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The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"

—Pope Leo XIV

“Remove AI and STAN Stops Existing At This Scale”: Parth Chadha on Gaming’s New Backbone

'If you removed AI from STAN, it would stop existing at this scale,' says CEO Parth Chadha, whose platform runs around 60,000 live gaming clubs a day.

India has 591 million gamers, most of them outside the metros — and platforms like STAN now lean on AI to keep tens of thousands of live voice rooms safe. In an exclusive interview, STAN CEO Parth Chadha explains why AI sits at the core of the platform, where it still falls short on moderation, and how it is helping small-town creators earn.