Gamers know the power of ‘flow’ — what if learners could harness it too?
Gamers experience the flow state when totally engaged in the game; the challenge in education is to plan for and achieve that level of …
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI is a new form of intelligence unlike our own. Have we been getting it wrong this whole time?
A new intelligence will require a paradigm shift in the way we talk about and manage AI systems
How community virtual classes can bridge learning gap, address inequality
A key advantage of CVCL is that self-learning and teacher / peer-guided modalities can be combined within the same model
COVID-19: How viable is online education?
Skill-development needs experiment and experience, which may not be feasible in online learning
COVID-19: Every third student in Indian Himalayan region couldn't access online classes
A rapid assessment studied pandemic-induced challenges & opportunities; it captured Himalayan students’ perspective of digital …
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
How the pandemic is hurting university students’ mental health
Institutions of higher education worldwide are undergoing unprecedented change because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. …
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 …
COVID-19 damaged cognitive development, lifetime earnings of an entire generation, finds Word Bank
Report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the young, children finds jeopardy to well-being of generations and growth of economies
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Davos 2023: Can AI make wildfire mitigation efficient? WEF’s FireAId initiative shows how
Successful pilot in Turkey reduced both response time and risk to firefighters; can be scaled up: WEF report
More kids, parents want schools opened; say difficult to cope without support: Survey
Survey carried out in 20 backward districts across 10 states to study need for an inclusive approach to reopen schools
ChatGPT-powered Wall Street: The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks
Even a small change in market conditions can trigger a large number of trades, leading to sudden price swings and increased volatility
‘Treasure map’ of ants may help experts discover new species in India
New map created with machine learning predicts Western Ghats, Himalayas, North East India as hotspots for undiscovered ant species
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
Teaching online isn’t a cakewalk: HP govt school teacher
There are several stumbling blocks in online teaching but with better management, these can be resolved
4 ways that artificial intelligence can help students
These tools can help create fully customised lessons for each individual
How to get more off your e-car’s battery cell? Ask this algorithm
Suggestions of better routes, driving patterns to improve vehicle’s performance
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
COVID-19: 66% of children unable to get remote learning are from south Asia, Africa, says UNICEF
Voicing concerns over the limited reach of remote learning exacerbated with regional inequalities, UNICEF urges countries to prioritise the safe-…
AI can dangerously misinform patients: WHO calls for policies for its safe, ethical use in healthcare
Unsafe use of AI can lead to people losing faith in the technology, thereby undermining its benefits
Astronomers used machine learning to mine data from South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope: What they found
MeerKAT is an array of 64 large antenna dishes that uses radio signals from space to study the evolution of the universe
Industry 4.0: Smaller Indian firms need policy boost to catch up
Scale and skill two major challenges for MSMEs
Transitioning classes into electronic gadgets: Life of students in lockdown
The idea of using digital technologies to teach students from homes was introduced to continue with education and overcome mental stress and anxiety
AI isn’t close to becoming sentient — the real danger lies in how easily we’re prone to anthropomorphise it
Chatbots like ChatGPT raise important new questions about how artificial intelligence will shape our lives, and about how our psychological …
