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I visualise a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I'm rooting for the machines"

— Claude Shannon

Gig Workers Face Growing Algorithmic Control, Human Rights Watch Says

A new Human Rights Watch report finds that platform companies use opaque algorithms to set pay, assign work, and deactivate workers across taxi, delivery, domestic, and online labour platforms. Illustration: AI FrontPage

A new Human Rights Watch report finds that platform companies use opaque algorithms to set pay, assign tasks, and deactivate workers — shifting the cost and risk of work onto an estimated 435 million people globally, including 12 million in India.

Anthropic and Gates Foundation Commit $200 Million to AI Initiatives in India, Sub-Saharan Africa

Anthropic and the Gates Foundation will commit $200 million over four years for AI in global health, education and agriculture, including India programmes.

The four-year commitment will fund AI-powered apps for foundational literacy in India and sub-Saharan Africa, drug discovery for neglected diseases like polio and HPV, and tools for smallholder farmers.

Train Teachers in AI Before Students, Say Educators to AI FrontPage at Bharat Shiksha Expo 2026

AI in Classrooms Hinges on Teacher Training, Educators Tell Bharat Shiksha Expo

Speaking to AI FrontPage at Bharat Shiksha Expo 2026, leading educators stressed that teachers must be trained in artificial intelligence (AI) before students, highlighting AI’s growing role in NEP 2020, skill development, and future-ready education in India.