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Can AI be conscious? The answer depends on what you think consciousness is. Seven people, and seven old Indian ideas, can help you make up your mind.
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
Three Gen Z writers share the films and shows that made them laugh, cry, question power—and occasionally want to become better people.
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Third year Student | St Xavier's College
Top-down restrictions often teach kids how to outsmart the rules rather than manage themselves. Here is why an indirect approach works when direct prohibition fails.
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
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