Ajit Balakrishnan, founder and CEO, Rediff.com, is the author of The Wave Rider, A Chronicle of the Information Age. You can e-mail the author at ajitb@rediffmail.com
The tech community, which was getting ready to use the ChatGPT fever and raise unlimited capital for their businesses, is going to face tougher obstacles now, predicts Ajit Balakrishnan.
India has its share of both large tech companies and large national laboratories, but why is it that these don't seem to be at the forefront of any innovation news headlines? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Just as the atom and the byte needed careful societal control to prevent damage to society, perhaps, so does the gene, particularly in debates like 'genes vs merit', explains Ajit Balakrishnan.
Is India headed there again? questions Ajit Balakrishnan
...and say bye to the humanities-science divide, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan.
...current industry models will soon fade out, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan.
... And what explains the directions of change? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Being driven to abandon Indian middle-class values, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
...or just a Covid-era practice, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
US Congressman Ro Khanna's message is that instead of depending on the 'hidden hand' of capitalism -- that is to say, the power of markets -- it is time for policymakers to play a more active role in making sure that a wide range of towns become locations for digital economy enterprises and jobs, points out Ajit Balakrishnan.
What should one choose to do, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
... And it's not just fear of job losses, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Or has the world seen things like this before, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
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