Experts demand ethical framework and standards for AI systems

Two-day international colloquium on ‘Ethics and Governance of Autonomous Al Systems for a Better World’

How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth

Research suggests people’s attitudes to driving and their cars could limit predicted benefits to traffic flow and city efficiency

New AI tool may help discover extraterrestrial life, solve long-standing debates on Earth

It can tell difference between molecules that originate from life and those that come from non-living sources with 90% accuracy

AI can dangerously misinform patients: WHO calls for policies for its safe, ethical use in healthcare

Unsafe use of AI can lead to people losing faith in the technology, thereby undermining its benefits 

Astronomers used machine learning to mine data from South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope: What they found

MeerKAT is an array of 64 large antenna dishes that uses radio signals from space to study the evolution of the universe

Industry 4.0: Smaller Indian firms need policy boost to catch up

Scale and skill two major challenges for MSMEs  

Artificial Intelligence, satellite-driven crop monitoring to help Kenya farmers boost yield

Climate crisis making farmers increasingly vulnerable; digital platform will enable farmers and decision-makers to get precise information about …

UN rolls out COVID-19 communication tool in Africa

The mobile-based digital public communications platform aims to provide 600-800 million users with latest public health advice 

AI isn’t close to becoming sentient — the real danger lies in how easily we’re prone to anthropomorphise it

Chatbots like ChatGPT raise important new questions about how artificial intelligence will shape our lives, and about how our psychological …

UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?

UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide

‘Africa’s COVID-19 tool will also help improve food security, livelihoods’

Information and data are important for evidence-based strategic planning to fight off COVID-19, says Oliver Chinganya, director, Africa …

Revisiting Gandhi in the age of social media

For the Mahatma, “science without humanity” was one of the "seven deadly sins", due to which, people could become slaves or victims …

Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labour. We used AI, satellite data to find them

Up to 100,000 individuals may have been victims of forced labour between 2012 and 2018 on fishing ships

South African university students use AI to help them understand — not to avoid work

Respondents were overwhelmingly positive about the potential of digital and AI tools to make it easier for them to progress through university

India is at the cusp of a farming revolution through AI

For years, farmers globally have had to make decisions on which crops to plant, based on their forecasts of growing conditions and of market …

My robot Valentine: Could there ever be a romantic bond between a human and a robot?

 Recent studies show that we feel a similar amount of empathy for robot pain as we do human pain

Simply Put: AI in healthcare

Simply Put: Labour Day 2023

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

AI can help reduce uncertainty by forecasting prices

WHO releases guidelines for multi-modal generative AI in healthcare, resonates with recommendations for other sectors

Rapid adoption of AI-driven models underscores need to weigh out their benefits and risks carefully  

Simply Put: Artificial Intelligence

Global electricity consumption by AI could increase by 85-134 TWh annually by 2027

This amount is comparable to the annual electricity consumption of countries such as the Netherlands, Sweden and Argentina

Simply Put: Big Brother is watching

Simply put: Robots grabbing jobs

STI council leverages science & tech through 9 missions

Projects to be in areas ranging from biodiversity to artificial intelligence