In the autumn of 2023, Shruti Rajagopalan, a 37-year-old development sector professional from Bengaluru, was preparing for the Everest Base Camp and decided to work on her physical fitness. “Not a single trainer that suited me in my neighbourhood had time slots that worked for me. I tried scouting for a couple of months before I ran out of patience.
Out of sheer desperation, I took matters in my hands and tried out Chat GPT for my workouts,” Rajagopalan recalls.
Entrepreneur Murali Balan, 47, is a data nerd and a runner. He was already experimenting with large language learning models and artificial intelligence (AI) for work when an idea struck him — why not use AI to prepare for my marathon?
“Last August, I started using Chat GPT as my running coach. Before that I was paying ₹3,500 to get an email workout summary from a coach, without any conversations, post-run feedback or analysis of any kind.
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