India, Dec. 26 -- Step back and look at the past five years and it becomes clear that humanity has advanced faster than it did over 50 years in earlier eras. Technologies that once belonged to science fiction slipped quietly into everyday life. Behaviours that once seemed radical became routine. Systems that used to take decades to change were rewritten almost overnight.

Technology has crossed a fundamental Rubicon. It is no longer something we consciously "use". It is embedded in nearly everything we do, at work, at play, even while we exercise. Like electricity a century ago, it now powers daily life and quietly reshapes how we live.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the clearest example. A decade ago, AI was something venture capitalis...