Tag Archives: United Arab Emirates
What Gaganyaan tells us about chat AI, and vice versa
Talk of chat AI* is everywhere, as I’m sure you know. Everyone would like to know where these apps are headed and what their long-term effects are likely to be. But it seems that it’s still too soon to tell … Continue reading
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Tagged chat AI, ChatGPT, crew module, electronic calculator, Gaganyaan, GSLV Mk-III, Hope probe, Indian Space Research Organisation, Lvm 3, S Somanath, Ship of Theseus, space programme, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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The UAE’s hacks for international prominence
The UAE seems to be making a sincere attempt to whitewash itself, according to a New York Times report on September 1, by hosting the COP28 climate talks. This is both unsurprising and fascinating – both because we’ve seen this … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Hope probe, interplanetary mission, Rahul Menon, Sharjah, space programme, The Hindu, United Arab Emirates
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A trip to Jebel Jais
A peak of the Al Hajar mountains in the UAE and an important part of the country’s future. Continue reading
Posted in Life notes
Tagged Al Hajar mountains, Hope probe, Jebel Jais, Musandam peninsula, Ras Al Khaimah, sandstorm, United Arab Emirates, Zagros fault
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UAE’s spaceflight shortcut to making history
This post benefited from valuable input and feedback from Thomas Manuel. In an hour or so, the UAE’s Hope probe, currently en route to Mars, will beam a signal to Earth about whether it managed to get into orbit around … Continue reading
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Tagged billionaire class, capitalism, Hope probe, labour rights, spaceflight, UAE Hope, UAE Hope mission, UAE Mars mission, United Arab Emirates
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