूरी : आईएलओ

ग्लोबल कमीशन ऑन द फ्यूचर ऑफ वर्क का कहना है कि ऑटोमेशन और…

Automation will de-skill people; need human-in-command approach: ILO

The Global Commission on the Future of Work says automation and other technologies will leave behind those who are least equipped for this …

How AI may help diagnose mental illnesses

Why Artificial Intelligence developers should be more responsible

If we’re not careful about possible mishaps, all the excitement surrounding AI could end up in a dystopian world

In the future, technology will lead to solutions as well as conflicts: Report

Published by the World Economic Forum, the report says that future conflicts and collaborations would be over weather manipulation tools, food …

Race to a new drive

Autonomous vehicles hold exciting yet ominous signs for transportation in the future