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Are firms wasting their money on AI agents?

New Delhi, July 7 -- Unlike basic chatbots, AI agents are autonomous systems that can plan, reason and complete complex multi-step tasks with minimal input-such as coding, data analysis and generating... Read More


Mint Primer | Behind the job cuts: Is AI the real reason?

New Delhi, June 27 -- At present, the outlook is mixed. The World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Future of Jobs 2025 report predicts 170 million new jobs this decade, but 92 million will be lost. One in four ... Read More


Mint Explainer: Would you make Sam Altman's eye scanner your online ID?

New Delhi, June 26 -- As governments digitize services, banks go virtual, and AI-powered impersonation surges, establishing 'who you are' through a reliable, globally accepted digital ID is becoming c... Read More


Mint Primer: AI's twin impact: Better security, worse dangers

New Delhi, June 18 -- AI and generative AI are proving to be double-edged swords, boosting cyber defences while also enabling threats like deepfakes, voice cloning and even attacks by autonomous AI ag... Read More


How Nasa biologist Sharmila Bhattacharya is prepping humans for space

New Delhi, June 14 -- Sharmila Bhattacharya, a scientist at the US space agency Nasa, has long focused on a singular goal: understanding how space conditions affect living organisms and using that kno... Read More


Why is big tech fussing over fault-tolerant quantum computers?

New Delhi, June 11 -- For more than a decade, big tech companies like IBM, Google and Microsoft have been loudly announcing that quantum computers will soon solve tasks that stump today's supercompute... Read More


Mint Primer | Who is liable if a friendly chatbot 'abets' suicide?

New Delhi, June 2 -- A US judge has admitted a case against American firm Character.AI over charges that its chatbot drove a teenager to suicide. The ruling will be closely watched for its potential t... Read More


Mint Explainer: As banks brace for quantum attacks, is India moving too slowly?

New Delhi, May 29 -- Banks and financial institutions worldwide are gearing up for the day when quantum computers become stable enough to potentially break traditional encryption, which could cause ma... Read More


Mint Primer: Dr AI is here, but will the human touch go away?

New Delhi, May 26 -- Shanghai-based company Synyi AI recently unveiled a fully artificial intelligence (AI)-run clinic in Saudi Arabia. While AI excels at diagnosis, it lacks human empathy and nuanced... Read More


Mint Primer: A robot for every 3 humans: What happens to us?

New Delhi, May 20 -- The number of humanoid robots in use could reach three billion by 2060. With the global population projected at 10.07 billion that year (source: Worldometer), that's one robot for... Read More