Mukesh Bansal: Building With AI & Why Junior Developers Are Already Losing

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   E131 · 13 Jun 2026 · 52 min

   Vinod Khosla on AI, India’s IT Future & the Next Trillion-Dollar Opportunity

   Legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla joins Mukesh Bansal on SparX, for one of the most wide-ranging and provocative conversations on the future of technology, investing, and humanity. Vinod makes bold claims: AI will replace doctors within 5 years, colleges as we know them are obsolete, space-based data centers don't make sense, India's IT and BPO industry faces an existential threat - and yet, AI may be the greatest opportunity India has ever seen. And ultimately, AI will free humanity from servitude to survival. In this episode, Vinod shares his contrarian investment philosophy,…

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   E130 · 30 May 2026 · 49 min

   Gary Marcus: The AI Bubble, OpenAI's Burn Rate, and Why the Hype Will End Badly

   Is AI the biggest scam of our generation — or the most misunderstood technology in history? Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus has been studying artificial intelligence for over 30 years, and what he has to say will make you question everything you thought you knew about ChatGPT, AGI, and the trillion dollar AI gold rush. In this episode of SparX, we are talking with Gary Marcus – professor, author, and one of the most respected and fiercely independent voices in AI research – about why the promises being made by Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk may be leading the global economy toward a…

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   E129 · 16 May 2026 · 55 min

   Peter Diamandis: The Future of Work, Abundance, and Why AI Changes Everything

   In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal sits down with Peter Diamandis to break down the future of AI, abundance, exponential technology, and the massive shift happening right now in business, society, and humanity itself. If you’ve been wondering how artificial intelligence, AI agents, automation, and emerging technologies will impact entrepreneurs, creators, and the global economy… this interview is a must-watch. Peter shares why we are entering one of the greatest windows of opportunity in history, how creators will thrive while consumers fall behind, and what mindset is required to win…

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   E127 · 18 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

   The Future of Code, Companies & Engineers in the Age of AI | SparX

   What does it look like when a Google VP, a Flipkart CTO, and a 30-year technology veteran stop managing people — and start building again with AI? In this episode of SparX , Mukesh Bansal (Founder of Myntra & Cult.fit) speaks with Peeyush Ranjan (former VP of Engineering at Google Pay and Group CTO of Flipkart) about what’s actually happening inside companies as AI agents begin to reshape how products are built. This isn’t a conversation about the future of AI.It’s about what’s already happening — in their companies, on their laptops, and in the way builders are now working. This is a…

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   E125 · 4 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

   The Dark Side of AI No One Talks About | Mukesh Bansal | Connor Leahy | SparX

   What happens when the most powerful technology ever built is also the one nobody fully understands - including its creators? Connor Leahy, US Director of Control AI and one of the clearest thinkers in the AI safety space, joins Mukesh Bansal for a conversation that cuts through the hype and lands somewhere far more unsettling: we may have two to five years before AI systems cross a threshold we cannot reverse. This isn't a doom scroll. It's a strategic briefing. In this episode of SparX, Connor breaks down why the race to superintelligence is a national security issue, not a technology one…

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   14 Mar 2026 · 59 min

   Harvard Scientist on Alien Life, Black Holes, & the Discovery of 5000 Planets | SparX

   In this episode of SparX, we sit down with Priyamvada Natarajan, theoretical astrophysicist at Yale University and author of the acclaimed book "Mapping the Heavens", for a wide-ranging conversation about black holes, dark matter, alien life, and the future of modern astrophysics. From her early fascination with science to her years at MIT and her groundbreaking research at Yale, Priyamvada takes us through the ideas and experiences that shaped one of the most compelling minds in contemporary science. In this conversation, she breaks down the search for life beyond Earth, the discovery of…

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   E139 · 2 Oct 2026 · 48 min

   Nobel Prize Winner: Quantum Is The Next Big Advance After AI

   AI is getting better at answering questions. But what happens when it starts asking and solving the questions scientists haven’t answered yet?In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal sits down with Paras Chopra, founder of Wingify and Lossfunk, to explore AI research, scientific discovery, consciousness, and India’s place in the global AI race.

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   E138 · 2 Oct 2026 · 53 min

   India's Top AI Researcher: Can Indian IT Services Survive AI?

   AI is getting better at answering questions. But what happens when it starts asking and solving the questions scientists haven’t answered yet?In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal sits down with Paras Chopra, founder of Wingify and Lossfunk, to explore AI research, scientific discovery, consciousness, and India’s place in the global AI race.

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   4 Sep 2026 · 56 min

   Can One AI Model Control Every Robot? | Sergey Levine

   What will it take to build robots that can truly operate in the real world? 🤖 In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal is joined by Sergey Levine, computer scientist and co-founder of Physical Intelligence, to explore the future of AI and robotics and why giving machines physical intelligence is one of the hardest problems in AI. From Moravec’s Paradox and imitation learning to general-purpose robots and robot learning, we explore why AI that can write, reason and talk still struggles with the physical world, and what it will take to build robots that can learn, adapt, and perform a wide…

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    E136 · 24 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    India’s ₹1 Lakh Crore Deep Tech Innovation Mission: A Game Changer

    What does the roadmap to a "Viksit Bharat 2047" look like from the very top? 🇮🇳In this special episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal is joined by Professor Ajay Sood, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister of India. As a key architect of India’s scientific policy and a Padmashri awardee, Professor Sood offers an exclusive look into the government’s strategic vision for technology as the ultimate pillar of national sovereignty and economic growth.From the explosion of space-tech startups like Skyroot to the revolutionary ₹1 Lakh Crore R\&D fund, we dive deep into the missions that…

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