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'Truckers are similar to F1 drivers.' Really?

India, Aug. 8 -- Once upon a time, truck drivers were, well, truck drivers. But that was then. That narrative recently came under scrutiny in a conversation with the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at a n... Read More


'Truckers are similar to F1 drivers.' Really?

India, Aug. 8 -- Once upon a time, truck drivers were, well, truck drivers. But that was then. That narrative recently came under scrutiny in a conversation with the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at a n... Read More


Age against the machine: Charles Assisi on seniors and Digital India

India, Aug. 1 -- Mum's set-top box went on the blink last week. She lives in Fort Kochi, and I was on a work call in Mumbai, when a cousin who lives in Bengaluru began to call persistently. He is the... Read More


When the genie escaped the Artificial Intelligence cage

India, July 25 -- Picture this. You lock a brilliant but literal-minded intern inside a room, hand them a difficult exam, and tell them to solve it by any means necessary. You loosen a few rules becau... Read More


When the genie escaped the AI cage

India, July 24 -- Picture this. You lock a brilliant but literal-minded intern inside a room, hand them a difficult exam, and tell them to solve it by any means necessary. You loosen a few rules becau... Read More


Did you miss the ending too?

India, July 19 -- Earlier this week, a friend sent me a photograph that felt like it was from a different life. It was taken about a decade ago, by a beach where my daughter, wife and their friends on... Read More


Why smartphones and laptops are getting costly

India, July 18 -- Prices of smartphones and laptops have gone up. This may sound counterintuitive because our devices were supposed to get smarter with AI coming in. But we hadn't imagined it would ge... Read More


Did you miss the ending too?: Charles Assisi on the lack of intention in our lives

India, July 18 -- Earlier this week, a friend sent me a photograph that felt like it was from a different life. It was taken about a decade ago, by a beach where my daughter, wife and their friends o... Read More


Why smartphones and laptops are getting costly

India, July 18 -- Prices of smartphones and laptops have gone up. This may sound counterintuitive because our devices were supposed to get smarter with AI coming in. But we hadn't imagined it would ge... Read More


Why we choose to confess to AI rather than humans

India, July 11 -- Every civilisation has come to believe in confessions. That is why people confess to priests; fears are acknowledged to Gods; ever since psychology started to evolve, people have bee... Read More