About the Session

In this episode of Leading With Data, we interact with Dr. Gautam Shroff, Senior Vice President & Head of Research at Tata Consultancy Services

 

Watch as Dr. Shroff delves into:

➡️ His journey from his doctoral degree, to academia, and then finally as head of research at TCS.

➡️ The surprising commodification of AI, making it widely accessible.

➡️ Need for AI to be trustworthy for critical applications without human intervention.

➡️ The transformative potential of AI in accelerating human thinking and learning.

➡️ How LLMs can surprisingly generate code and aid in symbolic reasoning.

➡️ Explaining what is Neuro-Deductive Learning.

➡️ Hypothesising that the next few years will focus on effectively utilising AI tools for various applications and addressing trustworthiness concerns, especially in mission-critical scenarios.

➡️ Advising aspiring researchers to focus on impactful contributions addressing real-world problems, stressing the importance of passion-driven problem-solving.

About the Speaker

As the Vice-President, Chief Scientist and Head of TCS Research and a member of TCS’ Corporate Technology Council, Dr. Gautam Shroff is involved in recommending directions to existing R&D, spawning new R&D efforts, sponsoring external research, and proliferating the resulting technology and intellectual property across TCS’ units. He is also part of the AI task force set up by the Government of India.