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Deepfakes Voice

In News A social media platform used speech synthesis to make deep fakes of celebrities.  These deep fake audios made racist, abusive, and violent comments. About Deepfakes: Deep fake is a type of Artificial Intelligence (AI) used to create convincing images, audio, and video hoaxes. Deepfakes use deep learning AI to replace the likeness of […]

Goblin Mode

In News ‘Goblin Mode’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2022.  About Goblin Mode It is a “slang term”. Meaning: “a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations”. Usage:  often used in the expressions ‘in goblin mode’ or ‘to go […]

Moonlighting

In News Recently, the DXC Technology India MD said that the Moonlighting is only one challenge and that is not reason enough for a company to put an end to work from home that had proved to be beneficial for a large chunk of employees. Wipro has recently sacked around 300 employees for ‘moonlighting’.  What […]

Assisted Suicide

In News Recently, a renowned French filmmaker, Jean-Luc Godard died by assisted suicide. More about the news Assisted suicide is allowed by Swiss law under certain conditions.  Physicians and organisations are allowed to provide assistance to suicide within the framework of the law and under the medical codes of ethics, as long as there are […]

Cognitive Dissonance

Context The Term was in the News. It is important for the Paper IV of the General Studies of UPSC. What is Cognitive Dissonance? About: The cognitive dissonance theory was one of the most influential theories in social psychology first proposed by Leon Festinger in his book A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance in 1957.  Cognitive […]

Indian Police and Ethics

In News The role of the police has an ethical or moral dimension which is not found in most other occupations. Reasons for different Police Ethics Takes Moral Decisions: Life and liberty are fundamental moral values and are held to be so in all human societies, and the police routinely have to decide whether or […]

Euthanasia

In Context Recently, Bengaluru woman goes to Delhi HC to stop friend’s euthanasia trip to Europe. About  According to a petition filed before the court, the man has been suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome since 2014 and is allegedly planning to travel to Switzerland for a physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia — an option not available […]

SC’s Observations on Death Penalty in India

In Context  Recently, the Bench of the Supreme Court of India decided to critically examine the routine and abrupt way in which trial judges often impose the death penalty on convicts.  Death Penalty About: Death penalty or capital punishment is the highest degree of punishment that can be awarded to an individual under specified penal […]

Reforming Death Penalty

In News The Supreme Court has suo motu opened a review of the process by which courts award the death penalty. India’s justice system Death penalty or capital punishment is the highest degree of punishment that can be awarded to an individual under any penal law in force in any part of the world. Capital […]

Bias in AI is a key topic of concern

In News UNESCO’s framework for moral AI would have a far-reaching influence on the complete gamut of AI actions. The facets of AI which will be affected are improvement,  software,  ethicality,  information privateness, and  regulation. It is still under consultation and not fully developed. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? It is a machine which mimics […]