Aug 13 2023 to Aug 13 2023 7:30 p.m.

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Price: Rs 300 Book/Buy

Where

Jagriti Theatre

Jagriti Theatre, Varthur Rd, Near Adarsh Palm Meadows, Ramagondanahalli, Whitefield 560066

Event Description

An experimental play from the house of Crea-Shakthi Chennai, Sentient Beings explores the world of hostile corporate takeovers in the Indian edtech space. Smarty AI, a new age startup unicorn with the hot new edtech AI bot set to hit the market, has hit a snag - the start-up has been sued by the behemoth Spyder Corporation for theft of IP. This action sets off a series of events that have serious political, cultural, and economic ramifications. You see each pillar of our democracy crumble under the pressure of corporate greed all in the guise of education for all. Set in the dystopian world of today, the play satirises the role of new age AI technology in the service of education and the erosion of learning and systemic injustices that stem from such an unfair, unsustainable practice of trying to profit from infusing tech into learning.