Can a Machine Lead? SBS University’s 17th National Debate Competition Puts Artificial Intelligence, Talent, and Human Judgment in the Dock
Over 100 students from 46 universities across India gathered at North India’s oldest university to debate the question every institution, employer, and policy-maker is quietly wrestling with: what does talent look like in an age when machines can do almost everything faster than us? Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 29: Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 28: There is something fitting about a debate on artificial intelligence taking place in a university that has been building human minds for over three decades. Sardar Bhagwan Singh University (SBS University), Dehradun, North India’s oldest university with a 32-year legacy, concluded the 17th edition of the Sardar Gurcharan Singh Memorial National Debate Competition on April 4, 2026, with the kind of intellectual energy th...