Excerpt from the Dean's keynote speech, which I prepared for the International Conference on Media and Social Sciences 2025, entitled " Re-envisioning Media, Technology and Society in the Age of AI ": "We are now living in an interesting yet challenging timeline in history. Barely four to five years ago the whole world was struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic and little did we know then that a few years later, AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, would not only transform the world but dominate our work and daily life in ways that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. We are now at a critical juncture: what we do today, our decisions and policies, will shape our country and the next generation. Experts and policymakers are still grappling with the question of how should we deal with such technology and its impact. Do we embrace it fully? What guardrails do we need to protect against abuse or breaches of privacy? Are there ethical concerns with regards to its use an...