Anupam Mittal Compares AI, Social Media To ‘Roti-Sabzi’: ‘Even My 7-Year-Old...’

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 13:13 IST

Shaadi.com laminitis Anupam Mittal opened up astir however profoundly phones, societal media and present AI-driven contented are affecting not conscionable adults but adjacent kids.

Anupam Mittal said that surface addiction is dilatory affecting everyone. (Photo Credit: Instagram)

Shaadi.com laminitis and Shark Tank India justice Anupam Mittal has shared a station that galore mightiness find relatable, particularly parents. In a elaborate enactment connected LinkedIn, helium opened up astir however profoundly phones, societal media and present AI-driven contented are affecting not conscionable adults but adjacent kids. He adjacent gave a idiosyncratic illustration of his ain 7-year-old daughter. According to him, she starts her time with the animated bid Peppa Pig but ends up trapped successful what helium called a “vortex of glitchy animation and algorithmic chaos." And it’s not conscionable her. He said that each of america person been getting a regular dose of AI-generated “wisdom" similar it’s a portion of our meals.

In the post, Mittal said helium inactive believes the adjacent large question of planetary entrepreneurs volition travel from India. But astatine the aforesaid time, helium is disquieted that we are becoming a state afloat of “thumb warriors" He said, “India’s biggest encephalon drain isn’t Silicon Valley. It’s to the scroll. Yes, I judge the adjacent question of planetary entrepreneurs volition travel from India. I person enactment my wealth connected it. But we’re ALSO gathering the largest service of thumb warriors – overstimulated, under-inspired people, who’re weirdly good with it."

The Shaadi.com laminitis spoke astir however we person ended up utilizing our “billion screens" and “billion brains" mostly for entertainment. “Watch prank videos, swipe choreographed dances, and overdose connected AI-generated “wisdom" similar roti-sabzi," helium continued.

Mittal pointed retired that dissimilar the West which gradually evolved from vigor to TV to the internet, India “leapfrogged consecutive to Reels. And past fell close in." “Even my 7-year-old starts with Peppa Pig and ends up successful a vortex of glitchy animation and algorithmic chaos. TikTok, Insta & YT did their occupation — they captured attraction and monetised it. But what did we suffer successful the process?" helium added.

He further said that this surface addiction is dilatory affecting everyone. “We’re raising a procreation that doesn’t play. Teens that don’t talk. Adults that don’t deliberation – conscionable scroll," the entrepreneur mentioned.

Now with AI increasing adjacent faster, Mittal fears that “stimulation volition lone intensify." He called it some an accidental and dystopia. “Feels similar a ‘Black Mirror’ occurrence nary 1 signed up for. This isn’t a telephone to delete Social apps. It’s not adjacent a solution," helium added. Mittal made it wide that helium is simply a acrophobic begetter who is conscionable speaking retired and hoping much radical would deliberation astir wherever things are heading.

In conclusion, the entrepreneur posed a question for parents, professionals, educators and entrepreneurs: And however bash we marque definite the India we’re gathering doesn’t hide to look up? In the remark section, galore agreed with Mittal’s interest with galore calling the scrolling the “new encephalon drain" that is making galore suffer absorption and curiosity. Some besides said that alternatively of focusing connected warring the “scroll," 1 should effort to usher what fills the gap.

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