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Artificial Intelligence

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  Will the next Prime Minister of India be a robot? A BJP robot or a Congress robot, it is entirely likely that a few decades hence, the country’s most important political position may be occupied by a machine. When for so long, the cult of personality and party affiliations has dominated government, many argue that artificial intelligence would serve India better than the current crop of bureaucrats and politicians. Their erratic behavior and impulsive decision making would be best replaced by machines – machines that analyze relevant data thoroughly, weigh the odds, and then come up with the best solution. Without our knowing it, ‘artificial intelligence’ has sprung up around us, performing tasks we as humans are incapable of. At present however far too many people think that it is only a passing fad promoted by Western scientists with little to do. But whatever the eventual outcome, artificial intelligence is here to stay for the long term. Economists in the West are closely w...