Episodes

  • How is AI shaping the PC industry with Arnold Su, VP, Asus India

    How is AI shaping the PC industry with Arnold Su, VP, Asus India
    Jan 11 2025
    In this episode, Asus India’s VP for compute and gaming, Arnold Su, sheds light on how AI is reshaping the PC market. Over the past 18 - 24 months, AI PCs have gained momentum, with India emerging as a significant market for this next generation of devices. What was once a premium feature is now inching closer to the mainstream, with predictions that AI PCs will dominate the market by the end of the decade.
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    23 mins
  • Ep20: How AI is personalising healthcare? w/ Mudit Dandwate

    Ep20: How AI is personalising healthcare? w/ Mudit Dandwate
    Dec 21 2024
    This podcast interview features Mudit Dandwate, CEO and Co-founder of Dozee, a medtech company developing AI-powered contactless patient monitoring systems. In this interaction, Mudit shares his perspective on how AI personalizes healthcare through continuous vital sign monitoring, enabling early detection of health deterioration and proactive intervention. He also shares his personal journey to underscore his motivation to create a system to continuously monitor patients to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. The discussion also touches on the challenges of AI accuracy and personalization, emphasizing the importance of human oversight in interpreting AI-generated information.
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    32 mins
  • Ep19: AI and the Future of Flight with Alok Nanda, CTO of GE Aerospace

    Ep19: AI and the Future of Flight with Alok Nanda, CTO of GE Aerospace
    Nov 30 2024
    The aerospace industry is transforming through advanced technologies like open fan, hybrid electric, and AI, aiming for efficiency and sustainability. While supply chain issues persist, fundamental engineering skills remain crucial for talent acquisition and innovation. GE Technology Centre CEO Alok Nanda joins this week's Interface podcast to share his insights on AI and aviation technology. Technological acceleration is increasing exponentially. Innovations that once took decades are now happening in a matter of years, or even months. AI, automation, and robotics are making jobs and industries obsolete while creating new roles and economic opportunities. To make sense of this acceleration our host John Xavier speaks to scientists, business leaders and policymakers on The Interface. Host: John Xavier, The Hindu. Edited by Jude Francis Weston
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    48 mins
  • Ep18: How Robotics and AI are changing the world of work with Ben Armstrong

    Ep18: How Robotics and AI are changing the world of work with Ben Armstrong
    Nov 16 2024
    AI and automation are changing the way humans use technology and robotics in offices and shop floors. This interaction can have a profound impact on how humans relate to emerging technologies. MIT researchers at the institute's Industrial Performance Centre have been studying and measuring this relationship over the past several years. Joining me to discuss the insights from their studies is Ben Armstrong, Executive Director of MIT's Industrial Perfomance Centre. Guest: Ben Armstrong, Executive Director at MIT's Industrial Performance Centre Host: John Xavier Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian.
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    34 mins
  • Ep 17 ‘You Can’t Stop Change’: Arundhati Bhattacharya on AI’s Impact on Jobs and the Need for Upskilling in India’s Tech Future

    Ep 17 ‘You Can’t Stop Change’: Arundhati Bhattacharya on AI’s Impact on Jobs and the Need for Upskilling in India’s Tech Future
    Nov 2 2024
    In today's episode, we're joined by Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Salesforce, India. In this role, Arundhati oversees the growth strategy of the company. Prior to Salesforce, Arundhati Bhattacharya was the first woman chairperson at SBI. During this interaction, Arundhati shares her insights on agentic AI framework, the challenge of deploying cloud-based AI applications in public sector banks in India, and the impact of autonomous AI agents on the job market. Host: John Xavier Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian.
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    26 mins
  • Ep 16 Disrupting the Indian EV market w/ Gaurav Gupta

    Ep 16 Disrupting the Indian EV market w/ Gaurav Gupta
    Sep 28 2024
    JSW MG Motor India recently launched the MG Windsor, a crossover utility vehicle, that looks to disrupt the EV market with a new ownership model. In today's episode, we're joined by Gaurav Gupta, the Chief Growth Officer of JSW MG Motor India, to get more details about the company's take on EVs, government policies, consumer preference, and battery as a service business model.
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    35 mins
  • Ep15: On the pager and walkie-talkie attacks in Lebanon w/ Bruce Schneier

    Ep15: On the pager and walkie-talkie attacks in Lebanon w/ Bruce Schneier
    Sep 21 2024
    In this episode, we explore the use of vintage tech gadgets in modern warfare in the context of recent blasts in Lebanon. From walkie-talkies to pagers, these outdated devices have been repurposed to deadly effect, fuelling tensions, and pushing the region to the brink of a larger conflict. We'll delve into the strategic use of these technologies and what it means for future warfare. Guest: Bruce Schneier is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
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    12 mins
  • Ep14: Decoding the Uttar Pradesh Digital Media Policy 2024 w/ Apar Gupta

    Ep14: Decoding the Uttar Pradesh Digital Media Policy 2024 w/ Apar Gupta
    Sep 14 2024
    In this episode, we dive into the Uttar Pradesh government’s new social media policy, which encourages influencers to promote the state’s initiatives and achievements with incentives. However, this move has sparked controversy, with opposition parties criticizing it as an attempt to sway public opinion ahead of the upcoming elections. How does UP’s policy compare to other states? What are the rules for government advertising, and how does this new policy affect influencers and current practices? Guest: Apar Gupta, a lawyer, tech policy expert, and co-founder of the Internet Freedom Foundation Host: John Xavier, Technology Editor, The Hindu Edited by Jude Francis Weston
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    24 mins