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Moody machine
Sir — Mechanical efficiency, speed, and precision often come with stress and adverse health impacts for humans. However, new research has revealed that ChatGPT can be just as anxious as humans. A constant onslaught of emotional prompts from humans makes Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT anxious, leaving them moody and irritable. A stressed ChatGPT is prone to churning out responses that are racist and sexist. This sounds a warning bell for those who have taken to consulting ChatGPT for advice on mental health. More importantly, it should dispel some of the irrational fears surrounding the rise of the machines. Clearly AI is incapable of even handling the emotions that humans tackle on a daily basis, let alone taking over the world.
Siddharth Joshi, Delhi
New leader
Sir — Justin Trudeau’s decade in power as the prime minister of Canada will come to an end with the election of Mark Carney as the leader of the Liberal Party (“Former banker will be new Canada PM”, Mar 11). Carney’s election comes at a critical juncture when Canada has been facing growing threats to its economy as well as sovereignty from the United States of America.
Further, Canada’s relations with India have soured in recent years owing to the former’s support for Khalistani elements. It is hoped that Carney will be able to find an appropriate solution to these problems.
Kirti Wadhawan, Kanpur
Sir — Mark Carney is a political novice who previously served as the governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England before taking charge as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party last week. As the prime minister-designate of Canada, Carney will soon have to call for a general election in which his Liberal Party will face a tough fight from the Conservatives.
Carney was attacked by the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, even before he was elected. This is significant. While most world leaders eagerly acquiesce to Trump and his eccentricities to escape the imposition of tariffs, Carney has held his head high and refused to surrender to Trump. He even hit back at Trump saying that “Canada will never, in any way, shape or form, be a part of America.”
Right to education
Sir — A child’s right to education must not be confused with religious teachings (“Faith and child rights”, Mar 11). It is important to impart religious and cultural values to children. But training in modern education should be prioritized over religious education. The right to religious freedom should never act as an impediment to school education, which is sine qua non for children’s growth.
Bhuvnesh Kumar and Sharad Panwar must be congratulated for penning such an important article foregrounding the primacy of education.
Manas Mukhopadhyay, Hooghly
