“AI Is No Substitute for Originality,” Anupam Mittal Tells Startup Founders
Anupam Mittal, the founder and CEO of Shaadi.com and a prominent investor on Shark Tank India, has issued a strong caution to entrepreneurs and business leaders about the dangers of blindly relying on AI tools like ChatGPT for critical decision-making.
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In a recent LinkedIn post, Anupam Mittal shared a conversation with a fellow founder who proudly admitted that all their business ideas came from ChatGPT. While the founder considered this a point of pride, Mittal saw it as a major red flag.
“Gen AI mostly averages existing knowledge. It sounds brilliant — smooth, confident, articulate — but too often it’s just platitudes and polite sycophancy,” Mittal wrote. He emphasized that although AI can produce polished content, it often lacks real substance and originality.