Business Review Live recently had the privilege to interview Deepak Kalhan, the visionary Founder and Chief Business Officer of Apto.AI, at the World AI Show in Mumbai, expertly organized by Trescon. Apto.ai Team is celebrated as the mastermind behind India’s pioneering AI Software engineering and has positioned Apto.AI at the vanguard of AI innovation. With a relentless focus on ethics, security, and technological advancement, he has spearheaded the development of an award-winning AI platform built on a meticulously crafted in-house engine rigorously tested for compliance. Through this interview, Deepak delves into the evolving world of Generative AI, offering sharp insights into its future, ethical dimensions, and transformative power in reshaping modern business.
How does Apto.ai foresee the transformative potential of Gen-AI across various sectors?
Apto.ai views Gen-AI as a transformative force across industries, driving significant gains in productivity and efficiency. Our Gen-AI solutions enable clients to enhance development capabilities, boosting productivity by 70-75% and reducing development timelines by 60-70%. These advancements empower businesses to achieve faster outcomes and improved operational effectiveness.
How does Apto.ai use Gen-AI to help developers with limited coding skills build fully functional digital solutions? Can you share examples of AI-generated code being integrated into development?
Apto.ai leverages Gen-AI to democratize software development, making it accessible for developers with limited coding expertise. Acting as the world’s first AI-powered software engineer, Apto.ai transforms ideas into applications. Users configure via drag-and-drop while the AI writes, tests, and manages code for web and mobile applications.
In addition, Apto.ai handles version control, deployment, and even ongoing maintenance in some instances. Clients across sectors like banking, telecom, insurance, and real estate rely on Apto.ai to efficiently generate code without needing a technical team. Large software companies also utilize our platform to achieve 60-70% efficiency in code generation. This automation saves time and resources, allowing businesses to focus on growth and innovation.
Furthermore, it helps avoid vendor lock-in by providing flexibility and portability, allowing users to own and modify the code generated by our platform. Unlike traditional no-code solutions, which restrict access to the application’s source code or require continued reliance on the platform for updates and maintenance, cApto.ai produces standard, industry-compliant code. This code can be exported, transferred, and maintained independently of the original platform, enabling businesses to transition seamlessly to different environments or integrate with other development tools. By ensuring that clients retain full ownership of their code, Apto.ai empowers organizations to adapt to changing needs without being tied to a single vendor’s ecosystem.
With the growing need for faster software development, how does Apto.ai’s no-code platform offer scalability, security, and customization while staying user-friendly for non-technical users?
Apto.ai’s platform provides a user-friendly visual interface specifically designed for non-technical users. With just a business idea and 40 hours of training, users can build applications without learning programming languages or syntax.
To ensure scalability, security, and adherence to coding standards, our in-house AI-powered engine automates code generation, verifies security, and provides code quality. This engine maintains alignment with industry standards, delivering high-quality and secure applications.
How does Apto.ai’s platform seamlessly integrate with existing software development tools and infrastructure, allowing developers to enhance their workflows using AI-driven, no-code capabilities?
Apto.ai seamlessly integrates with existing software development tools through its specialized third-party API interface, the TAPI module. This enables developers to connect to any RESTful API, upload API contracts, and automatically generate both back-end and front-end components.
The Apto.ai platform empowers users to create robust, scalable microservices that seamlessly integrate with external systems. By leveraging its AI-driven capabilities, the platform enables developers to design, build, and deploy microservices that expose essential functionalities via secure APIs. These microservices allow external systems to consume and interact with core application features, fostering interoperability and flexibility. Apto.ai’s core engine ensures that these services adhere to best practices in security and performance, making them reliable components within any digital ecosystem. This microservices architecture not only enhances modularity but also simplifies system integration, enabling businesses to extend their capabilities efficiently and scale with ease.
The platform produces complete designs and dashboards with minimal manual input, streamlining workflows. While it doesn’t directly support traditional code checkers, it automates code creation, allowing developers to focus on higher-value tasks.
As generative AI advances, how does Apto.ai plan to lead in areas like multi-modal AI, self-healing code, and AI-driven debugging? How are you equipping developers for these future trends?
Apto.ai is advancing multi-modal AI capabilities to simplify app development further. For instance, users will soon be able to speak to the platform, saying, “Apto, create an e-commerce application for me.” The system will then ask clarifying questions and automatically generate the app.
Our vision is to make app creation accessible to everyone, from small business owners to large manufacturers, eliminating the need for technical expertise. This approach ensures that anyone can develop customized digital solutions effortlessly.
In a fast-paced AI landscape, how does Apto.ai keep its solutions customer-focused to meet the diverse needs and challenges of various enterprises?
Our platform is designed to cater to diverse needs, providing a comprehensive development tool for end-to-end code generation. From freelancers to large enterprises and industries like manufacturing and insurance, our industry-agnostic platform offers a versatile foundation for application development.
By addressing varied challenges with adaptable solutions, we ensure our platform remains relevant and effective across sectors.
Can you share a recent case study or success story demonstrating how Apto.ai’s technology has improved an organization’s operational efficiency or decision-making process?
Certainly! In the real estate sector, Apto.ai helped a client reduce development costs by 70%. In FinTech, another client achieved an 80% cost reduction. Our clients validated these figures directly.
Additionally, our platform shortened their go-to-market (GTM) time by 80%, enabling rapid product deployment and achieving significant operational efficiencies. These success stories highlight the transformative power of Apto.ai’s technology.
As Gen-AI continues to advance, what ethical considerations should businesses consider, and how does Apto.ai address these concerns in its offerings?
Ethics are crucial as Gen-AI evolves. Apto.ai prioritizes security and responsibility in its products by employing a secure, in-house AI engine that undergoes rigorous testing. This includes Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) and Information Security (InfoSec) evaluations, ensuring robust, secure solutions.
By embedding these ethical practices, we provide our clients with trustworthy and reliable AI-driven tools.
