(L-R) Sajju Jain, Board Member, Harvard Alumni Association; Arvind Saraf, Partner Engineering at Microsoft; Sooraj MM, President of Harvard Club of Bengaluru; MN Anucheth, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic); Sarayu Natarajan, Founder of Aapti Institute; Sanvar Oberoi, Partner, Ikigal Capital; and Tobby Simon, Founder and President of Synergia Foundation at the event in the city on Saturday.
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Bengaluru: With the world increasingly embracing AI and digitising every process, the need for resilient, future-ready systems that can withstand cyberattacks has never been greater.
At an event organised by Synergia Foundation, a strategic affairs think tank, and the Harvard Club of Bengaluru, thought leaders in AI — specifically generative AI —explored its evolving role.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) MN Anucheth explained how his team leverages AI for traffic enforcement, using it to detect violations, control signal systems, and enhance management efforts.
AI visionary Jeanne Lim, co-creator of Sophia the Robot, said the future lies beyond big data. “The next frontier is conversation analytics. Research shows that visual and interactive elements significantly boost user engagement and insights on websites. AI beings — full-body animated characters in augmented or virtual reality— are the way forward,” she noted in her virtual presentation.
Dr A Paul Raj, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and Padma Bhushan awardee, delivered a keynote address tracing AI’s evolution, deep tech advancements, and the rising influence of generative AI across industries. Raj underscored India’s challenges in scaling deep tech, bridging the per capita tech gap, and competing globally.
Sarayu Natarajan, founder of Aapti Institute and an expert in technology, society, policy, and impact, shed light on AI’s unequal access and the need to address its benefits being concentrated within specific demographics.
"The objective of these sessions is to explore how we can build resilient systems for the future as digitisation accelerates,” said Tobby Simon, founder-president of Synergia Foundation.