Hiten Bhuta leads AI skilling program in Amreli

Hiten Bhuta led a community AI training program in Amreli, Gujarat, on Aug. 11 that drew more than 250 in-person attendees and thousands online. The session focused on practical use of tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, plus a longer look at AI agents and how communities can prepare for India’s push to train one crore young people in AI skills.

Why it matters: - The Amreli program turned India’s AI-skilling push into a local, practical learning event for students, entrepreneurs, professionals and community leaders. - The session aimed to expand AI literacy beyond major cities and technology workers. - The program lined up closely with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Aug. 15 announcement that India will train one crore young people in AI skills over the coming year.

What happened: - Hiten Bhuta, founder of OpenClearFuture and an AI and strategic-foresight practitioner, led an intensive AI training program in Amreli on Aug. 11, 2026. - Amreli Kapol Mahajan organized the program, with support from Global Kapol Vikas. - More than 250 people attended the roughly three-hour session in person. - Organizers said the event was livestreamed to thousands of online viewers. - Students from local schools and colleges joined entrepreneurs, industrialists and community leaders in the same program.

The details: - The session introduced participants to ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude. - Bhuta showed how generative AI can support research, learning, communication, ideation and business tasks. - The program also covered AI agents and the move from simple chatbots to systems that can complete structured, multi-step work. - Bhuta discussed where human oversight remains necessary as AI capability moves from experimentation to practical use. - A major portion of the event looked at how AI could affect education, professions, entrepreneurship, business models and daily life over the next 30 years. - Among the attendees was 93-year-old Gandhian veteran Durga Mehta, niece of Gujarat’s first Chief Minister, Dr. Jivraj Mehta. - Business participants included Dineshbhai Bhuva of Amreli-based Sheetal Cool Products, tied to the Sheetal Ice Cream brand, and Prakash Mehta of Bhavnagar, founder of Khadya Khurak. - Dr. Bharat Kanabar also attended, along with members and representatives of Navnat, Vanik and other Amreli community associations.

Between the lines: - The event showed how community groups can help translate national AI goals into hands-on learning. - Bhuta’s message framed AI as a civic and workforce issue, not just a technical one. - The mix of students, senior community figures and business leaders suggested broad local interest in how AI may reshape work and daily life. - OpenClearFuture’s work on the Internet Age, Digital Economy and AI shows a long-running focus on strategic foresight rather than short-term training alone. - The current WALI-2055 effort examines possible technological and societal changes over the next three decades.

What's next: - Bhuta urged participants to learn AI, experiment with it, use it responsibly, understand where human judgment is still essential and then share useful knowledge with others. - Global Kapol Vikas wants to expand AI literacy among students, educators, entrepreneurs, professionals and community organizations. - Schools, colleges, business associations and community groups can contact Shreya Chavan for AI awareness sessions, practical training, AI agents, future-readiness programs or strategic-foresight discussions. - Contact details provided in the release are shreya@cyberwebhotels.com and +91 89567 60812.

The bottom line: - The Amreli program is a local example of how India’s AI ambitions are starting to move from national policy into community-level education and preparation.