AI Built for Text Won’t Win in India ft Vinayak Hegde
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India doesn’t need English-first AI. India needs voice-first AI. Vinayak Hegde breaks down something most global AI models still miss. Early AI systems were trained with English as the default. That works for some markets, but India is different by design. For generations, knowledge wasn’t written down. It was spoken, sung, and passed on through stories, conversations, and music. Even our epics survived centuries through voice before they ever hit paper. That changes how AI should be built for India. Here’s the real insight Vinayak is pointing to: 🔺 India is multilingual by default, not as an add-on 🔺 Oral culture makes voice a native interface 🔺 Voice unlocks scale across literacy levels The next wave of AI adoption in India won’t be typed. It’ll be spoken. 👉 Subscribe for more …