AI's Economic Reality Check: Why Human-Centered Applications and Rich Data Will Define the Future of Work w/ Karthik Ravindran (GM @ Microsoft)

AI's Economic Reality Check: Why Human-Centered Applications and Rich Data Will Define the Future of Work w/ Karthik Ravindran (GM @ Microsoft)

From The Altered Perception(TAP) by Gaurav Badera

August 30, 2025 · 1h 36m · Season 1 · Episode 31

About this episode

Karthik Ravindran discusses the real challenges of AI beyond the hype, focusing on human-centered applications and the importance of rich data for the future of work.

Send us Fan Mail Is the AI revolution all hype? We're flooded with news of god-like models and dystopian fears of job replacement, but what if we're missing the real story? This week, we're joined by Karthik, a General Manager of Data & AI at Microsoft, who pulls back the curtain on the AI gold rush. He argues that the race for bigger models is overshadowing the real challenge: bridging the massive gap between technological power and tangible, real-world value. If AI is the engine, he exp...

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Host: Gaurav Badera

Guest: Karthik Ravindran

Topics covered

  • AI
  • future of work
  • human-centered applications
  • data
  • economic impact
  • technology

Keywords

  • AI revolution
  • job replacement
  • data and AI
  • economic reality
  • technology value
  • human-centered design

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Organizations: Microsoft

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