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27 February 2024

“The Indian startup system is all about AI: All About India”

India: from the world’s back office to its brain.

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27 February 2024

“Social media is making the world insane”

What is driving Silicon Valley? How do we understand the relationship between people and data? Where does the buck stop? And what business model should undergird out booming digital economies?

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26 February 2024

“I’m a risk taker. I’d rather fail than not try”

The human body. Nature's wonder. Now also a site of engineering marvel.

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26 February 2024

“AI technologies could change what it means to be human”

As reality becomes virtual, can we stay true to our human nature?

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26 February 2024

“Why mimic the human brain when you can harness its power. On a chip”

The jaw drop frontier of biocomputing – using human brain cells to power a machine. To make them smarter, faster, greener.

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26 February 2024

“I have signed up to be frozen. Because future technology could revive me”

Imagine being able to see in ultraviolet light. Sense magnetic fields. Having a virtual replica of your mind in the digital world.

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26 February 2024

“What enrages me is the lack of reverence for psychedelics”

A silent pandemic is looming large across the world. 1 in 4 persons – globally – suffers from a mental illness at some point in their lives.

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26 February 2024

“With tech unemployment, how do we distribute wealth if not through work?”

Once upon a time only humans could drive cars. Make medical diagnoses. Compose music.

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26 February 2024

“For mediocrity, turn to AI. If you want the masters, call us”

In 2023, Hollywood went on strike against AI. And Bollywood superstar Anil Kapoor took AI to the court. Yet AI continues to create, sing, dance. Script, direct, edit.

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26 February 2024

“Our ancient civilisation has answers for how to think about tech prosperity”

A groundbreaking experiment that is resisting Big Tech trappings. Flipping one-way flow of talent. Promoting private ventures with public vision

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