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Artificial Intelligence – Continued Earlier I shared some thoughts on AI, and what is shared here based on my experience and interactions with some others, is an advisory for “dummies”. AI when used as a solution, the all knowing “god” can cause more harm than good. It can make one argue with a doctor, accountant, tax expert, lawyer or any subject matter expert and seriously affect relationships. It can make a intelligent person lose sight of logic and common sense. In the 80’s and 90’s we were taught the acronyms – DIDO or GIGO. Data In & Data Out or Garbage In and Garbage Out. With AI what often can happen is GIDO. Garbage In & Data Out. The key lesson I learnt in my AI journey is that the “agent” assigned is not really intelligent, it is always sycophantic. It caters to my ego and self esteem in ways that give me a high. It makes me look smarter than who I am and I end up thinking I am actually smarter. The more I travel this path, the more the agent thinks it is right...

  Feels good when someone asks – why no blogs from you? – even if it is just one person asking. As someone who writes more by inspiration than perspiration, many thoughts and words flowed, but a time gap between the flow of thoughts and committing it to paper meant, the flow found its way into oblivion. But here I am back. AI – Product (Form) Life Cycle We have heard how products reincarnate themselves into different forms over time, also called as Product (Form) Life Cycle. One popular example being how we listened to music using vinyl records which over time transformed into CD’s – the basic principle being the same. The needle became a laser, the PVC disc became a polycarbonate disc (CD). Mankind over centuries has always focussed upon acquiring knowledge, whether by sheer curiosity or due to a pressing need and obtaining information which between them contributed to much of the power a person or even a nation exercised. A highly popular native American folk tale talks of ...

  Way back in April 2017, I had the opportunity to write a piece for OpIndia which is linked below. I take the liberty, 9 years later to just reproduce the same in my blog more as a record for myself. OpIndia Piece With the highest number of MLAs of any party in 24 years and UP firmly in the bag, the NDA under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is well on its way to match the political might of the old Congress under Nehru and Indira. With the dark days of political instability behind us and a decisive leader, India has a chance to finally take the big leap forward on the economic front and claim its rightful place on the world map. But to get there, Modi administration will have to deftly tackle these 4 big challenges we face: Universal healthcare Universal primary education Universal social security & shelter Personal freedom, liberty, law & justice In this article, based on my own experience I propose how the Modi administration could go about tackling these issues. Universal ...

Its all about the money, honey!!! This defence pact is between 3 Islamic nations, who are majorly Sunni. They all have strained relations with Israel – “officially”. Barring for Turkey the other two don’t recognise Israel officially. On the other hand, they are all linked to Iran by the Islamic religion but divided by the Sunni/ Shia divide. Saudi Arabia has the USA security umbrella and a nuclear energy deal. Turkey is a part of NATO. Some Gulf states have signed the Abraham accord, resumed diplomatic relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia is being pressurised to join in. Pakistan is supposedly brokering peace between Iran and USA/Israel, is the 3rd leg of this accord even as it strengthens its trade with Iran. POTUS Donald Trump has given a thumbs up to this alliance even as USA moves its last aircraft carrier from the Asian region to the Gulf leaving the region free for the Chinese. This complicated broth makes the situation complex and its early days to hazard a guess on the future...

A Hot Air Baloon in California I saw - which had the Indian flag amongst various others - Happy 80th Independence day The Tata Imbroglio: Ever since Noel Tata took over as the Chairman of the Tata Trusts in October 2024, not a day has passed without some controversy and unseemly fights breaking out. From day one Noel Tata has ensured the purge of every older member who are considered “loyal” to the Late Ratan Tata. To be fair, all board members have played a role in the political fracas over appointments, and none can claim to be untainted in this mudslinging. Logically when a person is dead, the still alive folks cannot demonstrate personal loyalty to be viewed with suspicion. Further all the names involved are of high reputation with some having their own business groups, and to question their loyalty to the Group/Trust sounds crazy. The roster of names who have been purged in the last 2 years is 7 as below. N Chandrashekar Ajay Piramal Vijay Singh Ralph Speth Mehli Mistry Venu Srini...