Shark Tank India’s Anupam Mittal wears a ‘magic’ locket that records every conversation he has, identifies people by their voice

Entrepreneur Anupam Mittal, who appears as one of the ‘sharks’ on the reality show Shark Tank India, opened up about how artificial intelligence can change the world by citing the example of a company that he has recently invested in. Anupam said that the founders, two young Indian ‘kids’, have devised a ‘locket’ that virtually functions like ‘magic’. In an interview, he described the gizmo’s capabilities.

Appearing on Himesh Madaan’s YouTube channel to promote the upcoming fourth season of Shark Tank India, Anupam spoke about the impact that AI is going to have on business all over the world. “There is a mindboggling opportunity in healthcare with AI. The cost of healthcare is growing, and everybody accumulates several test reports over the course of their lives. But if a healthcare-centric large-language model emerges, then your entire health history can be mapped. That’s going to happen. Because in India, if we want to solve healthcare for 1.5 billion people, we can’t implement western solutions, because it’s too damn expensive. We cannot afford it,” he said.

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Anupam Mittal predicted that everybody ‘will have a co-pilot in the next five years’, making a reference to AI assistants. Citing the example of a company that he has personally invested in, Anupam said, “I’m actually the founding investor in a company that has created a locket… Significantly advanced technology is no different than magic. Two kids have made this. You wear it on your neck, it listens to all your conversations, recognises who you’re talking to based on their voice. It has access to your email and contact book. Based on that, I can just look at an app on my phone, and it will tell me exactly what we spoke about the last time, and what I should be talking to you about next.”

Anupam has appeared on every season of Shark Tank India, and will return for the fourth season as well. The show will return in January.