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Manu Joseph: AI won't render us obsolete-Other humans are far more interesting to us than machines

New Delhi, March 1 -- The fear of artificial intelligence (AI) is so rampant now that it appears to be a matter of decorum to admit to this fear. People keep telling me AI is coming and that I should ... और पढ़ें


Manu Joseph: What addiction? Your child's problem isn't social media and never was

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- A few months ago when the editor of Rahul Pandita's debut novel asked me for a blurb, I wrote that his book was "addictive". I thought I had found a way to say something meaningf... और पढ़ें


Manu Joseph: Blinkit and Zepto make speedy deliveries. So why are corner stores still around?

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The guy who runs the kirana store in my colony has a wounded look about him because I don't go there anymore. Things were not good between us even without that. He thinks I ask h... और पढ़ें


Manu Joseph: Taking risks while making small talk can turn conversations interesting

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Like birds are meant to fly, we are meant to speak. Yet, we barely speak what is inside us. Most of the time, especially with strangers, we speak nonsense. In my ideal world, peo... और पढ़ें


Manu Joseph: Why one may choose not to vote-and why this choice needn't be a moral failure

New Delhi, Jan. 25 -- One way or another, the central message of all annoying people is 'why can't you be like me?' I cannot think of a more foolish use of human speech. Often this message is conveyed... और पढ़ें


Manu Joseph: AI killed the remarkable video clip and took apart an old pact humans have long had with nature

New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- It would appear that we are still in the era of extraordinary mobile-phone videos. The latest among them is footage taken by a bystander in Minneapolis as hooded officers of Amer... और पढ़ें


Manu Joseph: Why we should be thankful for human nature, billionaire dreams and even Donald Trump's policies

New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- As this is my first column of the new year, I thought I would do something challenging-write what is good about the modern world. Here are a few things: Billionaires versus death... और पढ़ें


Manu Joseph: India would do better if it starts treating all Indians as well-off rather than poor

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- If you want higher standards for drinking water packaging in India, who do you turn to? A few days ago, the Supreme Court seemed to scold a petitioner for wanting that, calling h... और पढ़ें


Manu Joseph: What 'Homebound' reveals about poverty and hope in modern India

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- I am glad that Homebound's shortlisting for an Oscar nomination gives me an opportunity to say something tangential. Modern poverty, even if it comes with a smartphone, is worse ... और पढ़ें


Manu Joseph: How 'The New Yorker,' a magazine of the elite, managed to survive the age of social media

New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- In a Netflix documentary that celebrates one hundred years of The New Yorker magazine, its staff writer Andrew Marantz says that he has often been in places where people would sa... और पढ़ें