Here's what you should know about Rohit Prasad, the man behind Amazon Alexa

India-born Prasad was ranked 15th on Recode's list of 100 people in tech, business and media who mattered in 2017, with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai ranked above him

As our daily use devices and gadgets grow smarter and better with every passing minute, it won't be incorrect to suggest that artificial intelligence (AI) is the future of software and tech landscape. The use of AI has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years. Amazon's Alexa is a great example.

Alexa, which was first launched in November 2014, has become a worldwide name in the category of smart assistants. And guess what? The man behind this device hails from Jharkhand.

Rohit Prasad, an engineer