Tech, Trade And History – How Facial Recognition Technology Made Its Way To India

The technology being used to identify and punish protestors at recent anti-government rallies were pushed by historic tech trade links between the US and India


‘Distributing Land Like Candy’: How Diluted Laws, Opaque Processes Power India’s AI Data Centre Boom

Data centres have existed since the 1990s so what is it about the new hyperscalers that is generating so many anxieties around livelihood, land rights and sustainability? We bring you an explainer


The Biases And Blinkers Of Big Tech’s Language Models

We spoke to researchers and practitioners across Bangladesh, India, and Bhutan to understand the promises and fallacies of linguistic diversity in AI, and the way ahead