Welcome to the first episode of Zero Shot, The Ken’s podcast on artificial intelligence.
Hosts Brady, Praveen, and Rohin connect from Hong Kong and Bengaluru—braving a typhoon—to dive into the big ideas shaping the world of AI.
In this debut episode, the hosts explore the provocative analogy of whether the world’s biggest AI companies are using the colonial playbook to enter markets like India, and whether India risks becoming a “DAU factory”.
The conversation covers a report by Anthropic that reveals some surprising facts about high- and low-adoption countries.
They also break down the latest revelations about the deal for Tiktok’s US operations.
Wondering about the brontosaurus with black and white stripes? Click play to find out what he’s called and why he is Zero Shot’s mascot.
This episode of Zero Shot was mixed and mastered by Rajiv CN, The Ken’s resident sound engineer.
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zeroshot@the-ken.com.
Disclaimer: Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma is an investor in The Ken.
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What is Zero Shot (Private)?
Join Brady Ng, Praveen Gopal Krishnan, and Rohin Dharmakumar of The Ken as they discuss the big ideas in artificial intelligence. You’ll get the macro view, explore their experiments in practical applications, go deeper than the news coverage you’ve seen, and hear about the implications of the latest developments. Nothing is off the table.