Author: Adarsh

In a world where misinformation and fake videos are rampant, Adarsh gives you tips on how to spot a deepfake…. These days, there seems to be a deepfake video of every single celebrity out there. Industrialist Narayana Murthy was forced to post on X recently that a widely circulating video was not actually his. Ratan Tata also fell prey to a similar video. Bollywood actors Alia Bhatt and Priyanka Chopra were also in the news recently after videos of ‘them’ started doing the rounds. Rashmika Mandhana also posted on X to clarify that a video believed to be hers was…

In the age of automation, Adarsh explores whether artificial intelligence is the cause of increased loneliness or whether it can be the solution to the problem…. These days people seem to be using AI for everything. From being someone’s financial advisor to a personal assistant to giving legal counsel as well as assisting with education, artificial intelligence has been lending a helping hand to humans in almost every avenue. And now, while this saves time and increases efficiency, it comes at a cost. This also means the lack of human interaction. While we turn to technology for all our needs,…

The new Solos AirGo Vision that lets you asks questions about people and places you’re looking at through the glasses. Remember how Tony Stark used to talk to Jarvis and identify things he was looking at through his visor? Well, going by the latest updates in eyewear technology, that future might not be too far away. Launched as a rival to Ray Ban’s Meta Glasses, Solos has unveiled their AirGo Visions 3 which comes integrated with OpenAI’s latest GPT-4o model. Image Credit: Facebook / Solos Smartglasses How It Works The AirGo Vision comes integrated with ChatGPT so it can be…

In a world where WFH and hybrid models are preferred, Adarsh explores how corporates are trying to bring employees back to the office…. Teena wasn’t very excited when Covid-19 protocol meant she would have to work from home in 2020. But fast forward four years, she is settled into a life of working from the comforts of home. She dreads the day she will have to go back to office. Raghav and Ira struggled to find time for each other because of their contrasting work schedules. But ever since they switched to a hybrid mode of working, they balance life…

Active for almost 50 years since its launch in 1977, Voyager 1 – the first spacecraft to cross into interstellar space – is not doing well. Adarsh explains what’s going on…. NASA launched Voyager 1 from the Kennedy Space Cater in Florida in 1977, along with its sister craft Voyager 2. These two are the longest-serving, nonpassive spacecrafts in existence. They are part of an elite fleet of five probes that are on trajectories that will take them out of the solar system, never to return. But since November of 2023, Voyager 1 has been sending incomprehensible messages back to…

Adarsh explains how artificial intelligence and other technological advancements are being used to translate scrolls that were previously considered impossible to read… Thanks to modern cutting-edge technology, we now know – more than 2000 years later – about the burial place of the Greek philosopher Plato. Thanks to hyperspectral imaging and machine learning, scholars have conclusive evidence that Plato was buried in a secret garden inside the Platonic Academy of Athens. These new methodologies have changed our understanding of ancient civilizations just like the original Renaissance did centuries ago. So much so that Dr Kilian Fleischer, a papyrologist who worked…

As iPhones and iPads launch the Claude iOS app, Adarsh takes you through all you need to know… It is a story fit to be a script for a Hollywood movie! And for all you know, in a few years’ time, it might just become one… A bunch of people working on ChatGPT felt that OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman was prioritising profits over safety and quit. One of them, Dario Amodei – their VP of Research for four years and the brains ChatGPT– didn’t just quit. He roped in the rest of the bunch and formed a company that…

Become more productive at work and in life by employing these 5 AI assistants! Why do all the work yourself when artificial intelligence can take some of the load off your back! If you haven’t been using AI to automate some of your work, here are 5 AI assistants that can save you at least 3 hours every day! Image Credit: Fireflies.ai Fireflies If you’re looking for something to streamline your office meetings, then Fireflies is your answer! It is an AI-powered meeting assistant that allows you to record, transcribe and even search through recorded live meetings or audio files…

The results of a new study from McGill University in Canda reveal how video game addiction in childhood increases the chances of psychosis. 6-year-old Aman sits in his room, playing on his PlayStation while his mother and his aunt watch him silently from the door. ‘He’s such a low-maintenance kid,’ says his mother proudly. When 8-year-old Priyanka returns from school in the afternoon, her parents are still at work and won’t be home for a few hours. So, she waits for them patiently, watching cartoons on the television until they return. Aakash is only two but he throws a big…

After Elon Musk announced that X will soon charge a small fee to post or engage on the social network, Adarsh examines the pros and cons of this decision…. Imagine having to pay to post a comment on your social media handle! Well that’s exactly what looks like is going to happen after Elon Musk tweeted that X – formerly Twitter – will soon charge ‘a small fee’ to allow users to post or engage on the social media platform. The 52-year-old billionaire who bought Twitter in 2023 and renamed it to X said that the decision was to combat…