Page 2 - Atanu Biswas

ChatGPT vs humans: What it can and cannot accomplish

There are limits to what AI chatbots like ChatGPT can do. They will continue to evolve, but there will still be a shadow of uncertainty

Whom does France deserve as president?

Could Mr Macron become the first French president to win a second term after Jacques Chirac?

After Russia's cultural boycott

Russia's Ukraine invasion has triggered some interesting boycotts though

Exit polls close the gap with ads

Skybus ads across newspapers in Assam by major political parties raise serious questions about the business of polling

A data-driven path to vaccine equity

The relative weightage of economic activities and mortality may be a serious issue, which the policymakers should decide and the model can be rebuilt based on the country's perspective

Covid vaccine: How to ensure equitable distribution

We need equity, not equality, in vaccine distribution, and that is maintained in India's plan with some sort of emphasis on the risk factor and also due recognition of the importance of health workers

Why vaccines can't be launched overnight

Under normal circumstances, the development of new vaccines and treatments could take 10-20 years

Need a cost-effective sampling strategy to estimate Covid-19 cases

A simple random sampling provides each individual comprising the population the same probability of inclusion in the sample. Such a sampling technique has been adopted in some European countries

Closing the gender gap

The GII has been criticised for its complexity and difficulty in interpretation or understanding

Despite its positives, social media can be used to spread falsehoods

Social media messaging has its positives but, being far faster than traditional ways of communication, it can be used to spread destructive falsehoods and distortions

How vulnerable are bank ATMs?

Many customers are careless; they use overly simple and non-random PINs (such as date of birth), and do not change PINs periodically, compromising security

Errors in medical diagnosis

'Two types of errors are natural in any statistical testing procedure', says the author

Emergence & economy of coffee shops in India

People hang out there for relaxation, leisure, romance, negotiations, fixing marriage and divorce, businesses, real estate deals, interviews, counselling, studies, projects, and what not

As yet, just a protest vote

In the absence of fundamental legal changes, 'NOTA' is only a means of expressing disapproval of all the candidates in an election, with no ability to influence the result

Tactical voting in our democracy

Psephologists and social scientists might have lot more attention to pay to "tactical voting" statistics for a better understanding of our democracy

Just enjoy the opinion polls

Is an opinion poll a self-fulfilling prophecy? Does it have enough potential to control the future?

Putting the EVM controversy to rest

Doubts about the reliability of electronic voting machines will continue unless election results obtained through EVMs and voter-verified paper trails are matched through statistically rigorous tests

Romancing Brexit, then and now

Romancing the idea of Brexit is quite different from 'Brexit Romance', as depicted by Clementine Beauvais in her novel

How Durga Puja can do wonders for Bengal's economy

While Puja shopping and Puja periodicals still dominate Bengalis' lives, their characteristics have changed significantly

Big data, bigger aspiration, little expertise

People from every sector - be they in industry, sports, health care, or national policymaking - are now obsessed with big data and aspire to use them in every bit of lifestyle