How India became the world's biggest AI lab, and not an architect
Update: 2025-12-16
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India has the engineers, the users, and the ambition to be an AI superpower.
But as OpenAI floods the market at ₹399/month, Google invests $15 billion, and global giants harvest Indian data, a critical question emerges: Will India settle for being the world's largest AI user, or can it become a builder that matters?
From DeepSeek's $6M shock to the race for AI sovereignty, we connect the dots on India's AI moment—and what could be next.
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Episodes mentioned:
- Deepseek: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
- ChatGPT 399 Plan: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
- India's Sovereign AI: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
- Deloitte's AI blunder: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
- AI Browsers: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
- Why AI minds are refusing big bucks: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
- Call Centres are being rewritten by AI: Spotify | Apple | Youtube
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