Rethinking aviation safety
Despite decades of progress in aviation safety (international air traffic reached record heights post-Covid and crossed five billion passengers worldwide), recent incidents remind us that risks remain. In the last…
AI’s checkmate
Nine years ago, between March 9 and 15, 2016, the world witnessed a historic match between accomplished Go player Lee Sedol and AlphaGo, an AI model developed by DeepMind. In…
Scroll, click, forget?
WE live in a world where our attention is the most valuable commodity. I use the term ‘commodity’ deliberately — Big Tech corporations have commoditised our focus. The business model…
The AI debate
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly considered as the most transformative human invention. According to Kai-Fu Lee, a Taiwanese AI expert and author of ‘AI Superpowers’, AI rivals the impact of…
Use of AI in controlling environmental crime in Pakistan
Pakistan ranks 179th in the EPI, with 25.5 points, slipping down 4 spots in the past decade. With regard to eco-system vitality, Pakistan stands at 173rd rank, and for biodiversity…
Cloud cuckoo land
WITH Donald Trump and his brood shifting to the White House again, who do you think is bracing the most for the worst that can happen without really hoping for…
The DeepSeek disruption
In September 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared, “Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities but also threats that…
Reshaping the labour market
The government of Pakistan recently inaugurated the National Economic Plan (2024-29) under the name of ‘Uraan Pakistan’. The plan, among other things, envisages tackling unemployment and underemployment and creating one…
AI for education
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping education globally, promising accessible, personalized and effective learning. Unesco is committed to supporting member states to harness the potential of AI for achieving the Education…
One hundred years of quantum wonders
The year 1925 marks a pivotal moment in science, heralding the birth of quantum mechanics – a field that delves into the fundamental behaviour of matter and energy. Werner Heisenberg’s…
