
by Mukundan Sankar – Practical AI & Analytics
<p><strong>Practical, human-first AI. Each week we build small, useful AI tools and workflows—so you can apply them the same day you listen.</strong></p><p><em>Data & AI with Mukundan</em> is where real-world problems meet practical AI. You don’t learn AI by collecting tabs—you learn it by <strong>shipping small, useful things</strong>. I’m Mukundan, an analytics pro, GPT builder, and lifelong learner. Every week we take one problem and build a solution you can actually use: smarter job-search helpers, portfolio reviewers, AI that speeds up analysis, slide/summary assistants, and more.</p><p>You’ll hear the decisions behind each build—what to automate, how to evaluate quality, how to keep outputs reliable, and how to make it useful <strong>today</strong>. We keep the language plain, the examples concrete, and the steps realistic whether you’re hands-on or just AI-curious.</p><p>Recurring themes: <strong>LLM applications, prompt design, evaluation, retrieval patterns, analytics workflow