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Will AI really destroy humanity?

PARIS: The warnings are coming from all angles: artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to humanity and must be shackled before it is too late. But what are these disaster scenarios and how are machines supposed to wipe out humanity? Paperclips of doom Most disaster scenarios start in the same place: machines will outstrip human

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Chinese university offers scholarships

ISLAMABAD: China’s Nanjing University of Information Sciences and Technology (NUIST) is offering fully-funded scholarships to Pakistani students to help them enhance their research capacity to combat climate issues.   Professor Dr Tong Jiang of NUIST and Executive Director for the Research Institute of Climatic and Environmental Governance said his department was offering the scholarships in the

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\’Investing in early childhood education to cut dropout rate\’

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Prof Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said the government had earmarked Rs25 billion for imparting elementary education to drop-out children in the country. Addressing the Pakistan Learning Conference 2023, he expressed confidence that investing in early childhood education would lead to a significant reduction in dropout rates and enable children

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HEC withdraws letter on Holi after public outcry

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Thursday withdrew a letter expressing objections to the celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi at a university, Dawn.com reported. The HEC’s statement comes in response to the widespread criticism received nationwide after its executive director, Dr Shaista Sohail, issued a letter taking exception to the celebration of the festival

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