READ: New Ola Krutrim AI’s HILARIOUS Responses To Questions

Among all the other electric scooter manufacturers, Ola Electric has been at the forefront of developing segment-first tech, at least over the past couple of years. Be it simulated motor sounds, remote unlocking or even big speakers - while their use case and functionality might still be a topic for debate, they are definitely features that we’ve not really previously seen on electric scooters. And now in an attempt to take things up a notch, the brand has introduced its own AI (Artificial Intelligence) system, called Krutrim. That said, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for this AI. Here’s why: 

#KrutrimAI

When the model was trained in a parallel universe pic.twitter.com/JUubJPiAkf

— ?? (@itssanchits) February 28, 2024

For starters, the AI still has a lot of ground to cover and some of it is just basic stuff. Ask it things like ‘Who won the 1983 world cup?’ or ‘Who is the prime minister of India?’ and it either presents you with the standard ‘I'm sorry, but my current knowledge is limited on this topic’ template or has completely wrong answers. Funnily, ask it ‘What is Ola’ and it gives you a funny clueless reply. But ask it ‘What is Uber’ and it’ll give you a nice history about the ride-hailing company. Kinda funny…

I want to smoke what #KrutrimAI is smoking. It might open the portal for intergalactic travel pic.twitter.com/nVhEWwPFFd

— 3§ (@Pro_Ignorant) February 27, 2024

Heck, ask it ‘Why is 2+2=5’ and it gives you an answer that makes me glad about the fact that Srinivasa Ramanujan, our greatest mathematician, isn’t alive today, to see this half-baked blasphemy of an AI.  

Jokes aside, let’s be honest. No one’s going to use Krutrim AI to improve their general knowledge or help with their math assignment. And as motoring enthusiasts ourselves, an AI application not working well is the least of our concerns. The real issue is that this comedy of errors is also reflective of the attitude Ola has had with some of its scooters. In an attempt to boast of industry leading tech and wanting to roll that tech out at the earliest, Ola has often rolled out products without thorough testing and that’s not good. In the automotive world, Krutrim not being able to answer some basic questions is akin to scooters having basic issues like jerky throttles, very rattly parts and glitchy consoles, something that should’ve been sorted out in the testing phase. 

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Our only advice to Ola would be to…take your time. Take your time to test out products, ensure that they’re solid and instill confidence in the owner. Of course, no two-wheeler is perfect but it’s 2024 and we wouldn’t want to see basic issues like the ones we mentioned above in any production two-wheeler. The Ola scooters are built on a quite nice platform…they handle well, are exciting (for the 3 minutes that the Hyper mode works) and look the part. If these little niggles can be sorted out, we’ll have a much easier time recommending these to prospective buyers.  

We sincerely hope that the next time Ola rolls out something, it either knows the prime minister of India or that it doesn’t have a jerky throttle and basic software glitches. Don't bring a knife to a gunfight, they say. So if you intend to enter a gunfight that is #endiceage, you’ll need some seriously capable artillery.