From deepfakes on the campaign trail to algorithms deciding who gets a loan, AI’s risks cross borders as easily as its benefits. This piece argues India can’t afford to sit out the coming fight over global AI governance.

Can a machine really create, or does it only imitate? A new comparative study puts that question to the test, weighing AI-generated poems and stories against literature born of human memory, emotion and lived experience. The results are closer than expected — but a gap remains.