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4 days, 3 hours ago

Chandigarh: Law minister Meghwal bats for digital detox

Union minister of law and justice Arjun Meghwal spoke about the importance of doing a digital detox in the age of artificial intelligence and technology at the fourth memorial lecture organised in the memory of former Chief Justice of India, late Madan Mohan Punchhi, at the Law Auditorium, Panjab University, on Saturday. The lecture was organised by the Competent Foundation …

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6 days, 6 hours ago

Moving history with AI

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: How would it feel if those who left their mark on history and faded into the past suddenly came back to life? His AI-generated video ‘Naduvazhikal’ went viral on social media, impressing viewers with its realistic recreation of a historical era. The rulers of Travancore, from Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma to Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, have been brought to …

Real Ai

2 weeks, 6 days ago

AI’s Oppenheimer Moment: Abundance or Scarcity —The Future We Choose

ABP News

By Ravichandran Venkataraman In 1945, as the first atomic bomb detonated in the deserts of New Mexico, Robert Oppenheimer famously quoted the Bhagavad Gita: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” That moment ushered in an era of immense power and existential peril. However, if approached with a scarcity mindset— where nations and corporations hoard power and weaponise …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

‘I am building a religion’: US millionaire Bryan Johnson lays out his plan to ‘save the human race’ amid rise of AI

Hindustan Times

“Don’t Die is the next great framework. It’s how we transition into the era of AI and solving death,” this is what US millionaire Bryan Johnson wrote in his detailed X thread documenting his plans to “save humankind” and start a new religion amid the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Answering, the millionaire wrote, “Years ago, I did a thought …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Why Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani believes ‘mechanistic’ AI will make ‘uniquely human’ qualities more valuable…

Live Mint

Artificial intelligence and its applications cannot fully replace people, Nandan Nilekani believes. And that's because “mechanistic” process is unable to replicate “uniquely human” qualities, the Infosys co-founder said. Instead of chasing technical skills that may become obsolete, people should focus on what AI cannot replicate,” Nilekani said. While AI can mimic, it cannot create “truly original ideas” and thus this …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Less than 30% of India’s AI experts have hands-on experience’

The Hindu

India is the second largest AI talent pool in the world, but less than 30% of these people have hands-on experience in AI, said Lalitha Indrakanti, CEO, Jaguar Land Rover Technology and Business Services in India. “India certainly has the second largest AI talent pool, but if you look at it in a broader sense, less than 30% of them …

India Ai

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Upskilling for the AI revolution: Empowering professionals for new challenges

India Today

Are today's professionals prepared for an AI-led career landscape? On one hand, AI has been increasingly integrated into various facets of our digital experiences - Grok, chatbots, gen AI, and so on. On the other hand, repetitive and predictable tasks automated by AI make certain roles redundant. The New Career Currency: Skills Identifying whether your role can be automated by …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

’AI is rewiring technology and accelerating human ingenuity,’ Sundar Pichai urges policymakers to consider its benefits

Live Mint

Google’s Chief Executive, Sundar Pichai, has described artificial intelligence as a “fundamental rewiring of technology” and an “accelerant of human ingenuity” during a major AI summit in the French capital. While AI’s rapid evolution has sparked concerns over its societal impact, Pichai urged policymakers and industry leaders to look beyond short-term fears and recognise the long-term benefits. “Every generation worries …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Human artists could disappear if copyright not protected from AI, MPs told

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Allowing the erosion of copyright …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jaspreet Bindra: The ethics of AI will matter more than the technology

Live Mint

My first two articles of the three-part series where I predict what AI will bring in 2025 and beyond focused on the human-artificial intelligence relationship and AI agents. Historians like Yuval Noah Harari have written eloquently about how our species could evolve to combine human intelligence and AI, harking back to the cyborgs of yore. Prediction eleven of twelve—Ethics is …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Logging off life but living on: How AI is redefining death, memory and immortality

Raw Story

Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. In Germany, courts ruled that Facebook had to give a deceased person’s family access to their account, saying that digital accounts should be treated as inheritable property, like a bank account or house. Grieving in a digital world Losing someone …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

How AI is redefining death, memory and immortality

The Hindu

Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. In Germany, courts ruled that Facebook had to give a deceased person’s family access to their account, saying that digital accounts should be treated as inheritable property, like a bank account or house. Grieving in a digital world Losing someone …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

AI-Fraid For Life

Deccan Chronicle

Whistleblowers have often paid a heavy price for exposing the powerful, sometimes even with their lives. He says, “AI systems use large datasets, frequently from the internet, generating data privacy and copyright concerns. Some companies are integrating customers’ personal data with AI platforms to offer more personalised solutions, raising concerns about data integrity and protection, especially given India’s weak data …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Early steps to digital dignity

Hindustan Times

Last week, the government released draft rules that will operationalise the digital privacy law passed in 2023. The rules, on which the public can give feedback till February 18, represent an ambitious attempt to protect the country’s 800 million-plus internet users. PREMIUM Last week, the government released draft rules that will operationalise the digital privacy law passed in 2023. / …

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3 months ago

AI 'resurrection'? Let bygones be bygones

China Daily

LU PING/CHINA DAILY The advent of AI technology has unlocked a fascinating, yet controversial, possibility: the "resurrection" of deceased individuals. While the underlying technology is not new, the application of deep synthesis and generative AI to create these avatars raises complex questions about its legal and ethical implications, particularly regarding privacy, consent, and potential misuse. In China, the Civil Code …

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3 months ago

AI 'resurrection'? Let bygones be bygones

China Daily

LU PING/CHINA DAILY The advent of AI technology has unlocked a fascinating, yet controversial, possibility: the "resurrection" of deceased individuals. While the underlying technology is not new, the application of deep synthesis and generative AI to create these avatars raises complex questions about its legal and ethical implications, particularly regarding privacy, consent, and potential misuse. In China, the Civil Code …

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3 months ago

'Living Nostradamus' reveals his terrifying predictions for 2025

Daily Mail

A psychic who successfully predicted numerous global events throughout 2024 has now revealed what is in store for 2025. On one hand – scientific potential can provide people with efficient tools to solve numerous problems, on the other – we will see the perspective of using technology 'cluelessly' He added: 'It will also hold key question answers that are important …

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3 months ago

'Godfather of AI' shortens odds that new technology will wipe out human race over the next 30 years

Daily Mail

The British-Canadian computer scientist dubbed the 'Godfather of AI' has shortened the odds of artificial intelligence wiping out humans over the next 30 years, warning the technology could one day 'take control'. He had previously said there was a 10 per cent chance of the technology causing the extinction of the human race - but now predicts that figure to …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Why Deepak Chopra is not afraid of AI

Live Mint

The world may still be grappling with a latent fear of artificial intelligence but well-known author and new-age guru Deepak Chopra sees huge potential in tapping its powers for holistic well-being. Chopra’s new book, Digital Dharma, explores how ‘AI can elevate spiritual intelligence and personal wellbeing’. Co-founded with Poonacha Machaiah who’s CEO of The Chopra Foundation, the platform’s vision as …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Immortality In Metaverse: Exploring Social, Legal & Psychological Challenges

Live Law

Metaverse is an intersection of cyber-physical social system that gives rise to a multi-user, post-reality, fully immersive 3-D cyberspace by amalgamating Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Extended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and blockchain technology. Even if a user dies physically, user's AI avatar can continue to exist in the metaverse autonomously and perform its functions without the consent or permission of the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Suchir Balaji, whistleblower who criticised OpenAI’s practices, dies in US

Deccan Chronicle

The untimely death of 26-year-old Suchir Balaji, an Indian American AI researcher, has sent shockwaves through the tech community, intensifying discussions about the ethical and structural challenges surrounding AI development. Balaji’s Concerns About AI and Copyright In an October interview with The New York Times, Balaji expressed concerns about OpenAI’s alleged violations of copyright law. When I tried to understand …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Digital Natives Will Revolt—and That’s Good for Everybody

Wired

In the late 19th century, before the invention of cinema and radio, every piece of music, performance, oration—even a natural view like a rainbow—was a unique event. When streaming to personal devices became ubiquitous, that future merged even greater proﬁtability with the law of diminishing returns—crushed empathy, spiked anxiety, and social inadequacy all became core to the human experience. I …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and opportunities

Hindustan Times

The journey of Artificial Intelligence traces its roots back to 1950, when British mathematician Alan Turing asked, "Can machines think?" Leveraging techniques like deep learning, limited memory AI drives the functionality of generative AI models, which can produce human-like text, music, and even code. Data privacy and security - With vast data troves powering AI, ensuring robust encryption, anonymisation, and …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Faith meets future: How AI digital twins are helping preserve churches, temples, and mosques

Live Mint

Early this month, the seat of the Roman Catholic church—the Vatican, which has been blending tradition with science and cutting-edge tech for decades, unveiled an artificial intelligence -powered digital twin of St. Peter's Basilica—a more than 400-year-old masterpiece of Renaissance and Baroque architecture that took over 100 years to complete. Microsoft’s AI tools refined the digital twin, producing a 3D …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Human hope in the age of AI

ABC

The development of generative AI has opened a lot of questions about who we are as humans. Dr Stephen Garner is a Senior Research Fellow at Laidlaw College, the largest interdenominational Christian College in New Zealand. He researches theology in dialogue with science, technology, and new media, and regularly writes and speaks about Christianity and AI. He’s on the board …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

AI transforming education and digital literacy: experts

China Daily

Artificial intelligence is reshaping education, from personalized learning to lifelong education systems, but it also brings challenges around ethics and data, experts said at the 2024 China Annual Conference and Expo for International Education. "AI enables a shift from uniform education to one that adapts to each student, focusing on individual development, potential and addressing weaknesses," said Wang Xuenan, deputy …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

AI transforming education and digital literacy: experts

China Daily

Artificial intelligence is reshaping education, from personalized learning to lifelong education systems, but it also brings challenges around ethics and data, experts said at the 2024 China Annual Conference and Expo for International Education. "AI enables a shift from uniform education to one that adapts to each student, focusing on individual development, potential and addressing weaknesses," said Wang Xuenan, deputy …

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5 months, 1 week ago

DAMIAN COLLINS: No 10 must block AI giants attempting to steal our artists' work

Daily Mail

The creative industries are one of the UK’s greatest assets: drivers of innovation and growth, as well as a source of cultural power and wellbeing. At the beginning of last month, however, Google published a policy paper entitled: Unlocking The UK’s AI Potential. At the beginning of last month Google published a policy paper entitled: Unlocking The UK’s AI Potential …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

A new book chronicles the battle over AI, but fails to question whether AI is worth battling over

LA Times

Book Reviews Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World By Parmy Olson St. Martin’s Press” 336 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. For much of her book, Olson seems overly captivated by the potential of AI; in her prologue, …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Who wants to live forever? Quite a lot of people

Hindustan Times

ETERNAL LIFE, in heaven or through reincarnation on Earth, is promised by many faiths. Another influence is Nikolai Fedorov, a 19th-century Russian philosopher who thought all living beings could, one day, be resurrected using traces of them floating around in the cosmos—a vision that brings to mind modern DNA cloning. As an investor tells Mr Ward, the goal is extending …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Never say goodbye’: Can AI bring the dead back to life?

Al Jazeera

Artificial intelligence is increasingly creating resurrections of the dead amid a debate around how much it helps or hurts users. “A lot of these people who want to use Project December in this way are willing to try anything because their grief is so insurmountable and so painful to them.” The project allows users to chat with AI recreations of …

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8 months ago

Digital replicas to be banned under proposed AI law

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Generative AI can be used as a tool to foster creativity, but that can’t come at the …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Our digital age and the exercise and contestation of power

Hindustan Times

Over the last 30 years, digital innovation has been met with vacillating opinions on whether technology is emancipatory or tends to benefit those with political and/or economic power. In the context of innovations in Artificial Intelligence in the early 2020s, this brief tackles the question: In a digital age, what is new in who exercises power over whom? It focuses …

Tech Digital Ai

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Arts, tech at the heart of society's progress

China Daily

Editor's note: Education is playing a key role in nurturing talent, fostering intellectual discourse, and driving progress in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Hong Kong's education system starts differentiating between liberal arts and sciences in secondary school, says Wai. According to Wai, the university's direction of interdisciplinary development is to apply data analytics and artificial intelligence subjects to the …

Technology Education Art Arts Research Development Tech

9 months, 1 week ago

Gen AI is the next wave of tech: Virtusa CTO

New Indian Express

Virtusa Corporation has launched Virtusa Helio, which helps organisations leverage GenAI effectively in their digital transformation initiatives. In an interaction with this newspaper, Ram Meenakshisundaram, chief technology officer at Virtusa Corporation, said Virtusa Helio is a brand for GenAI offerings and services and focuses on practical applications, aiming to deliver real-world solutions that generate tangible business benefits. Virtusa’s research reveals …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

AI deepfakes that simulate dead people risk ‘haunting’ relatives, researchers warn

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy AI simulations of dead people risk “unwanted digital hauntings”, researchers have warned. “It …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Think twice before using AI to digitally resurrect a dead loved one: So-called 'griefbots' could HAUNT you, Cambridge scientists warn

Daily Mail

The idea of using artificial intelligence to digitally resurrect a dead loved one might sound like a plot from the latest episode of Black Mirror. But these so-called 'griefbots', 'deadbots' or 'deathbots' have slowly but surely become a reality, with several firms now offering the service In their study, ethicists at Cambridge's Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence examined …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

AI 'resurrection' of dead stars raises ethical, legal concerns

China Daily

LU PING/CHINA DAILY While some fans are excited by artificial intelligence bringing their dead idols back to "life", the families of the late stars have expressed anger about its use, and questions have been raised about breaches of legal rights. "Applying AI to commemorate dead people, including celebrities, requires permission from their families otherwise it's an infringement," said Zheng Ning, …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

AI 'resurrection' can't be outside law's purview

China Daily

Using artificial intelligence technology to "resurrect" dead people on digital gadgets is becoming a business as shown during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, last week. Relevant industry standards may be introduced to require technology service providers to add watermarks to generative content, preventing criminals from abusing this technology to commit illegal activities. These AI "resurrection" service providers should …

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1 year ago

Will artists lead the revolution against AI?

Live Mint

I doubt there is any form of love comparable to what an artist has for her art. On to Mint’s best journalism from this week: Executives of India’s largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services huddled up in Abu Dhabi last week to discuss the company’s future. Mint’s startup and new economy editor Ranjani Raghavan along with Sneha Shah take a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Toby Walsh – “We fear that what we create will get the better of us”

Hindustan Times

Your bio says you have “been dreaming about the artificial since a young age.” Were you dreaming of artificial intelligence, too? You have written about the “artificiality of artificial intelligence” and offer interesting historical accounts regarding “cybernetics” in the book. On the other hand, I still wish we hadn’t come up with the name “generative AI”. Input: Caution for Future …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Our Digital Lives Are Too Fragile

Slate

One Friday night at 9 p.m., instead of going out to celebrate my co-worker’s birthday, I found myself glued to the Evernote app. My digital notebooks were filled with gems like “films I enjoyed in 2014,” “imperfect regular German verbs,” and “completely f-ing random unordered thoughts/ideas.” I had over 2,000 notes dating all the way back to my junior year …

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1 year, 3 months ago

AI should not be end but means to enhance human life: President Murmu

Hindustan Times

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said Artificial Intelligence and other contemporary technological developments offer unlimited transformative possibilities, but it is important to address "ethical dilemmas" arising out of their use. President Droupadi Murmu She said five Ds -- demand, demography, democracy, desire and dream -- which India has will be very beneficial in the country's journey of development. She said …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Review: Immortality is for sale in ‘Divinity,’ a sci-fi thinker destined for a long cult life

LA Times

Sold in a shiny glass bottle and advertised on TV, immortality has been commodified in the hedonist dystopia of “Divinity,” the startling new film from writer-director Eddie Alcazar. That resourcefulness, mining striking production value from a tight budget, may be the director’s most obvious point of connection with executive producer Steven Soderbergh, who also lent his name to Alcazar’s first …

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1 year, 5 months ago

How the Digital India Act will shape the future of the country’s cyber landscape

The Hindu

October 09, 2023 08:30 am | Updated 08:30 am IST Nations worldwide are grappling with the need to update their legal frameworks to adapt to the evolving digital landscape. The recent announcement of the Digital India Act 2023 represents a significant step towards establishing a future-ready legal framework for the country’s burgeoning digital ecosystem. The primary motivation behind the DIA …

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1 year, 6 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: I tested an AI 'digital afterlife' service so my clone can live on after death

Daily Mail

When I spoke to my phone, my face appeared on the screen, and I said, 'Hi, my name is Robert, and I'm looking forward to telling you about my life.' I was talking to an AI avatar of myself, designed to allow people to 'live on' after death so that relatives can talk to them and learn about their lives. …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Literacy beyond the classroom for lifelong learning and personal growth

Hindustan Times

There was a time when being literate meant being able to read, write, and comprehend what was being said. But as an educator and a technologist, I can’t help but wonder what literacy means in the age of Artificial Intelligence galloping across the information super-highway that is the internet. Sure, it may feel like a lazy way of communicating now, …

World Literacy Ai

1 year, 9 months ago

AI Regulations Will Be Implemented To Protect 'Digital Citizens': Rajeev Chandrasekhar

ABP News

In a presentation on India's digitisation progress over the past nine years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced that the government would implement regulations to safeguard "digital citizens" from potential harm caused by Artificial Intelligence. During his recent visit to India, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, a research lab supported by Microsoft, held discussions with …

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