Divija's experiences with Crafts, Art, Travel and other random things…
Image source: Dall-e 2 "An expressive oil painting of the dark and light sides of artificial intelligence, dramatic backlighting" I recently worked with industry expert Kashyap Kompella on a research and analysis project about AI ethics. My work involved doing a primary survey to understand the awareness, attitudes and readiness of high school students towards... Continue Reading →
Img credit: Dall-e 2 "Students writing articles, digital art, bright" My school runs outreach programs for underprivileged children- Atulasha for boys, and Amitasha for girls. I recently worked on a page written exclusively by these children for my school newspaper. Page 10 is the "Prompt Box" page where writers respond to a prompt. On the... Continue Reading →
What's the relation between Clay and Heißenberg's Uncertainty Principle? Throughout history, there have raged multiple battles about the nature of light. Christian Huygens was the first to describe light as traveling in waves. Newton, however, believed that light was made up of particles called corpuscles. There was enough evidence to support both of their claims.... Continue Reading →
I've never been much of a painting-aficionado. Mostly because I cannot paint. At all. And most famous paintings have left me severely underwhelmed. Van Gogh's paintings, however, have always appealed to me. I learnt about Van Gogh when an aunt of mine told me a story about a man who cut off his own ear.... Continue Reading →
This week I destroyed even more old electronics at my home. My father gave me two old phones. You'd think that these phones would be ancient given that they had physical key pads and a non-touch screens. But apparently not. These phones are younger than me. This time however, instead of smashing the electronics with... Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from Linkedin. I recently participated in an inter-school debate. The motion was “Humanity should fear advances in AI”. I argued for the motion, mainly because I wanted to challenge myself. I opened with an introduction that I got written by DALL-E. At the end of my intro, I told everybody that the paragraph wasn’t... Continue Reading →
Image courtesy: DallE AI Industry expert Kashyap Kompella and I are conducting a survey to understand awareness, attitudes and readiness of high school students towards Artificial Intelligence. The study will look at different aspects of AI such as opportunities, risks, ethics and also education necessary for high schoolers to improve their understanding of these concepts. The... Continue Reading →
"[....] So, if you’re an artist, don’t wait until you become a full-time artist to make art. If you’re a writer, start writing. If you are a singer, start singing. If you’re a musician, start making songs. Though success is not guaranteed, and it takes a lot of time, but the only way to stay... Continue Reading →
I love combining craft with my passions- Harry Potter, dragons- and most recently, electronic components from old devices. I love making earrings. There's something very satisfying about making tiny replicas of a thing you love and wearing them. I was inspired by the folks at the Makerspace and Quest Lab at IIT Delhi to make... Continue Reading →
For those who didn't read my last post (link here!), I was recently selected for a Change.Makers Bootcamp hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. The following post talks about the second week of the camp. Week 2 In the second week, our training sessions began. IITD has a huge workshop with tools... Continue Reading →
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