Nikhil Menon: Writing & Future Technology

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The episode opens with Nikhil talking about what writing means to him. He shares how he got into writing and his creative influences. We chat about how he decided to pursue a career as a writer, his first screenplay for a Malayalam movie, dealing with a setback, and how he moved into writing about future technology. He shares his thoughts on AI replacing writers and his perspective on ghostwriting. The episode ends with an article on future technology replacing jobs written and narrated by Nikhil.

Nikhil Menon is a professional Content Developer specialising in future technology. He has delivered thought-leadership articles and ghost-written pieces for a couple of Fortune-500 organisations as well. He helped develop the content for 'Sophia - the Humanoid robot' for an event, and has written a portion of a speech for the Hon' Prime Minister of Mauritius (H.H Pravind Jugnauth). In 2016, he wrote the screenplay for the Malayalam film Vilakkumaram. He has published articles on diverse topics revolving around Big Data, HR-Tech, ITeS, Blockchain, FinTech, AI-ML and Applied Robotics. You can find him on Instagram @nikhilvijaymenon

Sangeetha Menon a.k.a. 'The Moody Marshmallow' is a writer, editor and podcaster. She currently handles the rights portfolio at Tulika Publishers, where she finds new avenues for stories to travel. She has worked with organisations like Bound, Karadi Tales, and Carve Magazine to name a few. You can find her on Instagram: @marshmallow.musings and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/menonsangeetha/

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