What began as personal flair in some cases, went on to become fashion statements. Now these choices are cultural signatures. They have recast the Punjabi identity through rhythm, hybridity as well as a rooted sense of self.
The first set headed to a tie-break after only one unconverted break point for the favourite, but it was Shelton who initially gained the upper hand.With the crowd roaring their approval as the pair played out a number of stunning points that saw both players at the net, Alcaraz was forced to stave off three set points.
Having done so, the four-time Grand Slam champion took the tie-break but was immediately under pressure in the second set.Shelton earned six break points in the opening game but was denied each time by Alcaraz, who turned it on late in the set to claim the crucial break.But Shelton was far from done and after the duo exchanged breaks early in the third set, the 22-year-old from Atlanta saved a break point for a big hold at 4-4.
A helpful net chord gave him two set points in the next game and he took the second to pile the pressure on his Spanish opponent.Alcaraz quickly regrouped though and broke for a 2-1 lead early in the set. While the pair continued to exchange eye-catching shots, this time Shelton was unable to find a way back.
"Every time we face each other I said we brought the level to the top," added Alcaraz.
"We entertained the people. He is a really powerful player. He can make any shots."It will distort our moral priorities by making us devote more of our resources to caring for these systems at the expense of the real things in our lives" – meaning that we might have compassion for robots, but care less for other humans.
And that could fundamentally alter us, according to Prof Shanahan."Increasingly human relationships are going to be replicated in AI relationships, they will be used as teachers, friends, adversaries in computer games and even romantic partners. Whether that is a good or bad thing, I don't know, but it is going to happen, and we are not going to be able to prevent it".
Hanan Issa has just surpassed the halfway milestone in her five-year stint as National Poet for Wales.Growing up, she said she never saw writing as a viable career: "I'm working class, raised in a council house and to me, it wasn't considered an option."