Rajesh Rao

[Rajesh Rao @raorajesh]

@IndianTechGuide But independent historical milestones indicate that actual number of registered students in 1985 was likely much higher than 5,000. Given 72,298 students registered in 1988 and 29,477 registered in 1978, analysts estimate true number for 1985 was smwhr between 50,000 and 65,000

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End of an era for the office cubicle:

Scott Adams, the creator of the iconic Dilbert comic strip, has passed away at 68 after a battle with prostate cancer.

Whether you loved the satire of corporate life or followed his later shift into commentary, there’s no denying Dilbert defined a generation of workplace humor.

"I had an amazing life. I gave it everything I had.": Scott Adams

#ScottAdams #Dilbert #RestInPeace #TechCulture

https://t.co/aoddt9rOv1

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Is consciousness an evolved work of art?

Nicholas H. argues that our "souls" are culturally sanctioned identities that help us navigate a world of mutual respect and personhood.

The invention of the soul.

#Soul #Existentialism #Personhood #HumanNature

https://t.co/RMfB0fZJFG

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We talk about the brilliance of Grandmasters, but what about the burnout?

Between AI prep & constant competition, stress of modern chess is at all-time high. Is prof. game sustainable in its current form?

#Chess #Grandmaster #MentalHealth #MagnusCarlsen
https://t.co/aAO3UWDwCD

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Why AI Needs A Sense Of Smell

Without a sense of smell, AI remains a "brain in a vat." To build a robot as capable as a cat, or a human, we need to link inhalation with intellect.

#AI #FutureOfTech #Olfaction #Innovation

https://t.co/pIINOgiJqc

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SERIOUS CONCERN: Delay issuing supplementary sheets at Mayoor School Noida in CBSE Class 10 Math exam.

​NO EXTRA TIME given. Students unable to finish paper due to admin failure.

ACTION REQUESTED!

​@cbseindia29 @dmgbnagar @EduMinOfIndia @dpradhanbjp @UPGovt @myogiadityanath

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The Making of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle:

How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke

https://t.co/0L5zMQohi7

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Of balls and urns, and coins and such.

Understanding the counter-intuitive nature of probability via deceptively simple puzzles.

https://t.co/zP0v67lKgJ via @QuantaMagazine #probability #

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@AnalysisFact Of course.

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Public trust in AI is sinking across the board.

For AI companies, trust dropped to 53%, from 61% from 5 years ago.

Tech was leading industry in trust in 90% of countries in 2015 ==> worryingly, it is most trusted in only 50% today.

https://t.co/VOhgNB5fbS #Trust #AI #Edelmen

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LLM Agents can Autonomously Hack Websites.

It's only a matter of time...

Read here: https://t.co/nBQLLWR7VF

#LLMs #Hacking

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Nightshade 1.0 released.

How artists can poison their pics with deadly Nightshade, a prompt-specific poisoning attack, to deter AI scrapers.

#nightshade @UChicago

https://t.co/il1rATtjfe #LLM

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Its been a 'Long time coming...'

Fifty years ago, Metcalfe helped invent Ethernet.

“The most important new fact about the human condition is that we are now suddenly connected,” he said.

https://t.co/4MQjPMAdWV #turing #ethernet

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The science of bioacoustics.

Complex ecological information is transmitted by sound.

“Sound is a primordial form of conveying complex ecological information; a vast range of species — even those without ears — are remarkably sensitive to sound.”

https://t.co/43VuO06S6o #sound

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Global Economy in 2022

1. The world crossed $100 trillion
2. India became the 5th largest, overtaking UK 🇮🇳🥳

India is less than 0.8 trillion away from becoming the 3rd largest, leaving Germany & Japan behind

#GDP #India #PMModi @VisualCap

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"Can We Survive Technology?"

John von Neumann posed the question in 1955. We still await an answer...

-- From a review of @Ananyo Bhattacharya's promising book, "The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann"

https://t.co/Ri0JQxRpU1 #HappyHolidays @thenation

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Heidegger warned of how technology imposes a particular order on reality.

What would he make of AI-produced culture?

Content with no personality; insipid conversations, and unoriginal high of taking the same drugs again...?

https://t.co/5ZJbs6MxrL @AlexWStern #HappyHolidays

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Is there really something wrong with being clever?

Oscar Wilde wrote 'being clever' becoming an absolute public nuisance

Wittgenstein was tormented by the thought that he was “merely clever”

The answer is nuanced.

https://t.co/URkf8epLWA #clever @hedgehogreview #HappyHolidays

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RIP, Kathleen Booth.

https://t.co/Ik7VIuXzG0 #womenintech #assembly

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Recent Optus & Medibank data breaches prompt penalty upgrades in Australia's to Wow levels!

Earlier USD ~$1.4 MM penalty to be now greater of:

USD ~$32 MM; or
3x the benefit value from breach; or
30% of adjusted turnover in the relevant period!

https://t.co/gYHqg2MoEP #Privacy