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Navigating AI dilemma
As AI rapidly integrates into our world, there’s a growing concern overshadowing its benefits. While we acknowledge its potential, it’s crucial to recognize that AI doesn’t equate to human intelligence – it often surpasses it. Its capabilities, from swift data processing to tasks beyond human capacity, raise questions about its ultimate purpose.
However, beyond these concerns lies an array of boundless benefits. In healthcare, AI advancements have significantly reduced disease prevalence, increasing life-saving averages from 30% in 1800 to 50% in 2023. Similarly, in education, approximately 63.4% of students utilize AI to bolster their learning abilities.
Teachers and students alike are shaping AI’s role by leveraging its capabilities to enhance productivity. AI also facilitates faster disaster preparedness compared to conventional human-dependent methods. Moreover, it aids in tackling environmental challenges, spanning from climate change to biodiversity loss.
To navigate this landscape effectively, understanding AI’s potential is paramount. Slowing down its rapid deployment ensures its wise and safe utilization. Instead of solely investing in AI development, we should invest in introspection—understanding our present actions and their implications for the future.
ALLAH BUX
Via email
Fog in Pakistan
Fog, a natural phenomenon which creates a mysterious atmosphere across the landscape, is often the main topic in Pakistan during winter seasons. This amazing meteorological event brings a sense of enchantment and tranquillity to the atmosphere. Creating the perfect conditions for fog formation occurs when the temperature drops and moisture levels rise. The fog in Pakistan is well-known for its dense and thick nature, often covering cities and rural areas in a blanket of mist. Although it adds a hint of whimsy to the scenery, this ethereal phenomenon also poses challenges for travellers and commuters. Navigating through foggy roads requires a lot of caution and caution due to reduced visibility and altered driving conditions. Visitors and locals are captivated by the enchanting nature of Pakistan’s fog, which reminds them of the country’s diverse and mesmerizing climatic phenomena.
MEHRAJ HAYAT
Meerabad
Acid rain
Acid rain, a harmful environmental phenomenon, has become a growing concern in Pakistan. The country’s industrial and vehicular emissions, as well as agricultural practices, are responsible for releasing harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. Acid rain results from sulphuric acid and nitric acid reacting with moisture in the air, which are pollutants like sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Acid rain has a wide-ranging and significant impact. It affects crops, forests and aquatic ecosystems, resulting in a decrease in agricultural productivity and a loss of biodiversity.
Additionally, the corroding effects of acid rain on buildings and infrastructure over time can harm architectural heritage. Pakistan should give priority to sustainable development, encourage stricter emission controls and invest in alternative energy sources to address this issue. Moreover, public awareness campaigns and educational programs can assist in the development of a sense of responsibility and inspire individuals to adopt eco-friendly strategies. Pakistan can only prevent the negative effects of acid rain and preserve its natural resources for future generations through collective efforts.
SHAYHAQ CHAKAR
Keelkore
Cancer treatment
I would like to draw the attention of government to a serious issue of unavailability of cancer treatment. It has become a significant hardship for the cancer patients to have good qualities of treatment due to not having sufficient doctors and facilities. The government has not adequately addressed this alarming matter property.
This compels the patients to move to other cities. Each year a substantial number of people lose their previous life merely because of cancer disease. Pakistan has been number one worldwide in cancer treatment. Yet the matter has been overlooked by authorities. Therefore. I earnestly implore the government to look into the matter as soon as possible.
PALWASHA A GAHOOR
Peshawar
Box letter
Hard life to live
Every passing day is making life of common people very tough to live owing to multiple issues such as shortage and load-shedding of gas which is pushing people to buy gas sucking machines and cylinders which are both very dangerous and constant threat to lives of people as a number of tragic incidents have already transpired that gas cylinders have burst which claimed several precious lives. Supply of tap water is one more issue besides load shedding of electricity in some areas of the metropolis. As people are compelled to use gas cylinders and the number of people are increasing who are using cylinders, LPG’s price is on constant increase in such an inflation. Law & order situation in the city is already worse than ever before that every passing day gives us a news that people are looted, gunned down during robbery, snatching, target killing and suicide bombing etc. All these issues are basic needs of human being to live a decent, peaceful and comfortable life which are unfortunately not in the life of many people. When the time would come when the people of our country would able to live such a wonderful life in absence of these highlighted issues. Every political party has been tested who claims to provide such necessities but no considerable difference has so far come in life of many people of our country. Are we heading towards prosperous country or otherwise ?.
FAISAL ANSAR
Karachi
