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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲: 𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥

I am passionate about information accuracy and reliability, especially in today’s AI-driven world. Recently, I had the opportunity to contribute to the quality assurance process for a cutting-edge large language model (LLM).Specifically, I identified and reported a significant error in source attribution regarding the University of Southampton’s India campus, directly leading to the correction of…

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Digital Life and the Environment

We often overlook the environmental cost of our digital activities. Every action we take online—posting a photo, streaming a video, or even sending a message—requires energy, contributing to a growing environmental footprint. High-definition video streaming, a dominant component of social media, is a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions, and this impact is only expected to rise as video…

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𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸: A Competitor to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Meta AI? 𝗠͟͟𝘆͟͟ ͟͟𝗛͟͟𝗮͟͟𝗻͟͟𝗱͟͟𝘀͟͟-͟͟𝗢͟͟𝗻͟͟ ͟͟𝗧͟͟𝗲͟͟𝘀͟͟𝘁͟͟ ͟͟𝗦͟𝗮͟𝘆͟𝘀͟ ͟͟𝗢͟͟𝘁͟͟𝗵͟͟𝗲͟͟𝗿͟͟𝘄͟͟𝗶͟͟𝘀͟͟𝗲͟͟

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:DeepSeek has been gaining attention as a competitor to AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Meta AI. But does it truly stand up to the hype? I recently tested it and found a surprising limitation that raises doubts about its competitiveness. 𝗧͟𝗵͟𝗲͟ ͟𝗧͟𝗲͟𝘀͟𝘁͟:͟ Asking About the Recent Los Angeles WildfiresTo evaluate DeepSeek, I asked about the recent Los Angeles wildfires. Its…

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Hierarchy of Major Courts in India

Understanding the structure of the judicial system is crucial for comprehending how justice is administered in India. This flowchart is bilingual, i.e., both in English and Tamil, and it provides a comprehensive overview of the hierarchy of courts in India, distinguishing between civil and criminal courts at both metropolitan and district levels. From the Apex Court to the Subordinate Courts,…

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Charting a New Course: My Journey as a Volunteer Map Editor

I have always been fascinated by maps. They are more than just navigational tools; they are windows into the world, revealing hidden connections and stories etched into the landscape. So, when I stumbled upon The National Map Corps, a volunteer initiative by the U.S. Geological Survey, my inner cartographer jumped for joy. The National Map Corps is an online project where people like me, with a…

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Exploring the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library Consortium, California

A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of becoming a member of an extraordinary consortium of libraries—the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library Consortium. This consortium provides seamless access to the combined resources of 16 member libraries, all with a single library membership card. The efficiency and convenience of this system left me absolutely thrilled! In a matter of minutes,…

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JEWELS IN ASIA’S (EDUCATION) CROWN

JEWELS IN ASIA’S (EDUCATION) CROWN

QS RANKINGS 2016-2017– Growing challenges from the world’s emerging economic powers

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The  inspiration for sharing this post comes from the recent edition of QS World University Rankings 2016-2017 (published on 6 September 2016) and the fact that the two Public Universities in Singapore, namely National University of Singapore  (Rank 12) and Nanyang Technological…

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Free Online course on Natural disasters from one of the world’s top ranking universities - Let us make the most of it, considering the deluge in Chennai

Free Online course on Natural disasters from one of the world’s top ranking universities – Let us make the most of it, considering the deluge in Chennai

The target audience and the learning outcomes of a free online course, namely Natural Disasters, offered by McGill University in Canada are most suited and relevant to those involved in relief and rehabilitation work during the recent and worst deluge in Chennai.  It is a coincidence that the course has its start date in January 2016, a few weeks immediately after the worst rain and floods in…

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ONE RANK ONE PENSION (OROP)

ONE RANK ONE PENSION (OROP)

This has reference to the recent news item “Seventh Pay Commission recommends 23.5 % salary hike for central government employees and pensioners with effect from 1.1.2016”. We are at a loss as to whether the Seventh Pay Commission has addressed the issue of OROP (One Rank One Pension). It is a very sorry state of affairs that the defense personnel who defended our Country have to struggle to get…

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Availing Health Insurance facilities - Not as simple as we think – Here’s why?

Availing Health Insurance facilities – Not as simple as we think – Here’s why?

Major exclusions in the Policy, general & specific mandatory waiting periods for certain illnesses, Third Party Administrators (TPAs) and their roles, network hospitals, procedures towards Cashless facility; Pre-approval, co-payment, sub-limits for expenses, etc., and the list goes on and on and on.

My intention is not to intimidate people with the above list but to make their life relatively…

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Hierarchy of Courts in India

Hierarchy of Courts in India

People like me, who are not familiar with the hierarchy of Courts in India, especially, those courts, which are subordinate to High Courts, might find the following Post helpful.

Like we are expected to be familiar with our Fundamental Rights and have basic knowledge of law, we should be clear, as well, in our understanding in so far as different courts were concerned.

When we read/watch news…

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Music Librarianship

I am sharing, through this Post, my experiences and the lessons I learnt recently.

As an information scientist by profession, rendering professional services to a high profile Music College in Chennai was hugely rewarding and a challenging experience, as well.

Rewarding, because it was an opportunity to be a Library Practitioner again (after having retired from the British Council Library a few…

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Congratulations to Mr Sundar Pichai

Congratulations to Mr Sundar Pichai

Our congratulations to Mr Sundar Pichai.  An enviable and illustrious academic and professional career. The motivational facts of Mr Sundar Pichai are – though he is a Global CEO now, he is a simple, hardworking, down-to-earth and unassuming person.  One of the most popular bosses at Google, as well as a good team player and team leader.  I wish our youngsters who want to achieve big in life…

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Our way of remembering and paying tribute to Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

It has been little over a week now since we lost our “People’s President”.  We have been going through all kinds of emotions since Dr Kalam’s demise.  We are blessed to have lived during the times of Dr Kalam.

The Facebook and WhatsApp are flooded with messages, forwards, photographs, tributes, wish list in terms of what we want the Government and Government departments to do in memory of Dr…

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World Wide Developers Conference 2014

Keen to know the implications of this Conference to interested people in developing Countries like India. Shiva