Episodes

  • Can your phone have a personal AI assistant?

    Can your phone have a personal AI assistant?
    Feb 16 2026
    In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Founder of Equal AI, Keshav Reddy. In this conversation Keshav talks about Equal AI and how it can help Indians answer or retrieve information from calls that they don't want to pick up, no points for guessing, AI will do it for them. He talks about the interesting use cases that have come up since the launch, how they plan on tackling different languages in India and whether they plan on going Global or not. To know more about Equal AI, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Produced by Niharika Nanda
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    21 mins
  • Why tech needs story telling in the age of AI

    Why tech needs story telling in the age of AI
    Feb 9 2026
    In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by author and storytelling coach Ravishankar Iyer. In this very interesting chat, Ravishankar Iyer talks about the importance of storytelling behind a product and a company. He also addresses the topic of AI in storytelling and how you can use artificial intelligence to enhance your edits and rewrite your drafts, and most importantly he emphasized the concept of 'presence' that is the human touch which needs to given it's due credit in storytelling. To understand more about the art of storytelling and how you can make your products more appealing by using it, tune into Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Produced by Niharika Nanda
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    24 mins
  • How an Indian company is banking on Applied Intelligence

    How an Indian company is banking on Applied Intelligence
    Feb 2 2026
    In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Madhav Sheth, CEO, Ai+ Smartphone and Founder, NxtQuantum Shift Technologies. Madhav has been working towards creating AI+ smartphones and this conversation explores what differentiates NxtQuantum OS from other brands and how AI in smartphones will enhance the user experience. The discussion also covers how Indian consumers become the yardstick for global consumers and how an India first approach is what NxtQuantum OS is focused on. To understand more about AI+ smartphones and what they bring to the table, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Produced by Niharika Nanda
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    20 mins
  • 25 years on, Wikipedia in the times of AI

    25 years on, Wikipedia in the times of AI
    Jan 26 2026
    In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Tajh Taylor, Senior Advisor, Product and Technology, Wikipedia Foundation. Today, we explore what goes behind the making of one of most popularly visited online site for all forms of information - Wikipedia. Our guest highlights the work that is consistently put in by Wikipedia's editors to make sure the information is correct and up to date. But what happens when AI enters the picture? How does Wikipedia make sure it gets attribution where required? And when AI is gathering information from different sources and summersing it to provide it to its users, while Wikipedia does the same, what differentiates it? And can AI also help the site somehow? To get the answers to these questions, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Produced by Niharika Nanda
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    23 mins
  • AI as an enterprise assistant

    AI as an enterprise assistant
    Jan 19 2026
    In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Rob Seaman, Chief Product Officer and CEO, Slack. Here we talk about Slack and the Slack Bot and how it is fitting into this new wave of agentic AI. Rob shares his insights on how enterprises are inculcating agenting AI and how it impacts workflow. The conversation also explores how agents can help leadership in gaining better insights about their companies and whether or not the use of AI creates a governance issue. To learn more about the what lies ahead as far as agentic AI is concerned, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Produced by Niharika Nanda
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    17 mins
  • How AI is changing the world of semiconductors

    How AI is changing the world of semiconductors
    Jan 12 2026
    In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Srini Chinamilli, Co-Founder and CEO, Tessolve. Our guest today, talks about the semiconductor industry, an industry which had been front row centre when it comes to the growth of AI. He begins by talking about Tessolve, followed by sharing deeper insights on the impact that AI is having on the semiconductor industry. He explains how the traditional players in the game like Nvidia have worked over the years and the advantages and disadvantages of being a start up in the field of semiconductors. To learn more about the semiconductor industry and how its growing, especially in the age of artificial intelligence, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Produced by Niharika Nanda
    Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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    16 mins
  • Infrastructure as a critical part of the AI puzzle

    Infrastructure as a critical part of the AI puzzle
    Jan 5 2026
    Welcome to a brand new season of The Indian Express' tech podcast Our Own Devices. In this episode, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Siddhesh Naik, Country Leader, Data & AI Software, IBM India & South Asia. We start this season by talking about Artificial intelligence, a technology that is touted to change the world, but for that to happen, the right infrastructure needs to be in place. And a very important part of AI is data. In this conversation our guest elaborates on the importance of data when it comes to adapting to AI, how old and new data can be procured and how even unstructured or unnecessary data that is collected can be useful. To learn more about ROI that companies can look forward to in the process of adaptation of AI and how Indian companies are responding to this change, tune in to today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.
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    27 mins
  • How preventive screening can help India

    How preventive screening can help India
    Sep 15 2025
    In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Masaharu Morita, Founder & Program Director, NURA. This conversation explores how AI can help improve India's healthcare system. Masaharu shares how Nura is contributing towards promoting preventive health check ups in India by making them more visual through AI and keeping them affordable. He talks about the benefits of preventive health check ups and how it is being rolled out in different parts of India. To know more about Nura and their work in healthcare, tune into today's episode of Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan.

    Produced by Niharika Nanda
    Edited by Suresh Pawar
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    18 mins