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Auditing AI: What is it and why does it matter for India?
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Jan 30, 2024

Auditing AI: What is it and why does it matter for India?

To ensure that AI’s benefits are realised and risks are addressed, algorithmic auditing can help analyse how these systems operate, and in the process, mitigate wider societal harms ...

Vulnerabilities in Large Language Models
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Jan 30, 2024

Vulnerabilities in Large Language Models

While LLMs possess the potential for immense value creation, realising this potential hinges on prioritising safety as much as innovation ...

Setting the guardrails for AI in weapons
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Jan 30, 2024

Setting the guardrails for AI in weapons

Any governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) needs to consider the deadliest applications of AI ...

AI standards and certification programmes in a competitive global landscape
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Jan 30, 2024

AI standards and certification programmes in a competitive global landscape

Given the rapid pace of change in AI systems, the development of AI standards and certification programmes has become more urgent ...

With new tech comes new responsibilities
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Jan 30, 2024

With new tech comes new responsibilities

Corporates which leverage algorithms need to hold themselves accountable to mitigate the harm caused by algorithmic systems until proper legislation is put in place ...

Guardians of tomorrow: How AI shapes the future of the armed forces
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Jan 30, 2024

Guardians of tomorrow: How AI shapes the future of the armed forces

The ongoing narrative of AI in the military involves finding a balance between fostering innovation and seeking military dominance ...

From niche to norm: Crypto's journey to mainstream adoption?
International Affairs | Cyber and Technology Jan 22, 2024

From niche to norm: Crypto's journey to mainstream adoption?

The prospect of a Bitcoin ETF in India appears distant, however, a few financial platforms may offer a potential avenue for Indian investors ...

Climate change may kill data sovereignty
Privacy & Data Protection | Climate Change | Cyber and Technology Jan 16, 2024

Climate change may kill data sovereignty

Climate change is impacting data centres that are vital for a country's digital development. It is critical, therefore, for data centre strategies to account for future climate changes ...

Digital assets, real threats: Security challenges of cryptocurrency
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Jan 11, 2024

Digital assets, real threats: Security challenges of cryptocurrency

Millions of dollars in cryptocurrency have been stolen, yet remarkably, this issue is still in its infancy. It's crucial to formulate measures now before the situation gets out of hand. ...

AI governance outlook: A Global South perspective
Internet Governance | Artificial Intelligence Jan 04, 2024

AI governance outlook: A Global South perspective

The GPAI and G20 can play a paramount role in the non-weaponisation of AI and related technologies, and in ensuring that developing countries get equal access to technology ...

Imagining 2024: Digital Public Infrastructure’s global footprint
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Dec 19, 2023

Imagining 2024: Digital Public Infrastructure’s global footprint

2024 will see a consolidation of global efforts to leverage the DPI model, and there are indications that the enthusiasm surrounding DPIs could infect the Brazilian G20 presidency too. ...

Global collaboration in integrated AI and biotech
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Dec 15, 2023

Global collaboration in integrated AI and biotech

While addressing aspects of the synergy between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and biotechnology, the existing regulatory landscape will need more explicit coverage ...

Additive manufacturing in India
Artificial Intelligence Dec 14, 2023

Additive manufacturing in India

With the incorporation of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 4D Printing, additive manufacturing is to be one of the primary drivers of industrial growth in the future ...

Beyond speculation: Shaping realistic practices in generative AI
Artificial Intelligence Dec 11, 2023

Beyond speculation: Shaping realistic practices in generative AI

AI will lead to an age of radical abundance; the development of increasingly capable AI should be monitored to due to the risk they pose for societies at large. ...

India’s crypto journey: Leading the global adoption race
Privacy & Data Protection Dec 07, 2023

India’s crypto journey: Leading the global adoption race

India, with its thriving startup ecosystem and growing smartphone and internet penetration, has the potential to position itself as a future crypto hub ...

Post-Quantum Cryptography: The lynchpin of future cybersecurity
Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Dec 04, 2023

Post-Quantum Cryptography: The lynchpin of future cybersecurity

With the number of data breaches multiplying rapidly over the years, India must ensure the timely migration to PQC algorithms across all sectors, particularly critical infrastructure. ...

The urgent challenge of Artificial Intelligence regulation
Privacy & Data Protection | Cyber and Technology Nov 29, 2023

The urgent challenge of Artificial Intelligence regulation

States are not ready to commit to a global regulatory regime for AI. At best, they may be willing to enter into bilateral or minilateral regimes to regulate its military usage. ...

Stablecoin oversight: UK's regulatory evolution
Cyber Security | Economic Reforms | Financial Markets Nov 18, 2023

Stablecoin oversight: UK's regulatory evolution

The UK is attempting to outline their regulatory strategies for the broader crypto industry with a specific focus on stablecoins. This could serve as an intriguing model for the global community. ...

Beefing up cybersecurity for India’s energy transition
Energy | Cyber Security | Energy Efficiency | Cyber and Technology Oct 07, 2023

Beefing up cybersecurity for India’s energy transition

To create a world-class clean energy ecosystem in India that is safe, all stakeholders must work collectively to develop all critical components and associated cyber architecture ...

Technology for urban planning: Prospects of ‘Open Building’
Privacy & Data Protection | Internal Security | Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Oct 06, 2023

Technology for urban planning: Prospects of ‘Open Building’

While Open Building holds positive emancipatory potential for urban governance, the adverse impact of technology in an urban space must be kept in mind ...

Decoding the digital euro: What lies ahead?
International Affairs | Economics and Finance | Internal Security | Cyber and Technology Oct 05, 2023

Decoding the digital euro: What lies ahead?

The digital euro can revolutionise digital payments but its future remains uncertain as it grapples with widespread political scepticism about its purpose and value ...

Global initiatives in quantum computing: The role of international collaboration
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Sep 19, 2023

Global initiatives in quantum computing: The role of international collaboration

Quantum computing is a novel technology that requires international cooperation for its growth. This should continue unabated despite the incumbent threats. ...

Biohacking and regulations: The evolving landscape of human enhancement
Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology | Digital Inclusion Sep 18, 2023

Biohacking and regulations: The evolving landscape of human enhancement

Although biohacking offers opportunities for improved health, it raises significant ethical and safety concerns that need to be addressed via state regulations ...

Ethics of neurotechnology: The intersection of neuroscience and military applications
Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Sep 05, 2023

Ethics of neurotechnology: The intersection of neuroscience and military applications

Striking a balance between technological advancement and ethical considerations will be essential to safeguard human rights and global security ...

Synthetic data in biotechnology research
Privacy & Data Protection | Cyber and Technology Sep 01, 2023

Synthetic data in biotechnology research

As the biotechnology industry evolves, integrating synthetic data and model-based reasoning will remain crucial for addressing complex biological challenges and improving human health ...

Deep fake, disinformation, and deception
Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology | Artificial Intelligence Aug 25, 2023

Deep fake, disinformation, and deception

The adoption of generative AI in cognitive warfare poses a significant threat to national security ...

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