• The evolution from Homo sapiens to Homo faber
• Human Dignity vs Human Abasement by the Machine
• Chaplin’s Modern Times and Huxley’s Brave New World as twin warnings
• The double-edged nature of machines (lawn mower, vacuum, computer, auto-rickshaw)
• The AI question and the Pope’s warning about human control
• The call to keep Homo sapiens sovereign over Homo faber
• The final personal challenge: “Am I using this machine to deepen my life, or is it using me to thin it out?”
Tag Archives: Artificial Generative Intelligence
India, AI, and the Question of Ownership: Do we really have a grand-strategy for the AI future?
by M. K. Sudarshan July 6, 2026: Chennai, India A YouTube video recently circulated widely because it captured something that many people have begun to feel but have not yet fully named. https://youtu.be/UfyxN46tCz8?si=DeZxeZ_XhW_7IEtp The video pointed to a striking reality: millions of Indians are already helping teach machines how to think, see, understand, and act.Continue reading “India, AI, and the Question of Ownership: Do we really have a grand-strategy for the AI future?”
Peter Turchin, “Manu-Smriti” and the “distress” of “Elite Overproduction” looming over India – (Part 3 of 3) CONCLUDED
Let it not be misunderstood that today in the Democratic Republic of India, any body — not even an obscure, even maybe obscurantist writer like me — would be foolhardy enough to argue for the Manu Smriti to replace the Constitution of India. That would be sheer political sacrilege today in India… No, none ofContinue reading “Peter Turchin, “Manu-Smriti” and the “distress” of “Elite Overproduction” looming over India – (Part 3 of 3) CONCLUDED”
My conversations with Meta: Part#2: Why America chooses Competition, not Collaboration in AI development?
Me: What is the single biggest reason why America chooses to compete not collaborate with China, India and Europe in development of AI technology? Meta: The single biggest reason America chooses to compete, not collaborate, with China, India, and Europe in AI development is the fear of losing its technological edge and the potential risksContinue reading “My conversations with Meta: Part#2: Why America chooses Competition, not Collaboration in AI development?”
My conversations with Meta: Part#1: Why the urgent need for an Indian AI engine?
February 12 : Addressing the AI Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India is building its own Large unique Large Language Model (LLM) tailored to India’s linguistic diversity https://www.nepalpage.com/2025/02/12/239681/ After reading the above news-report, I asked myself the question which I posed to Meta: If andContinue reading “My conversations with Meta: Part#1: Why the urgent need for an Indian AI engine?”
My Conversation with Meta on “Demystifying AI”: 18 Questions in 18 minutes!
This morning I went for my usual annual check-up and consultation at the clinic of my ophthalmologist. While seated there waiting in the patients lounge for my turn to come up, I was bored and had nothing better to do to while away the time than to check on my smartphone my email and WhatsAppContinue reading “My Conversation with Meta on “Demystifying AI”: 18 Questions in 18 minutes!”