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New Indian Express
12 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Silver Age hosts AI masterclass for senior citizens in Bhubaneswar
BHUBANESWAR: Artificial Intelligence (AI) can prove to be a powerful ally for senior citizens, playing a vital role in ensuring dignity, safety and enhanced quality of life for them, said experts here on Saturday. Leading an online masterclass on AI, presented by Silver Age Foundation for Elders in association with CSM Technologies Limited, country director of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Vivek Agrawal spoke about the evolution and foundations of AI and how it can empower senior citizens for independent living by accessing information and services. Chief technical officer at CSM Pradyut Mohan Das demonstrated how senior citizens can use AI in applications related to health, home security, entertainment and engagement. Features like fact-checking and tips for identifying deepfake videos were discussed. Around 130 senior citizens from across the country were taken in a guided journey through the world of AI. The session demystified complex concepts such as machine learning, large language models, and generative AI. Around 50 per cent of the participants reported having used some form of AI tools, most commonly ChatGPT, for its utility, simplicity and companionship.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
HC commutes death sentence in child murder case
Jabalpur: The MP high court has commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of abducting and murdering his six-year-old nephew, instead sentencing him to life imprisonment until his last breath. A division bench of Justice Vivek Agrawal and Justice Dev Narayan Mishra also nullified the life sentence of the co-accused woman in the case. On March 12, 2019, six-year-old Shivkant Prajapati from Rahikvara village in the Nagod police station area of Satna was kidnapped by his uncle, Anutav. Co-accused Vibha alias Vidya Prajapati called the child's family, demanding a ransom of Rs 2 lakh. The accused uncle strangled the child to death. Police filed a charge sheet against the accused in a Nagod court. The Nagod court considered the case as the rarest of the rare and sentenced the accused uncle to death. Additionally, the co-accused woman was sentenced to life imprisonment. The case was referred to the high court for confirmation of the death penalty. An appeal was also filed in the HC challenging the sentence. During the hearing, the bench found that the accused was only 21 years old at the time of the crime. Moreover, the crime was committed for money. The bench did not consider the incident to fall under the rarest of rare category and annulled the death sentence. Due to a lack of evidence, the bench also overturned the sentence of the co-accused woman.
