Listen to this articleCentre for Aerospace and Security Studies held a webinar on “National Narrative” on April 23, 2020. The panellists included Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Dr Salma Malik and PhD Scholar Fahd Humayun.
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Redesign
Dr Usman W. Chohan
November 23, 2023
At the Margalla Dialogue 2023, I took the opportunity during my remarks to posit the term “redesign” as a discursive element that should inform our engagement with society. This differs from the standard refrain of “reform” that many economists and policy pundits employ. Reform is a standard-issue term that is useful insofar as it points to reshaping or remedying existing deficiencies, and it is also a term that duly denotes criticism of existing failures.
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Starry-Eyed Youth
Dr Usman W. Chohan
November 20, 2023
A recent large-scale space-related tournament known as the NASA 2023 Space Apps Challenge took place amid great fanfare around the world, and what was most exciting about the space-technology competition for me was the significant contingent of youthful teams from Pakistan. Their enthusiasm for participating in the global tournament, and for solving complex spatial challenges set out by NASA, brimmed with promise and gave a unique insight into the vast potential for scientific engagement by Pakistan’s youth.
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Balancing Pakistan’s National Security and LAWS: Need for a Pragmatic Approach
Moiz Khan
November 16, 2023
Robust advancements within conventional weapons technology and amalgamation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have led to the development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS), also known as ‘Killer Robots.’ Distinct from other conventional weapons, they integrate the element of autonomy in their critical functions. LAWS autonomously perform critical tasks such as navigation, identification, tracking, and targeting using sensors and algorithms, without human control.
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