Prasad Dixit

Artificial intelligence may change much, but perhaps not quite in the way its prophets and pessimists imagine. AI generated image Every discussion about artificial intelligence today seems destined to arrive at one of two destinations. The first is a gleaming utopia in which AI transforms every aspect of human existence, liberating people from drudgery and ushering in an era of unprecedented productivity. The second is a dystopia of mass unemployment, social unrest and economic dislocation,...

As artificial intelligence grows smarter and more efficient, the real battle may not be about machines surpassing humanity but about whether humans squander the qualities that still set them apart. With the recent news of a Chinese robot beating the human record in a half- marathon, there is renewed debate on how AI could outsmart human beings. Many experts see it as yet another proof of impending disaster as AI takes over most of the jobs in the years to come. This is not the first time when...

Our country’s conduct in the 1971 War with Pakistan offers several lessons at a time when the principles of peaceful coexistence and a rules-based global order are in freefall. History shows that any war in the Middle East has a way of expanding beyond its declared aims. The ongoing confrontation involving the U.S.-Israel and Iran, now stretching into its second month, has already outgrown its immediate theatre, unsettling energy markets, rattling allies and inviting a familiar contest of...