IndiaBy Aditi KhannaLondon, Jan 14 (PTI) Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan willhost a new Indian show by an augmented reality UK company tohighlight how computer vision can empower more than 750million people globally who cannot read or write.
Ambarish Mitra, an AR pioneer who was named UKEntrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2016 and a YoungGlobal Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2017, will appearon the new show hosted by Shah Rukh Khan.
"This show is helping Indians think about the worldaround them in a completely different way, in particularhow diverse ideas can interrelate and create something brand-new. It highlights how successful ideas demand not onlytechnical excellence, but a willingness to be creative andchallenge convention," said Mitra.
"I hope that this show inspires the next generation ofIndians to explore opportunities and careers that they may nothave known ever existed, to dream big and ultimately create abetter tomorrow," he said.
Mitra, born and raised in India, was inspired to createhis firm Blippar when sitting in a pub in the UK.
He joked to a friend about how incredible it would be ifthe Queen of England could come to life from a 20-poundbank note.
His friend and co-founder, Omar, made the first prototypeand out of this throwaway remark Blippar was born in 2011.
The company specialises in AR and computer vision, acutting-edge field within artificial intelligence (AI) thatunderstands sight and enables computers to see, identify andprocess images in the same way that human vision does,and then provide appropriate output.
Harnessing these technologies, Blippar claims to havebuilt an entire suite of tools and products that bridge thephysical and the digital world, push the boundaries of visualsearch and allow anyone to take advantage of thesetechnologies on their own.
Launched on December 10, 'TED Talks India: Nayi Soch' isthe first foreign TV series from TED, the media organisationmade famous for its viral 18-minute talks.
Each episode sees Shah Rukh Khan introduce aninspirational speaker and thought leader who is tapping intoemerging trends and helping spread new ideas.
TED is an acronym for Technology, Entertainment andDesign, and the speakers are key influencers in these fieldsglobally.
"This is one of my favourite places for inspiration andideas, to understand the world around me and to understandmyself too. As the host of ‘TED Talks India: Nayi Soch’, I'vepulled together a wonderful programme of speakers —scientists, business leaders, artists and more — in the TEDtradition to share with you," said Khan.
Among the guests that have already been featuredinclude Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who spoke of his vision forhow India (and the world) can leverage tech to grow into itsmassive potential, and Professor Manu Prakash, the physicistand inventor creating low-cost scientific instrumentsthat young people can use to explore real science themselves.
Mitra, CEO & Co-Founder of Blippar, becomes the latestguest this week as an active private investor in the field ofAR, AI, Genomics and Food-Tech. PTI AKUZM.
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