As told to Parliament (July 24, 2019): Survey reveals 54,130 manual scavengers in 18 states
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Thirsty AIs: ChatGPT ‘drinks’ half a litre of fresh water to answer 20-50 questions, says study
Massive amounts of water go into maintaining the data centres of such AI tools
Where should we be looking for the next SARS-like virus? AI offers clues
Machine learning can help shortlist animal hosts that need further monitoring
Has ISRO found its humanoid for space travel?
If India's space agency has a bot ready, why are its scientists scouting for another
As told to Parliament (July 26, 2023): Trend of decreasing monsoon rainfall observed in five states in 1989-2018 period
5G: A dangerous generation
Radiation fears mount as the world gets ready to embrace the network-intensive 5G
2022 too short, too far: 10 stunning galleries by DTE this year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
India is at the cusp of a farming revolution through AI
For years, farmers globally have had to make decisions on which crops to plant, based on their forecasts of growing conditions and of market …
My robot Valentine: Could there ever be a romantic bond between a human and a robot?
Recent studies show that we feel a similar amount of empathy for robot pain as we do human pain
South African university students use AI to help them understand — not to avoid work
Respondents were overwhelmingly positive about the potential of digital and AI tools to make it easier for them to progress through university
Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labour. We used AI, satellite data to find them
Up to 100,000 individuals may have been victims of forced labour between 2012 and 2018 on fishing ships
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 …
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
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 …
AI throws the patent system into turmoil
Artificial intelligence is overturning the conventional idea of intellectual property rights, especially in drug discovery
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
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 …
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 …