‘I’M convinced that artificial intelligence will ultimately be either the best thing to happen to humanity, or the worst thing ever to happen.” A chilling warning from Max Tegmark, a leading light in the US technology think-tank the Future of Life Institute, opening the docu-drama iHUMAN. The film from Norwegian director Tonje Hessen Schei and released in the UK this week is a real-life political thriller which delves deep into the booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry, shining a light on how the most powerful and sweeping technology of our time is changing our lives, society and our future. Its premier coincided with a call from SNP foreign affairs spokesperson Alyn Smith for the UK to be “at the forefront of negotiations to create the legal framework” around the use of killer robots in warfare.
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Almost four decades ago, the late Bal Thackeray of the Shiv Sena and the technologist Sam Pitroda found themselves on the same stage. Pitroda talked of innovation that could grow watermelons square-shaped so that they could be packed efficiently and transported with ease. Thackeray came on to say that was amazing but that he was more concerned about building toilets so that people don’t defecate on the streets.
India’s health sector is faced with this kind of a fork in the road as we come to terms with the ravages wrought by the pandemic and the possibility that the worst of Covid-19 may be behind us by mid or end-2021.
Strengthening the migration-development nexus in times of COVID-19: why policy coherence matters
In observance of the International Migrants Day, Dec 18
The health and socio-economic crises induced by the COVID-19 pandemic have particularly hit hard migrants and their communities. The pandemic has also highlighted the crucial role that migrants play in ensuring the provision of essential services in many economies. While migrants, especially the many working in the informal economy, have often been the first ones to lose their jobs, they are not always entitled to benefit from the social safety nets and other recovery measures in place. This increased vulnerability that migrants, especially women, face is often the result of a lack of coherence across policy areas and between different levels of governance.