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My first ALL ChatGPT blog: Ashwatthama the Human and the Elephant: A Lesson on Truth and Honesty

April 22, 2023
Blog April 17, 2023

Ekalavya’s right thumb and the importance of opposable thumbs

This weekend, I accidentally cut my left thumb. As I fumbled around, two trains of…

Prof. A K Rao February 20, 2023

Design inspires Research

This is an article that Prof. A. K. Rao wrote for IISc’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations…

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Using an electric toothbrush will increase your lifespan!

January 12, 2023
Business January 10, 2023

New topologies, evolved solution-market fit will define manufacturing AI in 2023

(Originally posted on Jan 10, 2023 on the Drishti blog) Traditionally, I’ve taken a look…

Blog December 2, 2022

Remembering AKR: The Prof AK Rao Memorial Lectures

The Prof. A. K. Rao Memorial Lectures are hosted annually by the ISAMPE, the Indian…

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The genius of the Kinder Egg

November 13, 2022
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Modernizing the genba to demystify the factory floor

(Originally posted on Oct 31, 2022 on the Drishti blog) A significant amount of time…

Family October 24, 2022

Diwali: How far America & India have come….

Today is Diwali, or Deepavali as we called it in Southern India where I grew…

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  • Dr. Prasad Akella is a serial entrepreneur who has created and commercialized deep tech products that empower humans — in three very different areas: robotics, business social networks, computer vision/AI.
    He is a Fellow of the ASME and the SME and a Stanford PhD, Michigan MBA, and IIT BS.

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    ChatGPT 3.5, Ashwatthama, truth and honesty

    By Prasad January 15, 2025

    Prasad’s introductory note: I had promised, in an earlier blog, to keep track of the…

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