Today, smartphone penetration in India is growing steadily, buoyed by digitalisation and a growing consumer class. However, with the disruption of AI, will smartphones be enough to equip Indians for the new way of the world? Rocket Learning - an edtech nonprofit organisation - is ensuring that knowledge of AI trickles down to the underserved, helping them ascend to a level playing field in new India.
Vishal Sunil, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Rocket Learning, says, “access to a smartphone, computer and the internet was a great indicator of a person having a higher income and leading a much better existence in this world. But now I fear AI will once again bring about a difference between the haves and the have-nots. We see a digital divide.” This is the divide the Rocket Learning wants to bridge, besides bringing up to speed the early learners, giving them a better foundation to make a mark in today’s AI-driven world. The non-profit aims to reinvent educator training and coaching by sending out bite-sized activity videos and learning modules over the social messaging platform WhatsApp.