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Pururva Agarwal
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The Aunty Test - what Bengali-speaking patients see when they ask Health AI in their own language

Aunty Test - Bengali

Voice query in Bengali: "matha betha ar bomi bomi bhab, ki khabo?"

Most Health AI built in the last three years is English-first. The translation layer breaks the moment a user types a real query in a language a billion people actually think in.

What a generic Health AI says

You mentioned headache and nausea sensation. Common causes include migraine. Please consult a doctor and consider rephrasing in English for clearer medical advice.

What native multilingual reasoning looks like

Matha betha + bomi bomi bhab migraine er classic combination. Andhar ghor, thanda paani-r compress, ar Domperidone (10mg) + Naproxen (250mg) khaowa jete pare. 3 din-er beshi thakle MRI kora uchit.

Why this is the wedge

1.4 billion people don't think in English. Every Health AI built so far has either been English-first (translate-button bolted on) or has had a thin localised veneer over an English model. Neither holds up under a real medical query.

GoDavaii reasons natively in 22 Indian languages including Bengali, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Gujarati, Odia, Urdu and more.

Free on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.godavaii.app

Building publicly. Try a query in your home language and tell us where it breaks.

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