Geopolitical uncertainty triggered by Trump has sharply shifted other nations’ AI focus from ‘safety’ to ‘sovereignty’. This is more than evident in Delhi’s AI summit, where India is pitching for a global leadership role. The shift comes at a time when US-based companies are miles ahead of Europe, and certainly India, on the AI chain…
India has built an LLM, has good startups & upcoming data centres. But that’s not enough Big things happen when people put their heads together. In Feb 1974, a handful of Taiwanese engineers and officials met for a breakfast meeting. Taiwan’s economy depended on labour-intensive factories at the time, but the breakfast group saw competition…
Reading about food studies can feel like being on a roller coaster. One day something is “super healthy.” The next day, it’s “dangerous.” It can get very confusing! Take coffee, for example. A big study of 130,000 people says drinking two or three cups a day might help protect your brain as you grow older…
Big things happen when people work together. In 1974, a small group of Taiwanese engineers met for breakfast. Back then, Taiwan mostly had simple, labour-heavy factories. But this group realised other countries would soon beat them at that. So they decided Taiwan must move into high-tech work. Just four years later, Taiwan was not only…
Friendly family GP has got competition Every time I water the bougainvillea near the compound wall, my next-door neighbor will lean over for some medical advice. But many people who used to visit the friendly family physician for their health issues, have nowadays replaced their GP with ChatGPT: “I have a headache doctor – I’m…
The divisional chart used to examine spirituality is D20. In Part 6 this was not discussed. Before doing so, the different layers of spirituality must be understood. One layer arises when a Guru is present and guides the aspirant; this has already been discussed. Krishna says: Bhagavad Gītā 18.66सर्वधर्मान् परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज ।अहं त्वां…
Even as the very thought of a contagion that might be spreading globally drives panic, border closures, and lockdowns, there has never been a systematic articulation of the scientific principles to determine a society’s calibrated response. Instead, we have an assortment of opinions, often informed by pseudo-scientific methods such as epidemiological models and ethics. The…
There is a beautiful story about Kanyakumari, India’s southernmost tip. Shiva was residing on Mount Kailash, which lies to the far north of India. Uma had a desire to marry Shiva. Hearing Uma’s prayer, Shiva set off from Kailash with his retinue. As per the rules in those days, the marriage had to be finalized…
Leadership is often measured in volume. Who speaks the strongest in the boardroom. Who posts the most confident quote. Who looks busiest, fastest, most unshakeable. Yet the real test of leadership does not happen in applause. It happens in pressure. A client threatens to walk. A senior hire resigns. A supplier fails. A family emergency…
Children come up with the strangest ideas. Not weird in the alien-abduction sense, but strange in the manner a mirror suddenly starts talking back to you. Their thoughts arrive unfiltered, unedited, without the soft cushioning adults add to make life less awkward. They say things straight, like arrows shot by someone who doesn’t yet know arrows can…