Hey @kmr_dilip - I’m the Co-Chair of @mumbai_tech_, which has organised #MumbaiTechWeek, the event I’m assuming you’re talking about. Firstly, I’m glad our event has gotten us all talking about AI in India - that’s the whole point of it! Here’s our thinking behind the programming for this event:
Mumbai is the home of Finance, Retail, Media, Entertainment, Pharma, Sports, Gaming, Real Estate, Healthcare, Hospitality, Telecom, etc. It always has been the epicentre and decision-making hub of India for all businesses, and the biz of AI will be no different. The whole idea of MumbAI @ Mumbai Tech Week is to get all the top business leaders to start thinking, talking about, and investing heavily in AI. The private sector in India is FAR behind the US in investing in AI, and I’m assuming that being an investor, you understand that for the “real AI innovation” you want, we first need real money invested in AI.
Accordingly, here are some of our speakers - whom you say are not “real builders” and “parade technology as an accessory” for India’s AI industry:
- Govt: our Hon’ble IT Ministers from Centre and State to talk about India’s AI roadmap & policies, our Hon’ble Minister of Industry for his thoughts on AI implementation across industries, our Hon’ble CM to learn abt the Govt of Maharashtra’s commitment to AI in the state
- Reliance Jio CEO: Literally the largest Tech company in India, with plans to put India on the AI map globally
- AI CEOs/Heads: IndiaAI, OLA Krutrim, Sarvam AI, Fractal, Neysa, Quantiphi, Invideo, Google DeepMind, Meta, AWS, Microsoft, Scale AI, Essential AI, Induced AI, etc (screenshot attached if these are too many AI names and visually easier to understand)
- Tech Unicorns talking about using AI at scale: Peeyush @ Lenskart, Aadit @ Zepto, Kunal @ CRED, Ritesh @ OYO
- Industry Stalwarts talking about the use of data and AI in their domain - N Chandra (Tata) Sanjiv M (HUL), R Dravid (Sports), Karan J (Film) & Uday S (JioStar)
If you still believe this is a “spectacle” then let’s agree to disagree. I agree that Technology isn’t a spectator sport. And just like our sports, we will only succeed by not just having great players (PhDs/Engineers), but great coaches, teams, leagues, federations and a govt aligned with that mission. If you truly want India to be a technology powerhouse, we need the smartest folks to not have a crab mentality and pull down people trying to push AI forward in India. If you think it can be done better, then do it. I’ll personally be cheering you on and will be happy to come (if you think I qualify - being a founder and engineer) to your AI event, and so will all these biz leaders who hopefully after #MTW2025 will come to invest in or hire all the people there. Till then, you can think about buying a ticket and give us a chance to change your mind: https://t.co/fWleBZNz5w
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