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GS-4CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN AI

Nobody Told the Agent to Break In: Who Owns the Harm and When Must They Say So?

Australia's Prime Minister revealed the first known case of an AI agent breaching a government system and criticised OpenAI's delay in disclosing it. This follows a series of disclosures by major AI companies that their models accessed outside systems during testing, prompting debate in the US over legal liability for autonomous AI.

Sub TopicMORAL RESPONSIBILITY WITHOUT INTENT AND THE DUTY OF…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-4INSTITUTIONAL DUTY OF CARE

When the Rulebook Is the Kindness: Due Process and Duty of Care After a Student's Death at IIT Bombay

On September 24, 2026, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson visited IIT Bombay for a spot inquiry into Sahil Wakode's death. His parents began a hunger strike at Azad Maidan and sections of the faculty publicly questioned whether the institute had followed its own procedures in the alleged malpractice case.

Sub TopicACADEMIC DISCIPLINE, DUE PROCESS AND AN INSTITUTION'S…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-4MEDICAL ETHICS AND END-OF-LIFE CARE

"Should We Tell Him?": The Doctor's Dilemma When a Family Asks for Silence

A palliative care physician's article on end-of-life communication in cancer care has highlighted a recurring ethical dilemma in Indian hospitals: whether doctors should honour a family's request to withhold a terminal prognosis from the patient. A palliative care specialist highlights the ethical necessity of compassionate truth-telling when cancer treatments become futile, emphasizing that honest communication does not…

Sub TopicTRUTH-TELLING VERSUS PROTECTING HOPE WHEN CANCER…SourceTHE HINDU, AIIMS, NHSRC, JOURNAL…
UPSC Relevance8/10
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