You remember that old saying that “if something is available for free, you’re the product”? In the age of AI, even if you’re paying for something, you’re still the product. A few weeks ago, I…
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On Koo, failures and successes in India’s startup ecosystem
The shuttering of Koo, a microblogging website similar to Twitter (now X), has rekindled discussions about why India doesn’t have its own Google, Facebook, or WhatsApp, and whether a protectionist approach is necessary to build…
About offensive AI outputs
So, #ShameOnMetaAI was trending on Twitter because MetaAI was used to generate jokes on Hindu gods including Lord Ram & Lord Vishnu. Some tweets say it declined to crack jokes on Prophet Mohammed, but others…
Open Source vs Proprietary AI
At a discussion we held in June last year, someone threw the cat among the pigeons by saying that Open Sourcing AI is like giving everyone a nuclear bomb. It’s not a point of view…
On streaming and censorship
In terms of Netflix removing Annapoornani, why are we even surprised? This is the rule of the mob, and we’ve seen this before when theaters used to be attacked in India, for films that, at…