Podcasts as the Archives of the Future The rise of the long-form podcast may ultimately prove to be more than a cultural or technological phenomenon. It may represent a profound transformation in the way human civilisation records itself. What appears today as an explosion of digital conversation may tomorrow be recognised as one of theContinue reading “Conversations at the Edge of History-II “
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Conversations at the Edge of History -I
Dwarkesh Patel and the Rise of the Serious Podcast In recent years, the long-form podcast has evolved from a niche digital experiment into one of the principal arenas of contemporary discourse. Politicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, philosophers, and cultural figures increasingly prefer podcasts over conventional television interviews or newspaper conversations when they wish to reflect freely, speculateContinue reading “Conversations at the Edge of History -I”
The Second Mind: Part – III
A Three-Part Reflection on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human Intelligence. Control, Catastrophe, and the Fragility of Intelligence Beyond disruption and creativity lies a more unsettling terrain—one defined not by possibility alone, but by vulnerability. AI, for all its sophistication, rests upon foundations that are at once powerful and fragile: data, infrastructure, and systemsContinue reading “The Second Mind: Part – III”
The Second Mind Part-II
A Three-Part Reflection on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human Intelligence. Creativity in the Age of Intelligent Machines If disruption defines the outer landscape of AI’s influence, creativity lies at its most intimate frontier. For centuries, creativity has been regarded as a defining attribute of human intelligence—the capacity to imagine what does not yetContinue reading “The Second Mind Part-II”
The Second Mind-Part I
A Three-Part Reflection on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human Intelligence Part I Disruption and the Rewriting of the World Disruptions rarely arrive with a clear declaration of intent. They begin as faint tremors beneath the surface of established order, unsettling assumptions before revealing their transformative force. History offers many such moments—the printing press,Continue reading “The Second Mind-Part I”
Power, Data, and the Orbiting Future
Rethinking Data Centres in an Age of Energy Uncertainty It may seem almost incongruous to speak of the future of data centres at a time when the world is engulfed in an energy crisis. With tensions simmering across Iran, Israel, and the United States, and oil markets facing serious disruption, the immediate instinct is toContinue reading “Power, Data, and the Orbiting Future”
After the Applause: India’s AI Inflection Decade
The India AI Impact Summit concluded with declarations, endorsements and a clear normative articulation of human-centric artificial intelligence. But the true significance of the Summit lies not in what was said at Bharat Mandapam, but in what must now be done beyond it. Declarations create direction. Execution creates progress. If the Summit marked India’s arrivalContinue reading “After the Applause: India’s AI Inflection Decade”
Delhi Declaration – A Global South Moment
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded at Bharat Mandapam with the endorsement of the New Delhi Declaration by 88 countries and international organisations — among them the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Russia, the European Union, and IFAD. When these 88 nations endorsed the New Delhi Declaration at theContinue reading “Delhi Declaration – A Global South Moment”
Algorithm and Imagination: Recasting Bollywood in the AI Age -Part II
From Cultural Scale to Strategic Influence If Artificial Intelligence can reorganise the mechanics of film production, the larger question is whether it can reorganise hierarchy itself. Can Bollywood, long prolific yet unevenly capitalised, evolve into a creative power whose global influence approaches that of Hollywood? To answer this, one must begin with structural realism. HollywoodContinue reading “Algorithm and Imagination: Recasting Bollywood in the AI Age -Part II”
Algorithm and Imagination: Recasting Bollywood in the AI Age-Part I
Why Media & Entertainment Must Enter the AI Policy Conversation As policymakers and technologists gather at Bharat Mandapam for the India AI Impact Summit 2026, discussions understandably gravitate toward sectors where Artificial Intelligence promises immediate developmental returns — inter alia, healthcare diagnostics, agricultural productivity, educational access, climate resilience. Yet in this otherwise comprehensive vision ofContinue reading “Algorithm and Imagination: Recasting Bollywood in the AI Age-Part I”
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