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Mint
05-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
‘Talk with actual humans…': IIM Ahmedabad student scores A+ using ChatGPT for project, shares note on ‘real creativity'
An MBA student from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has stirred up debate online after revealing that he used ChatGPT to complete an entire marketing project — and still received an A+. In a now-viral LinkedIn post, student Yugantar Gupta shared that he relied entirely on the AI tool to write his project. He wrote, 'MBA at IIM Ahmedabad is full of assignments, projects and reports. Plagiarism is completely prohibited but AI use is allowed. Getting an A+ on any report is really difficult at IIM Ahmedabad. Some professors don't give it to anyone at all, as a policy. Most restrict it to the top 5% or fewer. While meaningless, an A+ always feels like a medal.' He further noted, 'We had to prepare a research project on cosmetics. So I went to a nearby mall and visited every cosmetics shop there. From Lifestyle to Forest Essentials to Smytten - around 8 shops in all. I discreetly observed shopper behaviour - what kinds of customers came, what kinds of questions they asked, what they actually ended up buying. I chatted up the sales people asking them for gift recommendations for my (imaginary) girlfriend. And what they had observed over the months. For every observation and every interaction, I sent myself a voice note. In excruciating detail.' On getting back to campus, he explained to ChatGPT our project requirements and uploaded the entire audio transcript. 'And out came one of my best graded projects at IIM Ahmedabad (after a lot of heavy editing of course),' he added. IIM Student noted, 'No one is going to pay you anything anymore for researching or writing reports off the internet. ChatGPT can already do far better quality secondary research than most of you can. At zero cost and in zero time.' You can only add value if you can get something that's not available on the internet - personal experiences, expert interviews, original surveys, observational studies and talking to stakeholders, he added. 'Don't waste time on writing, spend time on reviewing what AI is writing for you. Don't waste time in artificially 'humanising' AI content to avoid detection filters. Talk with actual humans whose opinion matters. Don't keep discussing amongst yourselves. Cold DM people on LinkedIn and interview them,' he further said in the LinkedIn post. By the time of writing, the post has garnered 3,369 likes, 141 comments, and 55 reposts. In the comments, IPS Yogesh Gupta said, "What a powerful write up. Extremely well articulated and based on first hand experience. Your posts are a treat to read, always positive. Welcome the new developments, technology and use it to improve your life but don't forget the basics. ' Get out of the Building ' explains it all. This is the crux of the modern policing methods too." Another said, 'This post so very well brings out how the new emerging and ever evolving technologies can be used productively without giving up on originality and creativity. If Artificial Intelligence is used intelligently and ethically it can revolutionise the quality and pace of research for bettering human lives.' User commented to the viral LinkedIn post. A user commented, "And that is how humans and AI can be complementary." A user said, 'Yugantar Gupta: you did a wonderful observational study and used AI as a writing assistance. Researchers are widely using this assistance. Many good journals are also not preventing the AI as a writing tool. But one should apply own brain to see that AI does not present misleading results.' Key Takeaways AI can significantly enhance research and writing tasks when used alongside personal insights. Engaging directly with people provides valuable data that AI cannot replicate. The future of academic work may involve a blend of AI tools and original human research.
India.com
30-04-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Top secret Chinese weapons will be exposed if India-Pakistan war erupts, Russia's ‘Brahmastra' will collide with NATO's…, tension for Xi Jinping due to…
(File) India-Pakistan war: Amidst the looming threat of a full-scale India-Pakistan war after last week's barbaric Pahalgam terror attack, experts believe that this will be the first time that China's advanced top secrets will be used in an actual war, and go head-to-head with NATO weaponry like the French-made Rafale fighter jet, which is the primary combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Spotlight on Chinese, NATO weapons amid India-Pakistan war fever According to reports, Pakistan has stepped up war preparations after securing overt support from China, which has stressed that it will protect the 'sovereignty and territorial integrity' of its ally. Experts note that Pakistan has a massive stockpile of Chinese-made armaments, while India has deadly fighter jets and advanced weaponry from Russia and France, and the looming conflict will be a direct confrontation between these armaments. Speculations are rife that India may launch a military operation against Pakistan in the next 36 hours, potentially triggering the first full-blown military conflict between the two bitter enemies since the 1999 Kargil war. But apart from the fallout of the deadly conflict, the entire world's sights will be fixated upon the first open clash between Chinese weaponry and NATO armaments, and military strategists believe that countries on either side of the fence will try to peek closely at these weapons to figure out their strengths and weaknesses, if any. According to military analysts, the showdown between these different types of weapons is likely to take place in the Indo-Pacific, a region where China is trying establish its hegemony, and countries in this region will be looking closely at the conflict and the outcome of the clash. India looking to re-establish deterrence against terror Talking to the South China Morning Post, former Indian ambassador Yogesh Gupta asserted that while India does not want to escalate the crisis any further, Pakistan will attempt to establish its dominance using Chinese weapons. 'India only wants to re-establish deterrence against terrorist attacks from Pakistan, as was done after the Balakot airstrikes. It has just ended after the Pahalgam attack,' said Gupta. Asfandyar Mir, a senior expert on South Asian affairs at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) believes the potential India-Pakistan war will be deadlier than any previous military confrontation between the two nations in recent history, including the Indian response after the 2019 Pulwama attack, because there is more anger in India compared to previous occasions. 'Pakistan has limited capability' India is likely to issue a stellar response, while Pakistan will also mount a formidable offense by employing China-made armaments like JF17 fighter jets which is now equipped with China's advanced PL-15 missiles, said Mir. Experts noted that India has already shown the capability to strike deep inside Pakistan, and the current conflict certain seems to be headed in that direction where Indian forces targets Pakistan's military and terrorist infrastructure. As per military affairs expert Boyko Nikolov, the current India-Pakistan crisis is not meant to deliver a strategic victory to either side, rather an attempt to credible deterrence in the region. Nikolov noted that Pakistan has already shown its capability in conventional warfare by retaliating to an Iranian missile attack with a military response, and also launched a drone attack in Afghanistan, but Islamabad's abilities in this matter are limited compared to India. India's NATO weapons vs Pakistan's Chinese-made armaments Meanwhile, Asfandyar Mir noted that India's armed forces are more modern, and the Russian S400 missile defense system will pose a major challenge for Pakistan's aerial offense. Additionally, India now has its indigenously built BVR missiles which it did not posses in 2019. The conflict will also put IAF's trusted Rafale fighter jets in direct confrontation with Pakistan's Chinese-made J10C and JF17 combat planes, and prove once and for all which one is a superior warplane. The J10C and JF17 are now equipped with advanced PL-15 missiles, which is an advanced, ultra long-range air-to-air missile, reportedly with a range between 200 to 300 kilometers, making it a major threat to the fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF). However, IAF's Rafale fighter jets are equipped with with AESA radar and Meteor missile, a combination many experts believe can outperform the PL-15 missile in real-life scenario. Pakistan has deployed the Chinese-made SH-15 cannon, while India has South Korea's K9 Vajra cannon, on the borders, and experts say that China is holding its breath as this will likely be the first time that its weapons will be face-to-face with Western armaments.
