Science & Technology
AI tools like ChatGPT likely to complement jobs, not destroy them: ILO
ChatGPT is not coming for your job and might even enhance it, experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report published this week.
India
Chandrayaan-3: ‘Critical stages over now…100% sure it’s going to be a safe landing’, says Govt
The spacecraft is now primed for its scheduled moon landing on August 23. This endeavor places India on track to become the fourth nation globally to achieve this milestone, joining the company of the United States, Russia, and China.
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India
India launches Chandrayaan-3 for another attempt at soft landing on moon
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday launched an improved version of Chandrayaan-3 for another attempt at a soft landing on the moon’s surface from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
Science & Technology
Thumbs-up emoji sent on text message can represent contract agreement, rules Canadian court
A Canadian court has ruled that the “thumbs-up” emoji is just as valid as a signature, arguing that courts need to adapt to the “new reality” of how people communicate. Judge TJ Keene of the King's Bench for Saskatchewan ordered a farmer to pay $61,442 for an unfulfilled contract.
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Science & Technology
A call to action for inclusive, safe and responsible AI
The development of artificial intelligence, or AI, “for the good of all” requires guardrails grounded in human rights, transparency and accountability, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Science & Technology
Ten million join Threads in 7 hours, Zuckerberg says
Threads, Meta's new platform that aims to take on Twitter, saw 10 million sign ups within just seven hours of launch today.
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India
Major data breach; Personal data of vaccinated Indians leaked online
The private information of the millions of Indian citizens, who registered on the CoWIN app to get their coronavirus vaccination, appears to have been leaked to private players in a major data breach.
Opinion
Why 40°C is bearable in desert but lethal in tropics?
Alan Thomas Kennedy-Asser, University of Bristol; Dann Mitchell, University of Bristol, and Eunice Lo, University of Bristol
This year, even before the northern hemisphere hot season began, temperature records were...
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Education
NCERT drops chapters on periodic table, democracy, energy sources from Class 10 textbooks
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has dropped the chapters on periodic table, democracy and sources of energy from Class 10 textbooks.
Opinion
If we’re going to label AI an ‘extinction risk’, we need to clarify how it could happen
Nello Cristianini, University of Bath
This week a group of well-known and reputable AI researchers signed a statement consisting of 22 words:
Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be...
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Science & Technology
Risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside, pandemics, nuclear war: Experts
On Tuesday, 80 artificial intelligence scientists and more than 200 "other notable figures" signed a statement that says, "mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside...
Science & Technology
UNESCO unveils new AI roadmap for classrooms
The UN convened the first ever global meeting with education ministers from around the world to explore risks and rewards of using chatbots in classrooms, announcing on Friday a new roadmap to chart a safer digital path for all.
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