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12 per cent of elite AI researchers come from India but almost none work here, says data

A think tank of Chicago's Paulson Institute has collected data on where top talent in Artificial Intelligence comes from and where it goes.

The one job that will disappear by 2062 — the job of fighting wars

In 2062: The World That AI Made, Toby Walsh writes about the dangerous scenario of lethal autonomous weapons getting to decide who dies and who lives.

Tropical forests could soon add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere instead of reducing it

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

Cyborgs roam among us & ‘transhuman’ running for US President — sci-fi is now at our door

Transhumanism will require political and ethical schools of thought that extend beyond the modern day. But are our political systems capable of handling this?

Honey traps, deepfakes, AI: Why India’s RAW needs to prepare for threats beyond terrorism

The RAW is being forced to move faster, but sometimes this comes at the cost of digging deeper.

Jack Ma and Elon Musk on one stage, discuss everything between AI, aliens and ‘Love-Q’

China's richest man and the Tesla Inc. boss sparred over several subjects at the Shanghai AI summit, and agreed on one thing — that the global population will collapse.

Facebook’s robots are learning faster & it can help spot harmful behaviour by users

Facebook began working on robots last year as it forced researchers to think creatively about how to make machine-learning more efficient.

One ally that will help the new BJP or Congress govt create jobs – Artificial Intelligence

The new-age Skill India needs to be digital in nature, focused on jobs of tomorrow and powered by AI.

A new era begins for cricket stats, where quality of opposition & pressure will count

ESPNCricinfo and IIT-Madras have developed Superstats, a new set of AI-based metrics that will add match context and luck to cricket statistics.

What the coming 20 years will mean for jobs, and how to prepare for it

The number of robots at work reached record levels in 2018. But high tech and high employment don’t have to be mutually exclusive in the future.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.