With the advancement in technology, industries across the globe have been undergoing a significant transformation with each passing day. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one such technology that is shaping the future of diverse industry verticals across the globe. For those who still don’t have an idea about AI – AI refers to artificial intelligence which means simulation of human behaviour and mindset by gadgets, devices, machines, and computer systems.
With India advancing in every sphere of life, developers, scientists and entrepreneurs have been making significant contributions towards AI as well. There are several women in AI leaders who have embraced artificial intelligence and constantly deliver true value by means of innovations in AI. The women AI leaders have proved to everyone in the country as well as around the world that artificial intelligence is a powerful means to achieve success and growth in your business. From this, it is clear that the future is female. We need more women entrepreneurs to embrace artificial intelligence for it to scale up even further. The women AI leaders in India have proved to everyone that gender equality in entrepreneurship is a must and a need of the hour too, especially in India.
Here are some leading names of women in AI leaders and their contributions. These women AI leaders are the catalysts for change in the Indian industry.
Women AI leader # 1: Niyati Agarwal
Company name: Morph.ai
Industry: Social Media
Pratik Jain, Abhishek Gupta, and Vipul Garg got hired by Sprinkr, a social media management company in the year 2015 as a part of the R&D team in India. This is where they got acquainted with Niyati Agarwal, who was a part of the same organization and possessed expertise in handling social media. In March 2016, their friendship transformed into a startup reality and Morph.ai was born.
Morph.ai is a B2B SaaS platform powered by AI that empowers businesses to create chatbots to interact seamlessly with their customers. These automated chatbots allow businesses to reach out to potential customers real time, boost sales, and generate quality leads as well.
Women AI leaders # 2: Geetha Manjunath and Nidhi Mathur
Company name: Niramai
Industry: Healthcare
Founded by two women AI leaders Geetha Manjunath and Nidhi Mathur, Niramai is a health tech startup that makes use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for detecting breast cancer in women at an early stage.
It is a non-invasive, no-contact, safe, radiation-free and an affordable option for breast cancer screening. Niramai makes use of thermal image processing coupled with AI and ML for precise and dependable breast cancer screening.
Women AI leader # 3: Barkha Sharma
Company name: Bash.ai
Industry: Human Resources (HR)
Founded by Barkha Sharma in 2017, Bash.ai is a startup company. It is an automation tool that makes use of AI and ML algorithms to power HR for businesses by automating responses. It offers a seamless experience to the employees. It can efficiently manage diverse HR functions for businesses. Bash.ai has different modules such as employee engagement, post-employment orientation, HR helpdesk, ticketing, etc. These modules are easily accessible using IM platforms like Facebook and Skype.
Women AI leader # 4: Suriya Prabha K
Company name: YouCode Intelligence
Industry: Education and learning
YouCode Intelligence founded by Suriya Prabha K conducts camps for children in rural areas of Tamil Nadu. The main purpose behind running the ‘AI4KIDS’ camps across remote villages and government schools in Tamil Nadu is to enable a computational thought process amongst children. The sessions conducted by YouCode make coding, robotics, and AI fun to learn for children.
It is clear that the combination of AI and women entrepreneurs is a powerful one for the future.
