by Vinoth Ramachandra | Nov 15, 2021 | Opinion
What has artificial/machine intelligence (AI) to do with environmental destruction and global warming? What goes into the making of such systems? The language of “cloud computing,” “virtual reality” and “cyberspace” has inured us into thinking that the web and AI...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Aug 18, 2021 | Opinion
Israel is the last remaining European colonial power, which is why its repressive actions are not treated by Western governments and mass media in the same way as that of, say, China or Iran. And every act of violence by Hamas or individual Palestinians is exploited...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Jan 15, 2020 | Opinion
For many peoples around the world – in countries as diverse as Britain, India and Sri Lanka – the political landscape for the new decade is bleak. Racist nationalisms, right-wing economic fundamentalism, outdated left-wing rhetoric and the corruption of public media...
