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What did Gaurav Sen notice about AI-built entries at the India AI hackathon?

Answered from Is system design still relevant in 2026? · Gaurav Sen · 2026-09-26

Gaurav Sen ran an India AI hackathon for tier two and tier three cities and villages, asking teams to use AI to save doctors' time where there is about one doctor per 11,000 patients. He says the submissions all seemed the same: AI helped the teams but also cut down what made each one unique, which he sees as a missing sense of taste and evaluation.

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