#448: Gautham Gopalakrishna on how technology changes work culture and the future of AI in India

"Technology has transformed not just work but also the culture and the younger generation brings new perspectives and behaviours shaped by the modern tech era.”

Welcome to another episode of The Shape Of Work Podcast. In this episode, we have Gautam Gopalakrishna, Country Head at Entrupy, a hardware-enabled SaaS company that uses computer vision algorithms & microscopy to bring trust to transactions. In this episode, Gautam talks about AI technology and the work culture changing due to technology.

Gautam has an overall work experience of more than twenty-five years. He started his career all the way back in 1997 and has worked at various IT organisations over the years. Some of them are, Robert Bosch, Ishoni Networks, and Mindtree, where he worked for sixteen years. He did his BE from the University of Mysore and the Executive General Management program from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Episode Highlights

• How technology is changing the work culture in India?
• What are some of the current trends in the industry that are going to take over the functioning of the organisation?
• Mental health challenges during the pandemic
• The future of AI in India

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.