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Written by Amit Adarkar. Voiced by his AI clone. A fortnightly walk through data, AI and everyday life. The first episode arrives on Saturday 10 October.
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Random Walk with Amit
Amit Adarkar · Tech & Science · English
Random Walk is a fortnightly show about data, AI and everyday life, with Amit Adarkar, CEO of i-Genie.ai and former CEO of Ipsos India. Each episode starts somewhere unexpected: a donkey, a fairy tale, a forgotten scientist. It ends at an idea you can use at work or at home. Written by Amit. Voiced
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Specimen 000: Why is an AI reading this to you?
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