About this episode

Mukesh Bansal discusses the future of AI and its implications for India with Debjani Ghosh.

In this episode of SparX, Mukeshl sits down with, Debjani Ghosh, leader of the Frontier Tech Hub within NITI Aayog for a critical discussion. They dive deep into India's technological future, the existential role of AI in national growth, and the dramatic changes impacting careers and geopolitics. Debjani, who brings a unique perspective from 21 years at Intel and leadership at NASSCOM, discusses her experience driving change from within the government and why technology is now the "axis of power" globally.

People in this episode

Host: Mukesh Bansal

Guest: Debjani Ghosh

Topics covered

• AI ethics
• technological future
• national growth
• careers
• geopolitics
• Frontier Tech

Keywords

• AI
• ethics
• technology
• geopolitics
• national growth
• careers
• NITI Aayog

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NITI Aayog, Intel, NASSCOM

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