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Autodesk CTO Raji Arasu calls for diversity in the teams building AI


As part of TechCrunch's Women in AI series, we interviewed Raji Arasu, CTO at software company Autodesk.

“When traditional software development approaches — whether deterministic, procedural, or other conventional methods — have struggled to address complex problems, I’ve always turned to AI as a solution, particularly for handling unstructured data,” Arasu told TechCrunch in an interview. “Early in my career, I was fortunate to have a diverse set of mentors who played a crucial role in shaping my confidence, boldly voicing my perspectives and opinions, advocating for myself, and ensuring I had a seat at the table,” Arasu said. “Advances in computing power, generative AI, and the domain-specific fine-tuning of large models have shattered the boundaries of research labs and brought these technologies into the real world,” she said.

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