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I'm Ashwin!

About Me:

I am a tech enthusiast, full time Linux user, and an Innovator at The Knowledge Society. I have been interested in programming and technology for as long as I can remember.I am in my second year at The Knowledge Society (TKS). At TKS, I learn about emerging technologies and participate in hackathons, some involving large organizations, like the UN, IKEA, and the Pathcheck Foundation. I have been with A Few Good Men choir for over five years. I write articles and newsletters about my activites and things that I am interested in.

Portfolio:

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The Dangers of AI (and how to avoid them)
  • September 2020
  • Artificial Intelligence has scary implications for the world at large. AI is not the same as it is portrayed in movies like The Terminator or Wall-E, and those are not the real reasons you should be scared of it. From social media bots to audio and video deep fakes that will make you question reality, let’s look at the more sinister ways that Artificial Intelligence is being used.
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Why Arnold Schwarzenegger’s position on climate change is so unique — and why we need more of it
  • February 2021
  • This article proves that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2014 article titled “I Don’t Give a **** If We Agree About Climate Change” is even more relevant today. More importantly, this is an excellent approach to selling people on why a carbon neutral society is the only viable option. Schwarzenegger uses his ideas, voice, and diction to make the reader understand what he is speaking about and keep them engaged with his writing.
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Modero: Building Better Intersections with AI and Electromagnetism
  • April 2021
  • In the United States alone, there are more than 2.5 million intersection accidents annually. This accounts for 40% of all car crashes. Even though there are many road safety laws and technologies designed to protect us, there are still two people who die in the U.S. everyday from people who do not stop at red lights. With the computer vision and AI fields increasing so rapidly and overlapping with so many other sectors, it is baffling that there are no scalable solutions to this problem yet.
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An Intro to AI - Article
  • June 2021
  • Before we start learning about the different types and applications of AI, we need to learn what AI is. IBM describes Artificial Intelligence as “any human-like intelligence exhibited by a computer, robot, or other machine”. AI can be easily explained as three definitions: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and General Artificial Intelligence.
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An Intro to AI - Video
  • October 2020
  • A brief explanation of my journey with AI, the different types of neural networks, and their applications.
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This Website!!!
  • March 2022
  • I have been learning Reactjs, Nextjs, and Tailwind css for several months so that I could build this website from the ground up.
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Ashwin's Insights - October Issue
  • October 2020
  • My very first newsletter! A month full of excitement and fireside chats.
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Ashwin's Insights - November Issue
  • November 2020
  • This month held my very first challenge in TKS. I worked with a group to help the pathcheck foundation with contact tracing in Lousiana. I also got to experiment with a real Harvard Business case study!
Ashwin's Insights - February Issue
  • February 2021
  • In the month of February, we kicked off our biggest challenge yet. In 2021, TKS partnered with the United Nations to try and enable more women to access, create, and influence technology.
Ashwin's Insights - April Issue
  • April 2021
  • This month, we wrapped up our biggest challenge yet. We needed to create a moonshot company designed to solve one of the world's biggest problems. My group and I chose to tackle the problem of intersection accidents. We created Modero to address this problem (see Modero Article).

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