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Opinion | India’s MANAV Moment: Humans Above Algorithms

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19.02.2026

Opinion | India’s MANAV Moment: Humans Above Algorithms

The MANAV model sees AI not as a race for power but as a shared human project. It puts people first and insists that technology must serve society, not control it

The AI conversation around the world has been very unidimensional. The emphasis by major tech companies and even the US and China has been on showcasing tech prowess. Our AI is more powerful, smarter than humans. That kind of showboating has induced fear: the fear of the machines taking over the world, taking jobs, determining the future of humanity. It’s almost as if it’s a race to extinction with humans destined to lose. It’s not surprising then that AI is thought to be the ultimate power. Given the implications, it’s natural for developers to approach the development of AI models from a zero-sum, win-at-all-costs perspective. But there’s........

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