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Everyday AI: Pradip Chaudhary
Chaudhary serves as the chief technology officer for the Digital Shikshak project, overseeing training for government school teachers in Mugu to integrate digital and AI tools into their classrooms.
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Along with his team, he led a three-day intensive workshop, training 32 teachers from 8 schools.
Integrating AI into classroom preparation
As the Chief Technology Officer of Digital Shikshak, Chaudhary used AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini to transform how government school teachers prepare for class. He broke down complex concepts into simple, classroom-friendly applications, familiarising teachers with AI and building their confidence in exploring technology as a powerful educational tool.

Demonstrating practical uses of AI
Chaudhary used AI to create quiz questions and summaries from lengthy texts, generate engaging images and visuals, prepare lesson plans, graphs, and presentations, and even use AI detection tools to evaluate student work. This helped him train the teachers on how AI could save hours of preparation time and make lessons more interactive for students.
Modelling AI for innovation and resource development
He used AI tools to design training resources such as handbooks, video tutorials, and demo lesson plans. He also leveraged them to develop the project’s website, YouTube channel, and social media platforms. By openly sharing how he used AI to streamline content creation and project management, he and his team encouraged teachers to mirror these practices in their classrooms.