CM Yediyurappa directs officials to quarantine all those returning to Karnataka
Bengaluru: Ahead of the return of stranded people to Karnataka from abroad and other states, the state government on Sunday took a slew of decisions including one to quarantine the returnees for 14 days.
At a high-level meeting attended by senior ministers among others, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa directed the officials that only those who were stranded in other states due to the lockdown should be allowed to return.
They must inform their place of arrival and date while registering to return to Karnataka. The stranded passengers will be allowed to come to Karnataka according to the availability of quarantine facilities.
In view of the safety of villagers, the passengers will be not allowed to return to their village on arrival. Instead they will be quarantined for 14 days outside the village.
"Only those who are ready to undergo quarantine must register their names and they must be tested for COVID-19 even if they were tested in other states," the Chief Minister told the officials.
He also said those quarantined should be kept under watch. Yediyurappa instructed the officials that state will reimburse the train fare for those who return from other states by train.
According to a government press release, it was decided in the meeting that if someone dies in another state, the body shall not be brought to Karnataka. Their last rites shall be performed, wherever they died.
If people die in Karnataka, whether they were outsiders or belonged to the state, their last rites will be performed at the place where they die, the release further said.
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AI reshaping music, filmmaking in Kannada cinema
Bengaluru: Artificial Intelligence is slowly changing the way music and creativity are produced in the Kannada film industry, raising concerns among musicians, singers and technicians, The New Indian Express reported on Sunday.
Music composer, actor and director V Manohar reportedly said, AI is being used to write lyrics, especially in low-budget movies. Once lyrics are generated, AI can suggest thousands of tunes. It even asks whether the voice should be male or female. With one click, a complete song is ready.
“If this continues, singers and musicians will have less or no work in the coming days. But it may not succeed either. A few years ago, dubbing was allowed and people could watch movies in any language they preferred. But not many took to it as they wanted to watch a movie in the original,” TNIE quoted him as saying.
According to the report, Filmmaker Avinash U Shetty, a National Award winner, said resistance to new technology is not new. Those who resisted shifting from analogue to digital films years ago have now embraced it. The industry is now using only 10% of the AI potential. If it is scaled up, it can do unimaginable things. What we consider bad now, may not be after five years.
Highlighting the cost advantage, Sangamesh, an independent creator reportedly said, he made a three-minute video using AI for just Rs 4,500. Earlier, the same work would have cost nearly Rs 15 lakh. I finished the entire project in three days. The only expense was the AI software subscription, he said.
These days, it has become difficult to differentiate between the real and AI. AI is creating artistes. Scenes like war, big fights and dance can be shot with a lesser number of artistes. Then with the aid of visual effects and AI, you can achieve what you have in mind, he said.
Actor-director D P Raghuram felt that while AI has made an impact on music, it lacks emotional depth. Cinema earlier involved hard work and strong emotional connections. AI can help improve our work, but creativity should remain human, he reportedly said.
As per the report, earlier, Kannada cinema employed hundreds of junior artistes, who not only earned wages but also shared meals on sets and formed lasting bonds with stars like Dr Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan and Ambareesh. Today, filmmakers fear that increasing dependence on AI could reduce such human connections, turning creativity into just another automated process.
