Pariksha Pe Charcha: ‘Retain sharpness, instead of relying completely on technology,’ says Edelweiss’ Radhika Gupta

Edelweiss Mutual Fund Managing Director and CEO Radhika Gupta joined the third session of Pariksha Pe Charcha, interacting with students about the role of technology in academics, especially during exam preparations. She was joined by Gaurav Chaudhary, also known as Technical Guruji, who also shared ideas on artificial intelligence. Throughout the session, the two spoke on various topics for the students, offering valuable insights for timely preparations.

The Edelweiss CEO also shared some game-changing strategies to help students cope with challenges while studying. She told students about the technological advancements, discussing how there has been a shift from the old floppy disk to CDs, which transformed the way students started gaining knowledge.

“In a professional context, one should learn to master technology and not allow it to empower you. You need to retain your sharpness and knowledge instead of completely relying on technology,” Gupta explained.
In response to a student’s question about AI integration in classrooms, she highlighted that the role of teachers is to share wisdom, and she can use AI to enhance the dissemination of knowledge and will not be replaced.

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When a student asked about the mistakes of the AI, Technical Guruji explained that it should work as an assistant for the users without having much power and that one should only give tasks to avoid any major mistakes. Radhika Gupta added that using technology always has a middle way to learning, where students must take time to observe what they learned.

Gupta engaged with students in AI-based dumb charades, asking them to offer a prompt to the AI platform. In a few tips for exam preparations, she suggested the use of AI to manage studies by breaking the syllabus and creating mock papers, thus becoming a “great master of technology.”

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“I used to stop studying the previous evening of my exams to allow my mind to rest,” she added.

Likewise, Technical Guruji also outlined a few tips, urging students to reduce stress levels before their exams, create to-do lists, track performance, and indulge in some entertainment and gaming in between short breaks.

The previous episode of Pareeksha pe Charcha featured Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who spoke about mental health and stress management for students.