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Ones and zeros or sentient beings? AI’s influence on our daily lives is getting stronger

As machine-learning models grow in complexity and improve their ability to mimic feelings, they are also becoming more difficult, even for their creators, to understand.

AI systems have their own ‘secret language’. And it might come with security concerns

The findings support the theory that AI language models don’t read text the way you and I do. Instead, they break input text up into 'tokens'.

Giant prehistoric eggs found in Australia came from the ‘Demon Ducks of Doom’

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

How AI is changing India’s healthcare — it’s reading scans, predicting risks & a lot more

Covid firmed up AI's role in healthcare, with hospitals using it to detect lung damage in 2nd wave. From radiology, it is now expanding to preventive health checks too.

AI tools can be ‘human’ too in HR projects. Here’s how

HR professionals are concerned about the ethics of using AI, particularly when some products appear to be shrouded in mystery. This toolkit can help.

AI tools can benefit Indian Parliament. Look at how it changed US, Brazil and Europe

Covid-19 pandemic provided the impetus for many parliaments to shift some operations online. Although India missed the boat, it's still not too late.

Climate pledges by countries can’t just be empty words. Space AI will be watching them

From tracking tree cover to calculating carbon capture, AI technology will aid in verifying climate pledges from space.

Detection is key for breast cancer patients. AI can make it more accessible and affordable

Over 90,000 women die in India every year from breast cancer. One of the major reasons is that most of them are in the later stages of the disease.

Google parent Alphabet will use AI to discover drugs

Alphabet lab DeepMind’s algorithms have made huge advances in predicting shapes of proteins, a technology that could speed up development of new drugs & upend pharma industry.

AI could become our ‘Swiss Army knife’ in the fight against climate change

Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence have produced groundbreaking technological innovation. It’s now time to embrace this progress.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.