The Tools We Build,Build Us Back | Venkatarangan Thirumalai | TEDxThiagarajar College of Engineering

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Venkatarangan Thirumalai begins with Jane Goodall’s observation of a chimpanzee using a stick to extract termites, revealing how tools have always shaped human thinking and behaviour. He explores how inventions, from simple physical tools to modern software and AI, increasingly influence the way we work, think, and live. With AI, he suggests that the relationship is changing for the first time, as the tools we create begin to shape their creators in return. Venkatarangan Thirumalai is an author, entrepreneur, and startup mentor dedicated to helping founders build resilient, purpose-driven businesses He founded Vishwak Solutions in 1996, growing it into a global software services firm with offices in India, Seattle, and London, and later co-founded an AI-driven fintech startup in the US. An Honorary Microsoft Regional Director since 1999 and an IEEE Senior Member with over 30 years in software, he helps enterprises adopt Generative AI and advises founding teams of funded technolog

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