HT Wired Wisdom: Thought-provoking conversations, and an evolving AI narrative
Every year, the week of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, calmly defines agile, energetic and thoughtful dialogues. On topics that are dotting conversations, whilst drawing attention to a few that should. The entire spectrum is covered, including politics, sports, medicine, entertainment, science and technology. Here’s a snapshot of what I’m referring to. Vivek Wadhwa spoke about how India could be on the way to having the best cancer care system in the world, in about 5 years from now (it’ll be no mean feat). Author Chris Miller opines this is India’s big opportunity to become a key player in the chip space (India’s increasingly making the right moves). External affairs minister S Jaishankar talked about an increasingly difficult world and the need for strong leadership (geopolitical instability is here to stay).
During the HT Leadership Summit 2023, I had the chance to speak with someone who generally keeps a very low profile. At least, in comparison with most tech CEOs. Alan Mamedi, the co-founder and CEO of Truecaller, joined us from Stockholm for a virtual session. The conversation canvas was wide, spanning spam on our mobile phones, AI regulation, India as the “home market” for Truecaller and of course new capabilities the app is building with. Something in particular, stood out for me. “What we have in front of us is probably in the magnitude of a nuclear bomb, but in the digital world,” Mamedi said, about the rapid pace at which AI is imbibing capabilities and drawing relevance for implementation. He isn’t at all overstating genuine fears.