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Well-regulated, human and ethically-aligned AI systems are what we need
In New Delhi where the India AI Impact Summit was held last week (Feb 16-21), the AI Guru and UC Berkley Professor Stuart Russell had emphasized on the ethical and safety side of the AI systems. He said the only way world leaders could be jolted to act on the safety side of the AI
Read MoreTime for Americans to re-read JFK’s ‘Profiles in Courage’
Time has come to take a look into JFK’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Profiles in Courage (1956) anew, which served as a clarion call to every American. JFK had chronicled eight legendary senators in the book—John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, Sam Houston, Edmund G. Ross, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, George Norris and Robert
Read MoreEmbracing the unique eco-system of Sunderbans, not merely tiger sighting
Travel-hungry Bengali tourists coming back from Sunderbans face just one question: “Baagh dekhechhen? (Have you seen a tiger?). It’s ridiculous and a fatuous question. Few tourists embark on a trip to the Sunderbans with a different mindset. The beauty and grandeur of this mangrove forest lie in its unique, vast eco-system. Unfortunately, tourists head toward
Read MoreTrump’s tariffs trigger a shift toward multipolar world
US President Donald Trump’s unilateral imposition of a series of sweeping new tariffs on August 7 have triggered a trade war and changed the world order with India, Russia pivoting toward China. The recent SCO summit in Tianjin marked a watershed in the history of geopolitics since the WWII. The unipolar world looks unsustainable now,
Read MoreStop killing journalists, Mr Netanyahu
Israel’s constant targeting of journalists and Gaza offensive to silence truth continued as it bombed the main hospital in southern Gaza on August 25 again killing at least 20 people, including five journalists. Earlier this month, the Israeli airstrike on a tent used by media near Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City had killed five Al-Jazeera
Read MoreThe Good Samaritan
Navigating traffic in torrid summer and torrential rain in south Kolkata, he ekes out his living. He ferries passengers to their destination always with a smile. He endures his hardship and battles poverty without a whimper. He is expansive and humane. His conscience, compassion and magnanimity are hard to find in this age of greed
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