Five-year-old T. Kavinesh kicked out in panic, his foot slamming onto the goldsmith's mid-section as the man leaned in with a needle. His three-year-old brother T. Sai Sarvesh was already wailing.

(The Conversation) — The use of AI and robotic technology in worship is raising profound questions about its long-term consequences. Will it lead to the betterment of society or replace practitioners?

A robotic arm (below on right) is used to worship by maneuvering a candle in front of the Hindu god Ganesha. Monarch Innovation It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in ...