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Pururva Agarwal
Pururva Agarwal

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

Voice query in Tamil: "kaaichal moonu naal aagudhu, paracetamol thaan podhuma?"

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

I notice you mentioned fever for three days. Paracetamol may help. For accurate Tamil medical guidance, please consult a Tamil-speaking physician or rephrase your query in English.

What native multilingual reasoning looks like

Moonu naal mela kaaichal irundha paracetamol madhum podhadhu. Dengue, typhoid, malaria check pannanum. CBC + dengue NS1 test edukkanum. Indha 24 mani neram-la doctor-a paarunga.

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.

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

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