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   S5 · E34 · 30 Jan 2026 · 47 min

   AI Adoption Journey for Population Scale: The UCAF Framework

   In this episode of Interpreting India, Nidhi Singh is joined by Shalini Kapoor, chief strategist for Data and AI at the EkStep Foundation, and Tanvi Lall, director for strategy at People+ai. They unpack why so many AI initiatives get stuck after impressive demos, and what it takes to move from pilots to real, sustained adoption. Drawing on research spanning 1,000+ use cases across 25 countries, the guests introduce the Use Case Adoption Framework (UCAF) and explain how India can translate AI ambition into population-scale impact—especially across public services, agriculture, health, and…

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   S4 · E33 · 21 Nov 2025 · 45 min

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   S4 · E31 · 16 Oct 2025 · 48 min

   Unbundling AI Openness: Beyond the Binary

   In this episode of Interpreting India, host Shruti Mittal, research analyst in the Technology and Society Program at Carnegie India, speaks with Chinmayi Sharma, associate professor of law at Fordham Law School and nonresident fellow at the Stoss Center, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and the Atlantic Council. Together, they explore the evolving and often misunderstood debate on openness in artificial intelligence. Drawing from her forthcoming paper, Unbundling AI Openness, in the Wisconsin Law Review, Sharma explains why the traditional “open versus closed” framing oversimplifies…

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   S4 · E30 · 18 Sep 2025 · 50 min

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   S4 · E29 · 28 Aug 2025 · 55 min

   Military AI and Autonomous Weapons: Gender, Ethics, and Governance

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   S5 · E50 · 27 Aug 2026 · 45 min

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   S5 · E49 · 13 Aug 2026 · 50 min

   India, Australia, and the Critical Minerals Opportunity

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   S5 · E48 · 10 Jul 2026 · 34 min

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    S5 · E47 · 2 Jul 2026 · 33 min

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