The Learning and Growth Cycle

Become a “Pathfinder” – Create a Better and Fairer World                                                                             P Rajagopal Tampi Till about a year ago, AI was not on the blazing growth path it is today. It has happened with the arrival of ChatGPT. Every inflexion point brings with it many opportunities which we should capitalise as human beings.  We are standing at that  instant in time  across billions of years, from which we can make a path-breaking difference to all life on earth.    Till now most decisions were taken by human beings. For example, if a bank official was to approve a loan, it was left to his discretion and evaluation whether to approve it or not. The bank official, being a human being, either knowingly or unknowingly, was influenced by his own nature, friendships, enmities, upbringing, family, religious and community group contexts while making the decision of loan approval. The human process of decision making introduced flaws and biases into

How can the Indian Government stay ahead of Technology led Disruptions?                                          P Rajagopal Tampi    Introduction Many of the biggest challenges before nations today are emanating from a single cause: the meteoric growth of technology innovations and scientific research. In most countries, the rapidity of technological innovations has left the institution of many desirable concomitant regulatory safeguards lagging, in some cases due to complexity and lack of understanding of the issues involved and in others due to the lack of data, overlapping jurisdictions and many such hurdles. In all cases, the common refrain is the novelty and the rapidity of these changes.  How should India go about staying ahead of the curve and managing technology changes in a way that we encourage innovation and progress without compromising on our economic growth, security, independence and self-sufficiency? How will nations benefit by regulating technology companies? Regulati

A Governance Framework for AI Quality Testing in India   P Rajagopal Tampi Introduction The world has known peace and nation-based governance ever since the Peace (Treaty) of Westphalia, signed after the Habsburg’s lost the war in Europe in October 1648. It subjugated the power of religion, landlords and royalty to the powers of the State and introduced the concept of nations and national boundaries within which the sovereign governance of the state reigned supreme. The peace and order that we live our lives in is dependent majorly on the concepts of nation states, defined borders, and systems of governance and acceptance by the citizens of these structures. Over the last 300 years and more, Governments have been all powerful, legislating and executing with the judiciary delivering justice. This system works well with sufficient working legislation in place to safeguard the nation and its citizens’ interests against any mishap which can harm the citizens, their welfare, the n