Writing by Viksit Gaur

February 02, 2025

AI may create a new aristocracy: where only the rich can afford to be human

AI will democratize education, but it may also create a new class divide — where human mentorship and connection becomes the ultimate privilege. Imagine two classrooms in 2035. In one, students absorb lessons from AI tutors: efficient, tireless…

Read article →
January 31, 2025

AI agents will break the internet’s $600B ad economy. Here’s what comes next.

The internet runs on human attention, but AI agents won’t have any. Ads work because people see them: scrolling, clicking, impulse buying. But AI agents don’t get distracted. They parse, compare, and execute, stripping out everything that doesn’t…

Read article →
January 30, 2025

Algorithmic Imperialism won’t be solved by lawsuits and policy changes alone. 3 upcoming shifts that can actually decolonize AI

In 2025, AI is centralized in the hands of a few western companies that control everything — training data, compute power, access, and distribution. The path to decolonizing AI isn’t just about forcing them to comply with national laws. It’s about…

Read article →
January 29, 2025

India’s OpenAI lawsuit exposes Silicon Valley’s Algorithmic Imperialism: Inside the Global South’s fight to reclaim its data

OpenAI’s dismissal of India’s copyright lawsuit as a “jurisdictional mismatch” reveals a fatal blind spot — India’s case isn’t about payments. It’s about dismantling the neocolonial data economy that fuels AI. OpenAI’s defense hinges on two colonial…

Read article →
January 28, 2025

LLMs are fast becoming commodities: 5 trends for builders to add value at the app layer

The future of AI isn’t about bigger models; it’s about smarter apps that solve real problems. The winners will understand business pain points better than anyone, AND stay ahead of AI’s rapid shifts. Here are 5 trends I think builders should think…

Read article →