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When personalization is not personal

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Tea, cookies and a taste of Dreambeans. That's how Google Labs thinks you should start your day. Housed in an app of its own, the Dreambeans concept takes the Storybook feature fr... और पढ़ें


Not even enough time to gasp

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- I was busy minding my own business online when I came across Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on a stage accompanied by four strange little creatures. For all their metallic and plastic a... और पढ़ें


The hard work of replacing hard work

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- An image seems to have caught the attention of AI reporters these days. It shows a woman, looking none too happy, washing dishes with clinical efficiency while a big robot stands... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें