I am Shashwat Singh, I was a CLD at IIIT. I am about to join NYU CDS as a PhD student to research the science of foundational models. This is a very exciting time to be in the space of foundational models, no-one knows what they’re doing and any work to shed light on how to best model intelligence has a chance to be very useful and impactful for the foreseeable future. Precog is one of the best places in India to do foundational work in AI because PK has designed the lab culture to be one where wild ideas and motivated people flourish.  Joining   One of the first conversations…