Tag: ethics
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Injustice cannot be justified with injustice- the interesting story of Karna in Mahabharat!
Before delving deep into the story of the legendary warrior Karna, I would strongly recommend you to read the fantastic book called “रश्मिरथी” (Rashmirathi) written by the great poet Shri Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. This book tells the story of Mahabharat from the perspective of Karna and the title means “the one who rides over the…
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Shastriji- an apostle of simplicity and a cut above the rest!
Lal Bahadur Shastri, a great freedom fighter, a legendary statesman and above all an excellent human being. His rise from the humble background to becoming the PM of the country is remarkably inspirational. There are several anecdotes from his life that speaks volumes about his simplicity, high moral values and leading by example. Decades after…
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Values before intelligence- not just in humans but also in machines!
In this ghor kalyug era, more importance is given on the intelligence/smartness/shrewdness than moral values! And the reason is simple- as we move towards a more materialistic society, we need more money to survive and fulfill our desires. And intelligence earns us more money- either by doing a job, or being a professional expert in…
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Rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI)- will it lead to decline of general human intelligence?
Without any iota of doubt, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is THE BIGGEST THING that will redefine the way we live, we do our tasks and the manner in which we interact with each other in this 21st century! The more we hear and learn about the AI tools reshaping the things at the fundamental level, the…
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The fading boundary between real and fake!
Yesterday I was listening to the AI-generated Kishor Kumar version of “Saiyaara song” and if you would just close your eyes and listen to the song, I bet you couldn’t make out whether this is an AI-generated fake version or is it the real legen…(wait for it)…dary Kishor Kumar singing! The boundaries have faded to…
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Do we really need a Chanakya in the current scenario?
Philosophy of साम, दाम, दंड, भेद (saam, daam, danda, bheda)- a critical review A little while ago, I heard a politician making a remark that “saam, daam, danda, bheda, etc. whatever is to be used for winning elections, we will use that”. Sometime back, one of my acquaintances was telling me that in politics “saam,…
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Human species- are we really the smartest or the dumbest?
I once read somewhere that we humans are a very strange species. As first, we cut trees and then make papers out of the tree bark, and then write “DON’T CUT TREES” on that paper itself. The problem here is not that we are not aware of the problems facing us. The actual problem is…