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India Was the World’s Richest Country for 1,000 Years. What Exactly Changed?

For much of recorded history, India was one of the largest economic powers in the world. This is not a cultural claim. It is supported by long term economic research. Economic historian Angus Maddison, whose global GDP reconstructions are widely cited in academic circles, estimated that: Around 1 AD, India…

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“We’ll Never Need to Work Again”: DeepMind CEO Predicts AGI Within 5–10 Years, Driving Radical Abundance 10x Faster Than the Industrial Revolution

Google DeepMind's CEO, Demis Hassabis, recently discussed the implications of AI in the future, further indicating that AGI could be achieved within the next 5-10 years, leading to radical abundance.

Windows Central

DeepMind CEO makes big brain claims, saying AGI could be here within 'five to 10 years' and cause humanity to experience widespread change that's '10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and maybe 10 times faster'

I'm not getting my hopes up though.

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Is AI sparking a cognitive revolution that will lead to mediocrity and conformity?

Artificial Intelligence began as a quest to simulate the human brain.

The Conversation

Eight years after arena attack, Manchester bee commercialisation has unsettled some Mancunians

If you visit Manchester, one of the first things you’ll notice is the great number of bee images throughout the city. Born in the Industrial Revolution, the “worker bee” symbol captured the northern English city’s tireless spirit and its legacy as a buzzing hive of industry. Today, the symbol is…

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NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 1: A special feedback episode

In this special episode of NL Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Anand Vardhan and Jayashree Arunachalam catch up on all the letters – over 45 of them – that we’ve received from subscribers.Hafta letters: India-Pakistan, podcast ideas, team feedback, thoughts on patriotismWe have a page for subscribers to…

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AI is transforming the search for new materials that can help create the technologies of the future

From the bronze age to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, the discovery and development of new materials has been a driving force in human history. These novel materials have helped advance technology and shape civilisations.

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British "industrial aristocracy" Dowlais joins exodus from London stock market

Dowlais traces its roots back to the formation of Dowlais Ironworks Co in south Wales at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in 1759

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Warming oceans are changing marine habitats – study explores the impact on thousands of species

Every year, human activities release billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the Sun, making the Earth warmer than it would be without them. Over 90% of the extra heat from greenhouse gases gets absorbed by the ocean, driving marine temperatures to alarmingly…

The Conversation

Developing nations are least responsible for climate change but cop it worst. Will the COP29 climate talks tackle this injustice?

Since the Industrial Revolution, country after country has turned to fossil fuels to power their transport and industry.

The Conversation

We passed 1.5°C of human-caused warming this year (just not as the Paris agreement measures it)

Human-caused global warming has just nudged past 1.5°C, according to a new method we have developed. That’s approaching 0.2°C higher than previously thought.

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So empire and the slave trade contributed little to Britain’s wealth? Pull the other one, Kemi Badenoch

The business and trade secretary played into the ideological tosh that the wonders of the Industrial Revolution were funded by beer brewers and sheep farmers

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Industrial Revolution began in 17th not 18th century, say academics

Researchers find shift from agriculture to manufacturing first gained pace under Stuart monarchs

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‘A wild swimmer’s paradise’: the beach on top of a Yorkshire moor

A new documentary, Wild Water, celebrates a hardy group of enthusiasts who hike up boglands to swim year-round in a remote mill pond built during the Industrial Revolution

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A nice cup of tea is always welcome, but centuries ago it truly was a lifesaver

The mere act of adding boiling water to a beverage cut death rates and even helped fuel the Industrial Revolution

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Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, the one about murderous siblings in London during the Industrial Revolution, is free to keep from Ubisoft

You've got until December 6 to make it yours.

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Merseyside’s towpath to the past: a 20-mile walk along the Industrial Revolution’s first canal

Giant relics from previous centuries, a restoration effort and our writer’s childhood memories loom large on this hike along Britain’s first modern canal

The Hindu

The explosion of digital uncertainty

Artificial General Intelligence could prove to be as radical a game-changer in the world of the 21st century as the Industrial Revolution was in the 18th century

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Why is London called the ‘Big Smoke’?

Events after the Industrial Revolution left London in the dark and with a nickname that has stuck

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Electrical union wants Australia’s net zero targets boosted by ‘substantial’ investment and state ownership

Exclusive: Influential leftwing unions to tell Labor’s national conference party it must seize ‘most significant economic opportunity since the Industrial Revolution’

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How you can future-proof your career in the era of AI

Ever since the industrial revolution, people have feared that technology would take away their jobs. While some jobs and tasks have indeed been replaced by machines, others have emerged. The success of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) now has many people wondering about the future of work –…

Daily Mirror

Pioneering Industrial Revolution method ‘taken from Jamaica and brought to Britain’

A process of converting scrap iron into wrought iron and credited to Henry Cort who was seen as one of the great innovators of the Industrial Revolution, was actually developed in Jamaica, a new study has found

Fortune

Musk echoes the anti-tech take of 'the Unabomber'

The first line of Kaczynski’s infamous 35,000-word manifesto read: “The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.”

The Hindu

Explained | Global warming will likely soon cross 1.5º C. What will it mean for India?

Global warming is linearly proportional to the amount of carbon dioxide that has been accumulated since the Industrial Revolution. Given the estimated emissions for 2023-2027, the WMO prediction indicates continued cooling over India, with excess rainfall in both summer and winter seasons.

The Conversation

What's a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains

The term “Luddite” emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there was a thriving textile industry that depended on manual knitting frames and a skilled workforce to create cloth and garments out of cotton and wool. But as the Industrial Revolution gathered momentum, steam-powered mills threatened the livelihood of…

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