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Ajay on Front Row discussing AI & Tech with Jo Callaghan
Ajay on BBC 1's The One Show discussing AI & Writing
Ajay debating Frederick Forsyth on the use of AI in writing on TalkTV
Ajay discussing technology and creativity with Stella Oni
Ajay on MetaMind with Eben Pagan discussing writing
Ajay Chowdhury, tech entrepreneur and award-winning crime fiction author, shares his unique perspective on AI’s impact on creativity and society. From founding Shazam to crafting AI-themed thrillers, Chowdhury explores the potential dangers of artificial general intelligence and its implications for human control. Discover how this visionary uses AI tools to enhance his writing process while warning about the technology’s darker possibilities. // THE GUEST Managing Director and Senior Partner | BCG Digital Ventures Ajay Chowdhury leads ‘deep tech’ businesses globally, including Generative AI initiatives. He brings over 25 years of experience in digital transformations across various industries, expanding businesses in North America, UK, Europe, Israel, China, and India. Award-Winning Crime Fiction Author | Harvill Secker Ajay won the inaugural Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland crime fiction award with his debut novel “The Waiter.” His book was named the Sunday Times crime book of the month and has been optioned for television. Tech Entrepreneur | Shazam, Seatwave, LineOne Ajay has been the founder or CEO of several successful startups, including Shazam (sold to Apple), Seatwave (sold to Ticketmaster), and LineOne (sold to Tiscali). He was selected as one of the Sunday Times top 100 BAME business leaders in the UK and part of the Asian Power 100. Theatre Director | Rented Space Theatre Company As the Artistic Director of the Rented Space Theatre Company, Ajay has directed over a dozen plays in London. He serves as a Trustee of the renowned Cheek by Jowl Theatre Company and is a board member of Enacte, a San Francisco-based South Asian Theatre Company.
Ajay discussing how to write crime fiction on Writersmelon
Ajay Chowdhury is a UK-based crime fiction writer. He has written books with unique characters and in the process has created a world that is not just fascinating for the readers but these are also themes that the author deeply cares about. His first book is the ‘Waiter’ that talks about corruption in police force, ‘Cook’ that talks about murders of homeless people. In this conversation we talk about the main characters and theme of this book, his writing process and how he builds up the pacing to keep his readers hooked.
Writersmelon is one of India’s oldest and most loved community for Authors and Book lovers. In this channel you will get all the inspiration and knowledge you need to boost your writing career and power up your reading goals. With the power of Blogging and Social Media, we help new release books to generate honest online reviews and garner meaningful social media conversations.
Ajay on BBC In The Studio discussing the use of AI in Crime Writing
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The Indian-born crime fiction author, Ajay Chowdhury, is writing the fifth instalment of his Detective Kamil Rahman series, set between India and the UK. But Ajay is also a leading digital tech entrepreneur and this side of his life influences how he writes his fiction. Join fellow author Paul Waters as he watches Ajay completing the first draft of his latest book with the help of artificial intelligence tools. Some authors – including Paul – fear that AI is an existential threat to human creativity, so why and how does Ajay use it to make his books better?
Ajay Chowdhury is a tech entrepreneur with a knack for storytelling and innovation. Ajay kicked off his journey in the literary world with his children’s book, ‘Ayesha and the Firefish,’ back in 2016. But it’s his crime fiction that’s really making waves. Starting with ‘The Waiter’ in 2021, which not only snagged a Sunday Times crime book of the month title but it has also been optioned for television.
The fourth book in his Kamil Rahman series ‘The Spy,’ was published on April 4, 2024
Tech entrepreneur and crime writer Ajay Chowdhury on the ways in which Generative AI is changing the world, the exciting possibilities it presents and the extreme risks it poses.
Ajay on Murder Junction with Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan
In this episode we interview The Thursday Murder Club author and Pointless star Richard Osman, quizzing the quizmaster with a quiz about quizzes. We also chat to Rahul Raina, author of How to Kidnap the Rich, and Ajay Chowdhury, author of The Waiter.
Ajay on the We'd Like a Word podcast
Win a Google Pixel Fold phone + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing books (part 3): Crime author & tech entrepreneur Ajay Chowdhury tells We’d Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about how he uses artificial intelligence tools to help him write his excellent Detective Kamil Rahman series. Plus answer a question in this 3-part podcast for a chance to win a brand new Google Pixel Fold mobile phone. We’ve heard they cost £1,700 – so it’s a good prize! Hear the question, email your answer to wedlikeaword@gmail.com
Also in this 3-part episode: is it ethical or useful to use AI / artificial intelligence tools like Chat GPT to help write books? Is AI an existential threat to human creativity? Will AI put book cover designers out of work? Which of us has a third nipple and why does James Bond get his nipple arrangement all wrong>
We also talk – Lily Allen, author Jude O’Reilly, Roger Moore, Children of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill, A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison, John Wyndham, John Wick, Philip Kerr, Jewish East End London, book cover designer Dan Mogford, Barry Cotter v Harry Potter, Christopher Lee, Scaramanga, India, ANPR and other surveillance, AI dating website, Honcho, the Indian epics the Ramayana & Mahabharata.
The Waiter discussed on the Bloody Scotland Book Club
Our Bloody Scotland Summer Book Club was hosted by board member and crime novelist, Gordon J. Brown, who was joined by Paul Burke, Dr Jacky Collins and Mary Picken. Our panel discussed the following thrilling reads: The Waiter by Ajay Chowdhury The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson.
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Ajay on CrimeTime FM
AJAY CHOWDHURY chats to Craig Sisterson about his new novel THE SHADOW,
THE SHADOW: A ritual killing. An ancient curse. What’s myth… and what’s murder?
After a bruising encounter with a terrorist group, Detective Kamil Rahman has decided to hand in his resignation to the Met and set up a detective agency with his friend Anjoli. But when his boss asks him to go to India to investigate the murder of a British engineer who was found with eighteen arrows stuck in his body, Kamil agrees to take the case, as long as Anjoli can accompany him.
When they arrive in Mumbai, they find someone is on a gruesome killing spree, striking down those connected to the engineer in increasingly macabre ways. Meanwhile, an old friend of Kamil’s gets in touch to beg for his help: he believes his family are cursed, and that he is going to die on his 47th birthday, just like his father and grandfather before him.
As the body count rises, Kamil is torn between solving a very real murder case and protecting his friend from a grisly – if far-fetched – fate. Can he catch a killer and prevent an ancient curse before more people lose their lives?
AJAY CHOWDHURY was the inaugural winner of the Harvill Secker–Bloody Scotland crime fiction award. He is a tech entrepreneur and theatre director who was born in India and now lives in London where he builds digital businesses, cooks experimental dishes for his wife and daughters and writes through the night. His children’s book, Ayesha and the Firefish, was published in 2016 and adapted into a musical.
The Waiter, published in 2021, is the first in his critically-acclaimed crime series about Detective Kamil Rahman, an ex-policeman from Kolkata who has moved to Brick Lane in London. It is being adapted for television by Moonage Pictures. Follow-up The Cook was published in May 2022 to excellent reviews and deals with the issue of homelessness. The third book in the series – The Detective – is about government surveillance and AI. The Spyis the fourth book in the Detective Kamil Rahman series.
Ajay discussing the Metaverse at The Economist summit
Ajay on the Future of Work
WORKTECH Events is a global conference series exploring work, workplace, technology and innovation, with an annual roster of events from LA to Auckland.This episode features three conversatios with speakers who will be on stage in London on Wednesday 20 November.
First up, futurist, tech entrepreneur and author Ajay Chowdhury talks broadly about future tech, AI, and the future of work and education.Next up, researcher, academic and creator of the 15-Minute City concept, Professor Carlos Moreno, explores the placemaking legacy of Jane Jacobs and the godfather of telework Jack Nilles in relation to or sustainable global future.Finally, EMEA regional manager at XY Sense, Jane Watson, discusses the relationship between workspace data and the metrics that matter, based on organisational context.