ChatGPT Helps Bengaluru Student Negotiate with Auto Driver in Kannada

Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the way we address daily problems, streamlining tasks and enhancing our overall convenience. Recently, an interesting incident involving AI caught widespread attention online. The innovative interaction was captured and shared on social media by a student named - Sajan Mahto.

In the video, Mahto used ChatGPT's voice assistant feature to negotiate with an auto driver in Bengaluru. He prompted the AI, saying, "Hi ChatGPT, can you help me negotiate with the auto driver? He's asking for ₹200, but I'm a student and cross this route daily. Please negotiate it to ₹100 - and talk to him nicely, like my big brother would."

Responding instantly, ChatGPT switched to Kannada, the local language, and politely said, "Anna, this is the route I travel every day, and I am a student. Please agree to ₹100."

The auto driver, who had initially quoted ₹200, reduced the fare to ₹150 after some conversation. With a little more persuasion, he finally agreed to ₹120. "I had said ₹200 and came down to ₹150. Since you requested, I reduced another ₹30 and settled at ₹120. I can't go any lower," the driver explained. Mahto happily accepted the offer and boarded the auto.

In Bengaluru, language barriers are a common challenge, especially for non-Kannada speakers. Misunderstandings and even conflicts between Hindi and Kannada speakers often arise, making communication difficult in daily situations. However, with the help of AI tools like ChatGPT, such barriers can now be bridged effortlessly.

By instantly translating and communicating in the local language with politeness and cultural sensitivity, ChatGPT is proving to be a valuable companion for smoother, more respectful interactions in multilingual cities.