Talking Ideas
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An AI was invited to Oxford Union to debate its own ethics. What it said was startling
The ethics of AI are constantly debated. But does anyone ask the AI?
Alex Connock, The Conversation & Andrew Stephen, The Conversation
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You don’t have to hit the streets to support a rebellion. You can also do it by doing nothing
There are different ways of doing nothing – and the means and methods matter.
Gwilym David Blunt, Aeon
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Utopia has dangerous, fatal consequences – it’s time to aim for ‘protopia’ instead
Protopia believes in incremental progress in steps toward improvement, not perfection.
Michael Shermer, Aeon
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Opinion: To counter Hindutva vigilantism, India needs a movement like the 2011 anti-corruption stir
Fostering group solidarity will enable terrorised citizens to fight back against fundamentalist forces.
Ajaz Ashraf
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Why are writers and critics around the world worrying about (or ignoring) cultural appropriation?
And what does it mean for writers in India?
Scroll Staff
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Spotted at the Karachi Lit Fest: the endangered Pakistani liberal
They call people 'chaps' and have accents as expired as the era they talk about.
Saim Saeed
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday