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THE NEW FRONTIERS OF AI • WITH THE FIFTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION UPON US, INDIA IS BUILDING THE FULL AI STACK. IT WILL MAKE AI WORK AT SCALE BUT ROOTED IN INDIA’S REALITIES, AND LEAVING A REAL IMPACT ON PEOPLE’S LIVES

THE REMAKING OF INDIA(1975-2025)

A LEADER IN THE MAKING • INDIA IS PRIMED TO LEAD THE GLOBAL AI REVOLUTION. AS AI RESHAPES HOW WE MARKET, CREATE AND LEARN, THE VAST POOL OF INDIAN DEVELOPERS WHO HAVE TRANSFORMED FROM CODERS TO PROBLEM-SOLVERS WILL GAIN PROMINENCE ACROSS THE WORLD

THE RISE OF MULTI PLAYER AI • IN THE NEW AI ERA, CONTEXT OR LOCAL TEAM KNOWLEDGE IS THE REAL RAW MATERIAL. MULTI PLAYER AI WILL BE THE COLLEAGUE THAT HELPS EVERYONE MOVE FASTER WITH FEWER MISTAKES MADE

THE THINKING FACTORY OF TOMORROW • WITH AI EMBEDDED ACROSS PLANNING, PRODUCTION AND QUALITY, AUTO COMPANIES ARE MAKING INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING THE FOUNDATION OF INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE

THE DANGERS OF TECHNO-COLONIALISM • INDIA NEEDS HUGE INVESTMENTS IN FRONTIER TECHNOLOGIES TO BE GLOBALLY COM PETITIVE. BUILDING OUR OWN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS KEY OR WE RISK DEPENDENCE ON GLOBAL POWERS

THE MACHINE THAT NOW RUNS MONEY • FROM CREDIT SCORES TO TRADING FLOORS, AI IS BECOMING THE CENTRAL ACTOR IN AN AUTOMATED ECONOMY. THIS IS ALSO ALTERING THE FOUNDATIONS OF TRUST, RISK AND BEHAVIOUR

MEET DR. DOMUCH • AI WILL BE A FORCE MULTIPLIER IN SHAPING REAL CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND TRANSFORMING HOW HEALTHCARE REACHES THE UNDERSERVED WHILE FORCING HARD QUESTIONS ON REGULATION

INDIA AT THE CROSSROADS OF AN ALGORITHM WAR • AS AI CHANGES THE CHARACTER OF WARFARE, ONE MUST REMEMBER THAT IT IS ABOUT SURVIVING AND WINNING TOMORROW’S WARS WITHOUT LOSING OUR SOULS, COUNTERING NON-STATE ACTORS AND SECURITY THREATS PECULIAR TO INDIA

WHEN CHATBOTS AND CHALK BOARDS ARE PALS IN THE CLASSROOM • WITH AI TOOLS BEING TESTED IN CLASSROOMS AROUND INDIA, SOLID STANDARDS AND POLICY RESPONSES ARE CRITICAL TO ADVANCE LEARNING AND TEACHING OUTCOMES

THE DARK AGE OF SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM • INDIA IS CELEBRATING AN AI GOLD RUSH FOR EFFICIENCY AND GROWTH, BUT THIS AI IS FED BY A RAPIDLY EXPANDING SURVEILLANCE ECONOMY

DEMOCRACY VS DEEPFAKES • GENERATIVE AI IS NEITHER AN APOCALYPSE FOR INDIAN ELECTIONS, NOR ‘JUST NOISE’. TO COUNTER IT, WE MUST STRENGTHEN OUR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND SOCIAL NORMS

BEWARE THE SILICON VALLEY EFFECT • BIG TECH PRESENTS ITS AI PRODUCTS AS INEVITABLE, AND DISMISSES REGULATION AS ANTI-INNOVATION AND ANTI-FREE TRADE, WITH THE RESULT THAT INDIA GETS GLOBAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS UNSUITED TO ITS PEOPLE

ALIGNING AI WITH THE PUBLIC INTEREST • THE NATIONALISED GLOBAL AI RACE AND MARKET FORCES HAVE WEAKENED THE IMPULSE TO REGULATE THE TECHNOLOGY. INDIA’S TECHNO-LEGAL APPROACH TO IT FALLS NOTICEABLY SHORT TOO

AN AI FOR BHARAT • MOVING PAST ENGLISH-FIRST SYSTEMS, INDIA IS CREATING MULTILINGUAL, CONTEXT-AWARE AI TO ASSIST, PROTECT AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES

ARTIFICIAL PERFECTION • AI MAY PERFECT FORM AND STYLE BUT IT LACKS THE SOCIAL INTERACTIVITY BETWEEN THE ARTIST AND HIS EXPERIENCE THAT GIVES ART ITS ETHICAL AND...