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Does AI think it is a danger to humans?

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- You can't have escaped the daily headlines about how AI could spell the end of humankind, and cause no end of trouble along the way. Along with all the news about the many wars t... Read More


AI and us, together in a troubled world

New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- World Mental Health Day, always observed on 10 October, inevitably pulls me into a domain that almost became my profession. Concepts have changed in the years since I gave up try... Read More


From one AI to another

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- You have a nice report to submit to a client. I would probably just say, "Hello... here it is!" But that's me. It's clearly better to write a professional covering note with it, p... Read More


AI now enters the dreamworld

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- I used to dream alarmingly often of being stuck in some enormous complex of buildings with everyone I know having evaporated. I'm left among a handful of strangers, the day is d... Read More


All alone with a robot: just how safe is it?

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- AI agents going rogue and seeming to do whatever they like are unnerving the world. As they should. What if those agents had arms and legs and weighed a good 70 kgs? It's time t... Read More


Too much information, courtesy of AI

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The world has stepped back to admire Dyson's new CameraJet toothbrush. That's all well and good. For Dyson, that is. But what good will it do for its users? Earlier this year a... Read More


Growing up agentic: childhood sans consequences

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- If you were born in the pre-internet era, you'll surely have experienced that uncomfortable moment when a digital-native youngster looks at you strangely and wonders why you coul... Read More


Claude's invisible mark is causing visible upset

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- These days, I notice that my Instagram feed has become flooded with reels on how to get around a watermark on content that has involved AI in some way. Anthropic has deployed thi... Read More


Voice is the interface of the AI era

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Book your tickets for that dream vacation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is planning to make life even easier by removing the need to switch between separate apps and hunt for the... Read More


Can AI make you a better thinker?

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- After all the dire warnings about AI robbing us of the ability to think for ourselves, the possibility of weakened mental abilities is a worry for those using AI. It's not unfoun... Read More