India, June 30 -- In the early days of automobiles, almost anyone could buy a car and drive it without training. Roads were chaotic and accidents frequent. Eventually, societies realised that powerful machines required responsible users. Driving tests, licenses and traffic laws were introduced not to limit freedom but to protect everyone using the road. Artificial intelligence may now be approaching a similar moment. Within just a few years, AI systems have become astonishingly capable. With a few prompts, they can generate legal arguments, explain medical symptoms, design financial strategies, write computer code and summarise complex research papers. Tasks that once required years of training can now be approximated in seconds. The demo...