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In the wake of climate change-induced extreme weather patterns, the South Asian mountains are witnessing a series of devastating events. The latest tragedy occurred as heavy rains breached the banks of a glacial lake in India, triggering flash floods in a mountain valley that resulted in the loss of at least 40 lives, as confirmed by officials speaking to news agency. This disaster, which has affected 22,000 local residents according to authorities, is part of an alarming trend of extreme weather events in the region attributed to climate change. The incident serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for climate action to mitigate the escalating risks faced by vulnerable communities in mountainous regions. Open Magazine of India

Dunkaan’s founder and CEO says, “We’ve reduced customer service costs by 85% and virtually eliminated turnaround times.” Sumit Shah, a manager in India, fired 23 of the 26 customer service employees on his e-commerce platform and replaced them with an artificial intelligence system. As the founder and CEO of Dunkaan, he described this experience as very impressive and rewarding. Via Twitter, the Indian entrepreneur explains: “We fired 90% of our customer support team thanks to this AI chatbot. Was it difficult? Yes, it was. Was it necessary? Absolutely.” When asked by CNN, Sumit Shah said the layoffs of the 23 employees took place last September. They took advantage of the growth of this technology to transform the way customer service works with an AI-based chatbot. The manager admits this came at a cost to the employees who were made redundant. Despite the cost to the employees who left, both the company and customers benefited significantly from this move. “The response time to customer requests has dropped to zero, while the time to resolve their issues has gone from 2 hours and 13 minutes to 3 minutes and 12 seconds,” Sumit Shah told CNN. However, there is backlash and concerns about…

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