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ARTICLES BY ATANU BISWAS

The Academy’s recent decision to block Oscar nominations for AI actors and writers might be considered a natural follow-up to the two Hollywood strikes of 2023. (AP)

Did the Oscars do the right thing by rolling back the red carpet for AI?

3 min read . 07 May 2026

According to Elon Musk, AI and robotics could usher in an era in which all people are “far wealthier than the richest person on Earth.” (REUTERS)

No work, all play? Why Elon Musk’s AI prophecy is unlikely to come true

4 min read . 07 Apr 2026

Although talk of military AI can conjure images of killer robots, the reality is that its biggest uses now are often off the battlefield. (istockphoto)

Why the global controversy over using AI for warfare refuses to die down

4 min read . 16 Mar 2026

An AI production studio unveiled Tilly Norwood, a 100% AI-generated actor at the Zurich Film Festival in late September. (via REUTERS)

Atanu Biswas: AI is very much part of show business and it’s here to stay

3 min read . 13 Nov 2025

The Deloitte AI debacle should serve as a warning to professional services across every economy. (AP)

Deloitte’s AI blunder in Australia should caution early adopters of this tech

3 min read . 21 Oct 2025

The internet presents new opportunities and difficulties for economies and communities around the world (Pixabay)

Trump tariffs: Is the world watching globalization fall apart?

4 min read . 04 Aug 2025

Maybe Elon Musk has left America’s business class a model that no one else would dare imitate. (AFP)

X factor: The rise and fall of Elon Musk as a political figure

4 min read . 02 Jun 2025

Cash-rich Harvard’s decision not to bow to the Trump administration’s demands may set a legal precedent and serve as a strategic guide for other universities. (AP)

Columbia missed the bus of academic freedom that Harvard took

4 min read . 21 Apr 2025

Future generations will test Keynes’ forecast. Will AI eventually cause the seismic change in workplace culture that Keynes foresaw?

We should be looking forward to a 90-hour work schedule—per month

4 min read . 14 Jan 2025

It’s true that quantum computers could aid AI models, since these require enormous training.

Is Google’s Willow really a ‘wow’ moment for quantum computers?

4 min read . 17 Dec 2024

Trump has constantly been laying the blame for crime and a growing number of migrants at the feet of his Democratic rival. (AP)

A coin flip or advantage Trump? Opinion polls could’ve got it wrong.

4 min read . 04 Nov 2024

Voters in the EU’s 27 member states cast their ballots to choose 720 representatives to the European Parliament in Brussels. (AP)

EU elections: Far-right parties have gained influence

4 min read . 18 Jun 2024

Kahneman posited that measurements of moments must be made in accordance with logical principles in order to generate a useful estimate of experienced utility.

Daniel Kahneman was the king of happiness—as a field of academic study

4 min read . 03 Apr 2024

In 2023, the world was stunned when one of the three ‘godfathers of AI,’ Geoffrey Hinton, raised concerns about the proliferation of false information, the possibility of AI overturning the job market and the “existential risk” that true digital intelligence would engender.

The Doomsday Clock’s been struck by an AI plot twist

4 min read . 29 Jan 2024

Enthusiasts may spread readily available and inexpensive political deepfakes without the campaign teams of parties being aware of them. (HT_PRINT)

The proliferation of deepfakes has shrouded India’s 2024 polls in uncertainty

4 min read . 11 Dec 2023

Many college-educated employees who produce content, such as playwrights, teachers, journalists and programmers, are worried that ChatGPT may render them obsolete. (HT_PRINT)

Humans may have just struck AI for real but they simply can’t win

4 min read . 18 Oct 2023

Opinion | An ideal EVM verification ratio for accurate election results

4 min read . 09 May 2019

The Indian stem cell industry is at a nascent stage. A 2012 study by Yes Bank and the Federation of Asian Biotech Associations forecast an annual growth rate of around 15%.

Opinion | The importance of trials in stem cell drugs

4 min read . 12 Sept 2018

Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute.

The statistical legacy of P.C. Mahalanobis

4 min read . 02 Aug 2018