Category: Slice of life

AI and the New Year

AI has become a part of our lives and minds. While it changes our lives, the technology of and research on AI is transforming too.

Virtual Influencers – a growing creed

Digital humans are now coming into the music industry, fashion, news anchor business and the list is growing. Will they displace humans in these fields? It is a tough question to answer.

My father – the railwayman

The senior most officer of their railway was with them, on the ground, to oversee the work, at great peril to himself and his wife. And I feel a lump rise in my throat. It is not a feeling of grief, but a deep and abiding sense of pride that moistens my eyes.

Marking our presence

Thousands of years in the future, if someone is there to look, the markers of all the changes would be visible in the strata of the earth and fossils. It is really up to us to ensure that a future that looks back on this epoch appreciates the efforts we put to bring back balance to the planet.

The era of ‘global boiling’

The weather has become an unpredictable and extreme companion, and cities need to focus on localized adaptation measures to combat its impact.

Ageing – the irreversible global trend

The world has always responded to demographic changes through technology interventions, behaviour change and policy. As individuals we can respond by being more aware and respectful towards the older persons in our midst.

My mantra @60

There are no right or wrong ways to cope with life – any path of dealing with this meaningless, uncertain and arbitrary thing called life is alright. If it helps you navigate it better.

The blue world

Oceans are a major, integral and essential part of our existence on this planet. If they thrive and sustain, only then we remain

The era of AI

AI is basically tech; and once you understand that its responses are basically a huge exercise in statistics it becomes somewhat relatable.