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643 How India became the world's biggest AI lab, and not an architect

EPISODE 643 Daybreak 17 Dec, 25

India has most of the ingredients it needs to be an AI leader. But it isn't

Rachel is an English graduate from Ashoka. She's worked in business development with a startup before, and is interested in the intersections between business and pop culture, gender and education.

Rajiv is the The Ken's in-house Audio Engineer who works on podcasts and all things audio. Having graduated from CMR University in 2020, Rajiv has worked in multiple industries such as Films, Independent music, Audio books etc.

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India has the engineers, the users, and the ambition to be an AI superpower.

But as OpenAI floods the market at ₹399/month, Google invests $15 billion, and global giants harvest Indian data, a critical question emerges: Will India settle for being the world’s largest AI user, or can it become a builder that matters?

From DeepSeek’s $6M shock to the race for AI sovereignty, we connect the dots on India’s AI moment—and what could be next.

Tune in.

Episodes mentioned:

Deepseek: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
ChatGPT 399 Plan: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
India’s Sovereign AI: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
Deloitte’s AI blunder: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
AI Browsers: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
Why AI minds are refusing big bucks: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
Call Centres are being rewritten by AI: Spotify | Apple | Youtube

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