On February 16 began this 'maha yadnya' entitled the AI Impact Summit. Yes, there is a reason why I am thus naming it. The Hindu Yogic philosophy believes in the seven 'chakras' that lead to a healthy body and a balanced mind. The AI Impact Summit, right now in full flourish in the capital, too, has outlined seven such principles for the AI to follow.
These principles, to state them in a summary form, would harness the impactful AI in the service of countries, would improve societies, would lead to a betterment of knowledge and, most importantly, would help one and all.
This fourth AI summit is different because for the first time a developing country is hosting it. An assertion hence it is that the world is now multi-polar. It is staged on a grand scale, too. One hundred and thirty-five countries are participating in it. Bigwigs such as Monsieur Macron of France, India's very own son-in-law, the erstwhile P. M. of the currently beleaguered Britain, the heads of Brazil, Sri Lanka are there.
Centrally significant is the fact is that the who is who of the industry are there, be it Sam Altman, Bill Gates, or the pride of India, Sundar Picchai. I listened carefully to a number of conclaves. The Google CEO believes, he confirmed, that India already has hundreds of future Picchai's who would better the here and now of India. The TCS Head, N. Chandrashekharan, too, sounded highly hopeful about this technological disruption.
Nice to hear such optimism from such bigwigs! Well, after weeks of the UGC debacle, at l(e)ast some ray of positivity and hope! Yes, I do still feel that this technological revolution is not like the earlier ones. It is "intelligence" after all, 'artificial' though it may be.
Tough it is to decide right now whether it would be a business bubble or a dystopian future as was predicted in Davos! Right now, however, with the varied cultural bonanza beautifying the event, it is indeed 'Aye, Aye, AI'!
Pratima@ The AI may open up a new job range. Would it be accessible to most all, conceptually, intellectually, difficulty wise? That is my first doubt.
Next, the AI promises a technology driven world wherein, would knowledge be lop- sided? Already there are reports of Humanities Departments closing. Can such a future be truly human(e), or intelligent for that matter?
Most importantly, how about the competition? Why, absolutely sad is the Galgotias University fiasco!
Beware, beloved country@ the 'capital' event!
Quote of the day: Four quotes today that reveal facets of the relationship between technological explosion and society.
1) "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity," worried Albert Einstein.
2) "We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us," asserted Marshall McLuhan.
3) "The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers," argued Sydney Harris.
4) "Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master," worried Christian Lange.
Word of the day: disruption Disruption refers to radical change in/to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation. "No industry, for instance, is immune to digital disruption" would be an apt example.
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