Ajit Balakrishnan
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Ajit Balakrishnan
Ajit Balakrishnan is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta. He is a successful entrepreneur, business executive, and administrator. He had started his entrepreneurial venture with Rediffusion, an advertising firm now known as Rediffusion DY&R which he co-founded with Arun Nanda and Mohammed Khan, when he was 22. He later co-founded PSI Data Systems in mid 80's with two other partners hailing from Stanford. He led Rediff.com India Limited (Nasdaq: REDF) which won the CIO Choice Award for the best Enterprise Email Solution for three consecutive years. He has served as the Chairman of the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India.
Ajit Balakrishnan is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta. He is a successful entrepreneur, business executive, and administrator. He had started his entrepreneurial venture with Rediffusion, an advertising firm now known as Rediffusion DY&R which he co-founded with Arun Nanda and Mohammed Khan, when he was 22. He later co-founded PSI Data Systems in mid 80's with two other partners hailing from Stanford. He led Rediff.com India Limited (Nasdaq: REDF) which won the CIO Choice Award for the best Enterprise Email Solution for three consecutive years. He has served as the Chairman of the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India.
Ajit Balakrishnan
Time for AI in education: A transformative revolution akin to printing era
Human-conversation mode, I guess, is one key reason we all run to ChatGPT and similar AI tools often
 "Time for AI in education: A transformative revolution akin to printing era")
Startup fever grips India: What economic challenges, surprises lie ahead?
Is it likely that startups that listen carefully to what Tim Berners-Lee has to say are the ones that will thrive in tomorrow's world (the so-called Web 3.0)?
 "Startup fever grips India: What economic challenges, surprises lie ahead?")
Global innovation frenzy: Can India match the pace of tech growth?
India also has its share of both large tech companies and large national laboratories, but why is it that these don't seem to be at the forefront of any innovation news headlines?
 "Global innovation frenzy: Can India match the pace of tech growth?")
Genes vs merit debate: What drives success - genetic destiny or hard work?
Just as the atom and the byte needed careful societal control to prevent damage to society, perhaps, so does the gene, particularly in debates like 'genes vs merit'
 "Genes vs merit debate: What drives success - genetic destiny or hard work?")
This Salman Khan book shows how AI can transform education systems globally
'Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)', by Khan Academy founder, is a valuable read for those puzzling over AI's role in education and society at large
 "This Salman Khan book shows how AI can transform education systems globally")
Invention factory: New India dawning
Invention versus innovation
 "Invention factory: New India dawning")
India's new trilemma
…kids, jobs, emigration
 "India's new trilemma")
Coping with the data flood and drought
IIT/IIM grad Nitin Seth's book offers a systematic process to harness wisdom in the deluge of data in our data-first world
 "Coping with the data flood and drought")
We missed Industrial Revolution
Is India headed there again?
 "We missed Industrial Revolution")
Socially construct the right AI
…and achieve societal benefit, not harm
 "Socially construct the right AI")
Exciting world of data science
...and say bye to the humanities-science divide
 "Exciting world of data science")
Truth in the AI era
Can legislation enable this?
 "Truth in the AI era")
Updating India's rituals
Particularly economic ones
 "Updating India's rituals")
Decoding India's dress code
…is a cultural swaraj under way?
 "Decoding India's dress code")
In the wings: The creator economy
…current industry models will soon fade out
 "In the wings: The creator economy")
Treading the AI path sensibly
… while learning from past tech revolutions
 "Treading the AI path sensibly")
The times they are a-changin'
… And what explains the directions of change?
 "The times they are a-changin'")
A 'Make in India' achievement
A quiet revolution is underway in India that could upend the notion that Indians are tech adopters, not innovators
 "A 'Make in India' achievement")
Young Indians' endless struggle
Being driven to abandon Indian middle-class values?
 "Young Indians' endless struggle")
Personal data protection
A thinking person's guide
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