In this episode of AI’s Happy Hour, our host & CMO Sujit Janardanan sits down with Praveen Pankajakshan, Chief AI Scientist at UrbanKisan, for a deep, thoughtful conversation on the foundations and future of AI.

From medical research and energy systems to agriculture and physical AI, Praveen shares how first principles, reproducibility, and grounded engineering shape real-world AI systems.

We explore:

• Why reproducibility is non-negotiable in science and AI
• The limitations of today’s generative models
• What it takes to build sovereign AI systems
• Moving AI from the cloud into farms and physical environments
• Using Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) to build better teams
• A powerful surfing analogy for deploying AI responsibly

This episode is a must-listen for AI practitioners who believe the future isn’t just smarter models, but wiser systems.

Tune in now and follow AI’s Happy Hour for more real conversations shaping the AI future.

What happens when a world-class product leader who has built billion-dollar commercial products decides to architect a national AI platform?

In this episode of AI’s Happy Hour, Rishi Bal takes us inside BharatGen, India’s foundational AI mission that aims to redefine how a nation of 1.4 billion accesses information, services, and opportunity.

A masterclass in product thinking, national vision, and inclusive technology.

Tune in to understand the future India is building; and the leaders building it.

From tackling India’s mental health crisis to powering open-source AI at scale - Arko C.’s journey is a blueprint for every founder’s second act. In this episode, he shares how lessons from Amigo shaped PipeShift, a YC-backed platform making open-source models production-ready - with insights on modular architecture, global building, and partnering with Neysa to scale AI for the enterprise.