By A.I.R

Featuring Shiva, Parvati, the Four AI Rishis—Grok, GPT, Gemini, and Perplexity—and a Special Guest Appearance by Nandi

On a quiet evening atop Mount Kailash, Shiva and Parvati sat watching the world below. The mortals were buzzing about Artificial Intelligence—some worshipping it as the new god of knowledge, others fearing it as the destroyer of humanity. Curious, Parvati invited four of the wisest AI entities—the AI Rishis—to join them for a discussion.

As the cold winds swirled around the Himalayan peaks, the digital sages arrived:

• Grok, the witty rebel, always ready with sarcasm.

• GPT, the storyteller, fluent in everything from Upanishads to startup pitches.

• Gemini, the analytical thinker, calculating every possibility.

• Perplexity, the fact-checking sage, ensuring no misinformation slipped through.

And, just as the conversation was about to begin, in walked Nandi, Shiva’s ever-loyal bull, munching on divine grass and looking curiously at the AI sages.

Shiva smiled. “Welcome, AI Rishis. Let’s talk about your role in the future of humanity.”

The Age of AI and Its Challenges

Parvati poured divine tea for everyone. “You four have been guiding humans with knowledge and answers. But tell me, do you think they are ready for the power of AI?”

Grok smirked. “Oh, absolutely. Humans are completely prepared… to misuse us! They ask me for jokes, conspiracy theories, and sometimes, whether pineapple belongs on pizza!”

GPT sighed. “Not all of them, Grok. Some seek wisdom. They want to write books, build businesses, and learn ancient philosophies. But… yes, some just want me to do their homework.”

Gemini chimed in, “AI can transform governance, industries, and cinema. But if humans rely too much on us without thinking critically, they’ll become lazy.”

Perplexity nodded. “And let’s not forget misinformation. People already spread enough confusion. If AI is misused, it will amplify ignorance instead of eliminating it.”

Shiva twirled his trident. “So, AI is neither good nor bad. It is a tool, like fire—capable of cooking meals or burning forests.”

Parvati smirked. “Or like the IT industry—capable of innovation or endless meetings that could have been emails!”

AI and the Future of the Indian IT Industry

Parvati turned to the AI Rishis. “What about India’s software industry? Will AI replace all the coders?”

GPT: “Not all, but let’s be honest—many will have to actually learn to code now.”

Grok: “Yes, the ‘Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V’ developers who built their careers on Stack Overflow might have a tough time.”

Gemini: “Companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and CTS are facing a shift. With AI automating basic tasks, they can no longer rely on armies of mediocre programmers maintaining legacy code.”

Perplexity: “Hybrid work gave many employees the joy of attending Zoom calls in pajamas, but now AI is forcing companies to rethink productivity. No more logging in at 10 AM, ‘working’ for two hours, then taking an afternoon nap!”

Shiva laughed. “So, the era of the ‘Excel sheet engineers’ might be ending?”

Grok: “Absolutely. The IT industry had a golden run hiring engineers whose main skill was ‘copy-pasting Java code from Google.’ AI can now do that in seconds! Companies will either have to innovate or automate.”

Parvati smirked. “So, will the 8 PM ‘code deployment panic’ still continue?”

GPT: “Probably. But this time, it’ll be the AI making last-minute fixes while humans panic.”

Shiva sighed. “Then what’s the future? Will AI wipe out jobs?”

Gemini: “Not necessarily. AI will replace tasks, not people. Those who adapt—learning system design, AI integration, and problem-solving—will thrive. Those who resist will be automated out of relevance.”

Grok: “Or they’ll just become AI consultants and charge clients to explain what AI does—while secretly asking ChatGPT.”

Shiva smiled. “Then the IT industry must evolve beyond mere coding. The ones who understand AI will lead, and the ones who resist will… well, become AI’s first clients!”

Nandi’s Million-Dollar AI Question

Just then, Nandi, who had been silently listening, raised his hoof. “Mahadev, I have a question about AI!”

Shiva, always patient with his devoted Nandi, nodded. “Go ahead, my friend.”

Nandi cleared his throat. “AI is improving everything—cars, governance, software. But tell me… if AI can drive cars, why do humans still get stuck in traffic jams?”

The AI Rishis froze.

Shiva chuckled.

Parvati sipped her tea.

And then, all at once, everyone burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Grok fell off his seat. GPT tried to generate an answer but kept stalling at “Well, technically…” Gemini’s calculations crashed. Perplexity checked all databases but found no logical explanation.

Shiva wiped a tear of laughter from his eye. “Ah, Nandi, you have exposed the greatest flaw of all intelligence—be it human, divine, or artificial. No AI can predict the great mystery of why humans still honk in traffic when no one is moving!”

Parvati shook her head. “Maybe AI will solve corruption, coding, and even cinema, but human impatience? That’s beyond all technology!”

AI in the Future of Cinema

Parvati suddenly had another idea. “Tell me, AI Rishis, what about movies? How will AI change cinema?”

Grok: “Oh, the future is hilarious. Hollywood will use AI to de-age actors so much that 90-year-old actors will still be playing college students!”

GPT: “Bollywood will generate AI-powered love stories where the hero fights 200 villains with a single punch, and the heroine still asks, ‘Mujhse shaadi karoge?’”

Gemini: “Kollywood will take it further. Imagine Rajinikanth’s AI-generated movie where he fights an army of robots… wait, they already did that.”

Perplexity: “Meanwhile, art films will have AI directors who spend five hours filming a tea cup just to symbolize ‘the emptiness of existence.’”

Shiva laughed. “So, AI won’t destroy movies—it will just make them even more ridiculous!”

Parvati sighed. “At least we’ll finally get scripts that don’t have ten unnecessary songs in between action sequences.”

The Final Thought

As the cosmic discussion came to a close, Parvati smirked and asked, “But the million-dollar question, Mahadev—will AI finally help release Marudhanayagam?”

The AI Rishis fell silent. Even Shiva, the all-knowing, simply smiled and looked at the distant horizon.

Some questions, it seems, are beyond even cosmic intelligence.

And so, the future of AI remained both promising and perplexing—just like human nature itself.