Bhubaneswar, July 9 (FN Representative) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the New technological developments are providing capabilities to human society, but at the same time, they are also creating new challenges for humanity. Addressing the 13th Graduation Ceremony of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) here, Murmu said along with the boon of science, there is always the danger of its curse. Today, she said very rapid changes are taking place in the field of Science and Technology. New technological developments are providing capabilities to human society, but at the same time, they are also creating new challenges for humanity, the President averred. She said CRISPR-Cas9 has made gene editing very easy and the technology is a huge step towards solving many incurable diseases. However, problems related to ethical and social issues are also arising due to the use of this technology, the President said. Similarly, due to the advances in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence, the problem of deep fakeness and many regulatory challenges are coming to the fore, Murmu added. The President said meaningful education and knowledge is only that which is used for the betterment and upliftment of humanity and hoped that the students, along with their achievements in their field of work, would also discharge their social duties with full accountability.
She said that Mahatma Gandhi has defined seven social sins, one of which is merciless science. That is, promoting science without sensitivity towards humanity is like committing a sin. Murmu advised students to always remember this message of Gandhiji and maintain humility and the spirit of inquiry within them. She said the students are expected to consider their knowledge as a social enterprise and use it for the development of society and the country. The President said that experiments and research in the field of Fundamental Science often take a lot of time to get the results. Many times breakthroughs have been achieved after facing disappointment for many years, Murmu said and told the students that they may go through such a phase at times when their patience is tested. But they should never be discouraged, the President said and advised them to always remember that developments in fundamental research prove to be extremely beneficial in other areas as well. Stating that many times breakthroughs have been achieved after facing disappointment for many years, she told the students that they may go through such a phase at times when their patience is tested. But they should never be discouraged,the President said and advised them to always remember that developments in fundamental research prove to be extremely beneficial in other areas as well.