Ashwin Apte

Ashwin Apte is a Learning Design and AI fellow at Transitions Research. His current focus is in architecting Monsoon Academy, which is an India and developing world focused learning platform that aims to propel transitions to low carbon, climate resilient, and sustainable futures by building a skilled work force. He brings to this work his experience as a climate educator, helping professionals from around the world navigate the transition into climate work through upskilling, personal pathfinding and community building. He is also leveraging his experience running AI & Analytics teams for internet scale e-commerce, social media and gaming apps to help design PULL AI, which is co-creating scalable, community driven solutions for climate action in mid-size Indian cities using AI. Ashwin has an MS from Stanford University focusing on ML / AI.

BREAKING THINGS AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT (1)
Working Alone Together: Generative AI and the Future of Work
This article highlights the need to reflect on how genAI at work has the potential to change and impact the quality and nature of human associations in the context of its rapidly evolving world.
AI+ BLOG SERIES (Billboard (Square)) (2)
AI-plus blog series
This blog series aims to explore the various dimensions of AI as socio-technological assemblage, and examine its situatedness within diverse social worlds.
Implications of AI
When algorithms till the land: Speculative futures of AI in Indian agriculture
This blog post examines the human, and social dimensions of AI’s implications in Indian agriculture through two speculative fiction case-studies set in the year 2040. In the final part of this series, we underscore the importance of contextualising AI technologies and their diffusion, use and governance.
Implications of AI
When algorithms till the land: Speculative futures of AI in Indian agriculture
This blog post examines the human, and social dimensions of AI’s implications in Indian agriculture through two speculative fiction case-studies set in the year 2040. This is part 2 of a 3-part series, where through the narrative of Pravesh, a smallholder farmer in Karnatka, we grapple with the potential trade-offs and dependencies woven into the promise of AI-based technological progress.
AI in Agriculture
When algorithms till the land: Speculative futures of AI in Indian agriculture
This blog post examines the human, and social dimensions of AI’s implications in Indian agriculture through two speculative fiction case-studies set in the year 2040. The post is part of a three part series. This is part one of the series.
AI_FutureCities
Artificial Intelligence and Future Cities
This report examines various use cases of AI being developed for cities in India, to identify key challenges and risks.
AI_Education
Artificial Intelligence and Education in India
This report examines existing and emerging use cases of AI in the education sector in India, and identifies key challenges and risks associated with these use cases.
AIS
Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
This report presents emerging use cases of AI for sustainability in both the global and Indian context.