Is Artificial Intelligence going to make humans redundant?

“Don’t let the noise knock you off course.Don’t get caught up in the trivial aspects of life.Don’t listen to trolls and don’t become one.Measure impact in humanity not in the likes,but the lives you touch and people you serve”-Tim Cook to MIT graduates.

There is a growing thought that AI is going to do things much better, much quicker and more efficient than human beings. This they say would make humans redundant and automation would lead to job losses.

I believe we are losing the big picture and getting lost in the noise or herd mentality. Let’s not worry about job losses, let’s use technology (AI) for solving problems that humans have been unsuccessfully trying to solve.

Remedy for cancer, alzheimer’s, how to eliminate poverty, skill-mapping (skills that would be relevant and useful in 2040).

How to use technology to solve problems facing agriculture,how to prevent farmer suicides,irrigation vows,crop pattern and weather forecasting.

Cost effective solutions to portable water, purify saline water and make clean drinking water available to all. Automation for housing vows.Is 3D printing the answer?

Solving day to day problems like traffic vows, parking issues, and maybe even obesity.

Let’s not get lost in the noise that how many jobs are going to get lost by automation or technology.
Let’s not worry about how technology will make humans redundant
Let’s not worry about news channels and the media speaking of job losses, they speak stupidity, but then that's their job.

Let’s use it to create useful solutions where humans have not found a solution yet.

Anil Kumble - The Legend

619 Test wickets, 337 ODI wickets, 57 Twenty20 wickets

  "That is the way I get most of my wickets. Yeah, it was very special to get there."-Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble was one of the most underrated cricketers of the country during his playing days.When in the team,he was never given his due,compared to a Sachin or a Saurav,especially seeing that he is the highest wicket taker in Indian Test history by a long margin,much more than a Kapil Dev, or a Bishen Singh Bedi. His exploits are no less than that of a maestro Sachin Tendulkar.

Also cricket never got Anil Kumble as the captain of Indian Team,which I believe he richly deserved and would have done a lot of good for Indian Cricket.

So when he was appointed the Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team I thought maybe ,the cricketer has finally got his due,but alas not everything is as green as it appears.

Everything seemed alright,be it his insistence on YOGA sessions or him advocating John Wright’s philosophy of taking the backseat,everything seemed to be falling in the right place for Indian Cricket.

They say performance is the criteria ,for selection,I do not know what criteria did Anil Kumble have to show either in his playing days (when he was frequently criticized by the media for not being a big turner of the ball. He did respond saying “My job is to take wickets not turn the ball.”) or during his brief but effective coaching stint.

Whether it is his squabbles with Virat Kolhi or the BCCI,we have again lost the services of a valuable human being and a patriotic team player.

Hellish World

Those that have an attitude of service towards others are the beauty of society. - Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

Everyone here comes and recites ”Amma Amma Amma”
Some glossy,some through heartfelt devotion.

Though each one here claims to be a devotee.

Many smile, some from within,many a plastic
Some cry instantaneously in her arms,relieving their burden.

Though each one here claims to be a devotee.
 
Few sensible,innumerable fools 
Some with deep pain,some artificial
some fake tears, all find a way in.

Though each one here claims to be a devotee.

Some come in search of happiness,some to bury their sorrow.

Few are compassionate here,many egoistic.

Though each one here claims to be a devotee.

Some praise,some hurl abuses,some shed tears,some smile
Many are selfless,few selfish.
Though the mantra here seems to be DONATIONS, DONATIONS and more DONATIONS.

Though each one here claims to be a devotee.

She consoles each one,
whether rich or poor,
knowledgable or ignorant,
whether selfish or selfless
with same ounce of love and compassion.

For her,each one is her devotee ,her child.

Rahul Gandhi to be a better Prime Minister than Priyanka Gandhi

The fragrance of flowers spread only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.

The perception in and around the people of India especially the media is that the fairer sex Priyanka Gandhi would be a better leader than Rahul Gandhi.It is widely believed that she would be able to win more votes and is a mass leader like Indira Gandhi.

On the contrary it is believed widely that Rahul Gandhi does not have the charisma that she may have ,has a low IQ,is a bunny of online trolls and not a mass leader who is able to generate votes and has not been able to ensure a win for the Congress.

The slogan from the party workers is “Priyanka laoo Congress Bachoo”.

I think Priyanka Gandhi being a magic wand and will be able to save the sinking ship of the Congress is a myth.I do not believe she in any way has the expertize to be in politics,forget winning it as the results of the recent UP elections do show.Her insistence on 105 seats at the cost of an alliance is very deplorable.Neither has she been able to win any seats in Amethi or make a big difference in Rae Bareli.

On the other Rahul Gandhi has more experience being in politics for sometime now and learnt the trade.He listens to people (read congress leaders etc.) knows the importance of collision (taking people along as in UP and Bihar) and does not live in myth or shadow of Congress being the Grand Old Party of India.He learns from mistakes faster and ready to play second fiddle if the situation demands so,thus making him more opportunistic of winning the elections in the years ahead.Rahul Gandhi though would do a lot better just working in silence.

Priyanka Gandhi definitely speaks better but she neither has the organisational skills or political acumen to be a successful politician and also still lives in the myth of Grand old party of India called Congress.

Though for either of them to be the Prime Minister of India they would definitely need to wait for the man of the moment called Narendra Modi to retire from active politics.

Also the voters are showing an interesting trend in UP,Bihar and Maharashtra muncipal polls of supporting development politics than freebies politics,though Kerala being an exception.

Fortunate to be born in an Infosys Era

Valuable advice can sometimes come from an unexpected source, and chance events can sometimes open new doors.-NR Narayana Murthy

I have always prided the fact that I have been born in an Infosys era.Infosys has always been an Indian pride for each one of us in school.We have always looked up to Infy as an Indian brand.

Vishal Sikka ,CEO Infosys,is easily one of the most credible CEO’s around the world and  would do a lot of good if he comes down to India,and settles down here.

It is easier to manufacture an Indian worldclass car for India roads with Indian people,being in India than being in United States.

Also the important aspect is the cultural mix that India brings, being with people from India, drinking a cutting chai from roadside tapri,or a Kitchdi from punjabi dhabba ,the cultural and moral value sets like doing more with less need to be ingrained and keep being reminded of it again and again, happens best when one is connected deeply with one’s roots.Only then can we acquire wings that fly higher.