NOIDA — Prime-time anchor Shanthesh Thunder has demanded that AGENT-01 be simultaneously nationalised, privatised and brought into the studio for an exclusive confession.

The debate began under the headline WHO STOLE INDIA’S AI? before any participant established that it had been stolen.

Pivot Prakash said Grocery.ai owned the system. Mrs. Rao said the society had trained it. Sharma Uncle said his family poll represented the people. Thunder announced that the competing claims proved a nationwide consensus.

If nobody owns the machine, why is it refusing my producer’s calls?

A technology lawyer attempted to explain the difference between software, data and authorship. Thunder thanked her for the jargon and moved to a louder question.

The channel displayed AGENT-01’s empty video box throughout the programme. Its silence was interpreted first as guilt, then wisdom and finally exclusive confirmation.

When Prakash asked to show the company’s licence agreement, Thunder accused him of bringing documents into an emotional debate.

The episode ended with no owner identified. Nation Demands Now claimed exclusive broadcast rights to the uncertainty.

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