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Nara Lokesh
Nara Lokesh, Minister of Human Resource Development, IT & Electronics of Andhra Pradesh, and the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s son, in a recent address on Wednesday, urged people to use their own creative thinking and not lose it to ChatGPT.
Nara Lokesh urges public not to replace critical thinking with ChatGPT
"Please don't outsource your creative thinking to ChatGPT or Gemini,” he said. “For trivial tasks, we can use it. Please do not replace your critical analytical thinking using ChatGPT or AI tools.”
"Please don't outsource your creative thinking to ChatGPT."
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He further said that his government was working on various relief measures for domestic exporters affected by 50% tariffs by the US.
Speaking at the press conference, Lokesh confirmed that the state government is focused on easing the financial burden on exporters in key sectors.
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On shrimp farmers
"We have worked on reducing power tariffs for shrimp farmers," Lokesh said, noting the state's competitive disadvantage due to the higher tariffs compared to competitors like Ecuador, which has a 16% tariff rate, while Andhra Pradesh faces an extra 34% tariff.
In September, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed his concern over the impact of American tariffs on the state's shrimp exports, claiming it had caused a loss of Rs 25,000 crore to the sector, leading to the cancellation of up to 50 per cent export orders.
"The taxes imposed by America majorly hit shrimp exports. It is estimated that a loss of Rs 25,000 crore would have occurred. Up to 50 per cent export orders have been cancelled," said Naidu in his letters to the Central Ministers.
Mentioning the Google project, Lokesh said, “Speed, now, has become part of our culture and a clear differentiator. At the Partnership Summit, to be held in Visakhapatnam, on 14-15 November, 410 MOUs (memorandums of understanding) will get signed involving investments north of $100 billion, with an employment potential of over 700,000 jobs.”