Sramana Mitra: Yes, it is tough. I have a slightly different kind of question as my last set of questions for you. No code, right now is a very attractive terminology in the industry, and part of it is coming from the fact that AI is automating everything, including coding. So no-code, AI-generated software is the future that we are going towards. What are your thoughts about this evolution? How is that impacting your business? How does that impact your product roadmap etc.?
>>>Businesses are finding unexpected benefits by incorporating Generative AI into their product roadmaps. Ragic has built a $5M ARR no-code platform in the market. A Generative AI front-end is adding unprecedented usability and adoption momentum. Fascinating!
Sramana Mitra: Alright, Jeff, let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised? What kind of background?
Jeff Kuo: I was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. I mostly grew up here, but in my childhood, I lived for two years in the US in Michigan.
>>>Sramana Mitra: Now, let’s double click down on the concept of experiments. Once you were in these POC situations and started to gain some traction, what kinds of experiments are customers running?
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Sramana Mitra: John, welcome to the show again. What are you up to these days? It looks like we talked a while ago about your previous company DataSong and you’re up to a new adventure. So, tell us about it.
John Wallace: I’ve been fortunate to be building Lift Lab for the past five years. The team had built a company with me called DataSong, which, you covered. I feel very honored and fortunate to be a second time attendee on one of these interviews.
As we see over and again in history, everything is driven by the Story. The Narrative.
The key narratives, even today, are often controlled by Religion.
>>>And that brings me to the role of policy in general, and to AI policy in particular.
The problem the West is trying to get its arms around right now is how to design AI policy that doesn’t hinder the development of benevolent AI but does check the proliferation of destructive AI.
>>>Next, we’re going to have to deal with a subject that threatens India’s otherwise bright prospects in the 21st century: climate change.
You are all acutely aware of the intense heat India is experiencing.
There are also acute water problems on the horizon. The Gangotri glacier is melting.
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