Research Associate
Shaza Arif serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) in Islamabad. She is also pursuing an MPhil in Public Management at Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, after having graduated with distinction in BSc (Hons) Defence and Diplomatic Studies from the same university.
Ms Arif’s expertise spans National Security & Strategy, Defence Modernisation, Nuclear Security, and Artificial Intelligence. She has made her mark by participating in various international conferences and workshops, including those at Durban University of Technology in South Africa, Tsinghua University in China, and the Royal Scientific Society in Jordan. Furthermore, she has collaborated with the British American Security Information Council (BASIC) on the Nuclear Responsibilities Project and currently serves as a Board Member for BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network (EVN). Her insights are frequently featured in both domestic and international newspapers and journals, underlining her contributions to her fields of study.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT have become increasingly popular owing to their impressive human-like responses generated in an unexpectedly short time. Individuals from all age groups continue to explore such models with great excitement, given their captivating potential in different fields from content writing to coding.
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OpenAI has emerged as an important entity in the tech world, gaining immense popularity for its groundbreaking advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The company surfaced to the pinnacle of its popularity following the launch of ChatGPT, an advanced AI tool that impressed users with its human-like writing style. In the form of ChatGPT, OpenAI has made AI tangible, bringing it to everyone’s palm – quite literally.
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Each year in our life marks a significant milestone, serving not only as a measure of time but as an important chapter at individual and collective levels. No episode occurs in isolation; each leaves a profound impact and steers the future course of events.
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Israel-Palestine conflict has been the lynchpin of Middle Eastern dynamics for more than several decades. While tensions never truly subsided between the warring sides, the protracted conflict has often taken a back seat, overshadowed by other global crises such as the invasion of Crimea, onset of the Pandemic, and the Russian-Ukraine war, etc. However, the recent heartbreaking hostilities that have transpired since 7th October have made it global headline news.
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In the evolving theatre of politics, narratives often take centre stage. When skillfully crafted and effectively delivered, they have the potential to manifest profound influence, yielding results that often surpass expectations. In the looming political landscape of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has successfully capitalised on the ‘Hindutva’ and ‘anti-Pakistan’ narratives, which have been the linchpin of his previous two election campaigns.
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The enchanting realm of space exploration continues to unfold new wonders with every passing day, sparking a growing interest among individuals to embark on their own cosmic journeys. While exploring space with the aid of private companies that charge fortunes is a privilege usually
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