[Silk] AI in Indian Languages (was Re: An introduction and a plea)

Radhika, Viswam.AI is working on Telugu LLMS while AI for TN is working on Tamil LLMs. Viswam has worked with around 45,000 volunteers to collect 1.5 million voice samples to train their Automated Speech Recognition system and with colleges around Hyderabad to collate te

Re: [Silk] Bangalore Silk Meetup?

Hi Caitlin, Good to see you in this group. I now live in Coimbatore and will see if I can synchronize this with a work trip. Regards, Venky On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM Caitlin Marinelli via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > Hey Silk friends, > > I’ve been lurking on this lis

Re: [Silk] Hello, and hello again

Welcome John. Subscribed! Venky On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM Ameya Nagarajan via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > > Hi John! > Extra points for USian :) > Welcome back > > > Cordially, > Ameya Nagarajan > (she/her) > > > > > > > > On Mon,

Re: [Silk] Our own Cory Doctorow features in this story

The most critical thing is to buy time. I got a very convincing call from a guy saying my insurance has lapsed and I need to pay Rs 50,000 to revive it. The language that the guy spoke indicated that he has worked for a few years in the industry. I refused to pay immediately online and asked for th

Re: [Silk] Visiting India

Bruce, if I was in any of those cities you have listed out, I would have loved to meet you and your wife. As it happens, I am in Coimbatore currently. Wishing you safe travels. Venky On Fri, 29 Mar 2024, 20:25 Bruce Metcalf via Silklist, < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > Greets, > > After

Re: [Silk] Splitting the bill

Nice post. Did not expect to read about Elinor Ostrom's work in this context, but it makes sense! On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM Nandkumar Saravade via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > My take on the free-rider problem :-) > > linkedin.com >

Re: [Silk] A religion for atheists

On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 2:04 PM Peter Griffin via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > Many years ago, when I worked with Forbes India, as part of an anniversary > special, we commissioned an essay by Alain de Botton on a ‘religion for > atheists’ (he has of course written and spoken a

Re: [Silk] Jahnavi Phalkey is a winner of the Infosys Prize 2023

Congratulations Jahnavi. I hope to visit the Science Gallery soon. Venky On Wed, 15 Nov 2023, 12:18 Udhay Shankar N via Silklist, < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > Congrats, Jahnavi. > > https://www.infosysprize.org/laureates/2023/jahnavi-phalkey.html > > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((via

Re: [Silk] What's your To-Don’t List?

gt;> This is great! >> >> On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 11:23 AM Venkatesh Hariharan via Silklist < >> silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: >> >>> My biggest to-dont's are: >>> >>> so I have allocated "time quotas" for them where

Re: [Silk] What's your To-Don’t List?

On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 3:44 PM Jo Pattabiraman wrote: > This is great! > > On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 11:23 AM Venkatesh Hariharan via Silklist < > silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > >> My biggest to-dont's are: >> >> so I have allocated "t

Re: [Silk] What's your To-Don’t List?

My biggest to-dont's are: 1. Avoid large parties. I prefer 1:1 conversations with people who are thoughtful and have a good combination of High IQ and High EQ. Small talk in large parties gets insanely boring for me, though I am sure a Silklist get together would be a great exception. 2. Avoid sel

Re: [Silk] One day in Senegal

The Dark Side of the Moon is a mind blowing album but listening to it in a remote part of Africa, under such unexpected circumstances, must have been even more mind blowing. Wonderful story. Loved it! Venky On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 10:03 AM Mohit via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote:

Re: [Silk] Hello!

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:25 PM Jo Pattabiraman via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > Thank you, Udhay, for adding me to the list. I am honoured! > > Hi folks, > > my name is Jyotsna, I'm a long-time Bangalorean. Like many of you, I am an > internet veteran - my internship was at II

Re: [Silk] Looking back …

On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 4:05 PM Peter Griffin via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > … what’s the nicest and/or smartest thing you did for yourself in 2022? > Being selective about who I work for has been a huge blessing. It took me some time to realize that I love working with High

Re: [Silk] 2022 Silklist Book Recommendations thread

After the Ukraine war started, I went down a rabbit hole, reading books connected to Russia. I found the Kremlin mafia stories way more chilling than any fiction and kept on reading more. The ones that stood out were: Putin's People Frozen Order by Bill Browder Red Notice by Bill Browder Red Roule