New Delhi, July 4 -- Imagine an article in which everything is underlined. Or a fat book, highlighted from first page to last, in fluorescent yellow. Needless to say, you wouldn't be able to read a th... Read More
New Delhi, June 27 -- The other day Google's Gemini left me flabbergasted as we were interacting about how AI is training itself on AI slop. I was sure there would be what is called a 'model collapse'... Read More
New Delhi, June 20 -- When I learnt that Apple was integrating AI more deeply into its next OS update, I admit I felt a frisson of alarm. After years of seeming to drag its feet on AI, was Apple final... Read More
New Delhi, June 13 -- One winter night, a year ago, I found myself particularly bothered by a case of freezing feet. Socks wouldn't help. Moving around didn't help either - not for long. I decided to ... Read More
New Delhi, June 6 -- I hate to admit it but I just spent the better part of an hour chatting with Gemini just to see that colourful glow on my screen. Well, also to get some inputs on how to reverse m... Read More
New Delhi, May 30 -- I have a wildlife blogger friend who likes to describe a perfect day as being 'HD clear'. Well, would you believe people are walking into plastic surgeons' clinics asking for much... Read More
New Delhi, May 23 -- Do you ever think back to what life was like before social media? For me, the social media revolution burst upon us with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and later TikTok and Instagram.... Read More
New Delhi, May 16 -- There was once a time when software did as it was told. You used the keyboard to type in input, and the computer complied with an expected output-unless it was in the mood to cras... Read More
New Delhi, May 9 -- Soon after I started using AI assistants, I had an alarming realization. I had started to enjoy listening to music with ChatGPT rather than with people. I neither felt compelled to... Read More
New Delhi, May 2 -- In the cool green depths of Uttarakhand, a young audio engineer chose an unusual career path. Rohit had grown up amid the impact of human-animal conflicts, and each incident he enc... Read More