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Ruchi Gupta

Ruchi Gupta

Articles by Ruchi Gupta

When basic education requires legal battles

New Delhi: Atul Kumar, who had lost his seat in IIT Dhanbad after missing the deadline to deposit a fee, speaks to the media after the Supreme Court asked the institute to admit him to the BTech course, in New Delhi, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Updated on Oct 15, 2024 15:10 IST

In Amazon story, need to rethink efficiency norms

FILE PHOTO: A man inspects trucks before they enter an Amazon storage facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, October 1, 2021. Picture taken October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas//File Photo (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 9, 2024 15:45 IST

AI may replace search engines. Is that good?

Unlike human intelligence, which is built on understanding and creativity, GPT is based on probability, large language models (LLMs), which train on massive amounts of data to learn patterns and predict the most probable sequence of words. (REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 5, 2023 15:25 IST

A twofold approach to win the war on misinformation

Bringing governance of speech under State purview is fraught with risks to free speech.

Updated on May 18, 2022 16:40 IST

Social media firms have a ‘duty of care’

These platforms have become increasingly interventionist with content. To maximise user engagement and retain/increase users, platforms also push new content into user feeds. (Bloomberg)

Updated on May 11, 2022 15:48 IST

Free speech and social media: Reset the debate

Platforms have carte blanche to decide what content they want to host and distribute. However, since all major social media platforms were based primarily in the United States (US), their content moderation policies drew upon American First Amendment principles (HT FILE PHOTO)

Updated on May 4, 2022 15:11 IST

The fragmentation of political power is key to institutional autonomy | Analysis

Executive overreach and countervailing institutional pusillanimity is greater in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s second term with consolidation of political power and its willingness to bypass normative thresholds to further consolidate power

Updated on Oct 13, 2020 14:01 IST

The anti-CAA protests have hit a wall. Here is why

The logic of protests requires a receptive government, to acknowledge dissent, and open dialogue to build a fresh consensus. However, the government has not only chosen to disregard the protests; it has chosen to also use these as a counterpoint to consolidate majority

Updated on Feb 13, 2020 13:56 IST

Indian liberals are adrift today. Here is a way out

Focusing on the economy isn’t enough. They must engage with identity concerns

Updated on Oct 21, 2019 14:56 IST

To safeguard democracy, Congress must remain true to its ideals

The truth is that the Congress has become over-dependent on institutional intermediaries such as the media to communicate with the public, instead of shaping public opinion through dialogue and discussion. Combined with some loss of credibility, counter-majoritarian positions by the Congress could be twisted, instead of making people pause to rethink the party’s stand.

Updated on Aug 16, 2019 14:48 IST

You’re lucky if you have true and selfless friends

HT Image

Updated on Aug 10, 2016 05:30 IST

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