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26 June 2026

AI revolution and humanity

The topic provides a comprehensive ethical and technological framework regarding AI that serves as excellent contextual material for GS3 and GS4 answers, though it lacks the specificity of a particular policy or legislation to warrant a higher rating.

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Notes

  • AI revolution offers transformative potential in medicine (cancer screening, terminal illness prediction), education, environmental sustainability, and disaster management.
  • Concerns exist regarding AI's impact on human dignity, emotional well-being, and the potential for a 'useless' class due to job market volatility.
  • Risks include data privacy vulnerabilities, misinformation, electoral manipulation, rogue weapon systems, and surveillance.
  • National sovereignty and strategic autonomy are challenged by the need for global data regulation.
  • Ethical governance requires moving beyond voluntary commitments toward a robust, enforceable global regulatory framework.
  • Humanist perspective emphasizes that human dignity, fragility, and emotional depth must remain central to AI development.
  • The 'idolatry of profit' and the reduction of human experience to mere data are identified as significant ethical risks.

Questions

  1. Discuss the ethical challenges posed by the rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence in public services and its implications for human dignity. 150 words
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  2. The rise of Artificial Intelligence necessitates a global regulatory framework that balances technological innovation with national sovereignty and ethical guardrails. Critically analyze the requirements for such a framework in the context of inclusive development. 250 words
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Prelims

  1. Which of the following is identified as a primary challenge for nation-states in the era of Artificial Intelligence?

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