Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Tech : Opportunities and Ramifications

WHY KANT I SLEEP WITH A SEXBOT! Traditional ethical theories were created at a time when it was believed that humans were the primary moral actors and moral patients, including utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and Kantian ethics. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate how well these theories can be used in the brand-new field of human-robot interaction (Gordon and Nyholm, 2022). The idea is to apply Kantian moral philosophy to understand the carnal relationship between/among men and women, when a sexbot, an inanimate participant capable of “only” delivering sexual pleasure, is involved in the “relationship”. Sexbots and their origins. Sexbots, short for Sex Robots are artificially designed humanoid robots which can perform or facilitate sexual acts with their users. The popularization of sexual uses of human-like artifacts is a relatively old phenomenon. The usage of and normalisation of so-called sex toys with human body part representations, such as penis-shaped dildos and vibra...

DOES INDIA’S TAX POLICE NEED A NEW WEAPON? Taxation can be fundamentally defined as the legally mandated levy paid by the people to their government for the welfare of the public and development of the facilities shared by the public (Muhammad Amir et al., 2011). The purpose of taxation is multifaceted comprising of generating revenue, uplifting masses from poverty, restricting circulation of harmful substances (e.g.: tobacco, carbon etc), and enforcing accountability of the government towards the public. All these scenarios indicate how essential it is for India to safeguard its tax reserve from fiscal leakage or non-compliance of taxation mandates by the public. A brief overview of the Taxation System in India. In India, taxes are broadly categorised into two sections (Nishant Ghuge, 2015) : • Direct Tax and • Indirect Tax || Direct Tax is the tax paid by the individual directly to the government. This is levied upon the income and/or profits made by the individual. Indirect...

CLIMATE, FAST FASHION AND AI : THE “KILLER” COMBINATION Fast fashion can be defined as the unquenchable thirst for consumption of fashion commodities which is fuelled by the cost effective and pocket friendly garments available in the market. The fashion industry has in recent years been severely criticised for its indifference towards the social and environmental impact of its myopic business policies in nurturing this trend (Niinimaki et al.,2020). The rising environmental exploitation can easily be attributed to the fast-growing consumption of clothing and consequentially textile production. It is interesting how Artificial Intelligence plays into this as prima facie it appears to have no connection with fashion whatsoever. The implementation of predictive analytics and AI in marketing and advertising of fashion brands in recent years have shown tremendous improvement in sales and revenue. Fashion brands are using predictive technologies like growth hacking to enhance customer ex...