1 Biography
Shresth Shukla is an Indian technologist, content creator, and AI practitioner based in New Delhi, India. He describes himself as a "Universal Approximator" — a nod to the mathematical theorem that inspired his philosophy of constant learning and adaptation. He was recently selected as the Cerebras Delhi Ambassador.
He graduated with Honours in Mathematics from ARSD College, University of Delhi (2020–2023), before pursuing an M.Tech in Software Systems from BITS Pilani through the Work Integrated Learning Programme (WILP), which he is currently completing alongside his career at EY.
Shresth began his professional journey at Ernst & Young (EY India) in August 2023 as an Analyst, rose to Senior Analyst in October 2024, and is currently an Associate Consultant in the Data and AI practice. His work spans Generative AI, data engineering, computer vision, and Microsoft Fabric-based solutions for global climate data organisations.
2 Career
Associate Consultant - Data and AI
EY India · 10/2025 – Present
Working with UNFCCC on climate data (CRT/NDC) in Fabric, plus AI experiments on top—and quick Data & AI demos for clients.
Senior Analyst
EY India · 10/2024 – 10/2025
Spent a year wiring AI into Fabric pipelines for UNFCCC—ETL, multilingual docs, and making the “AI magic” actually reliable at scale.
Analyst
EY India · 08/2023 – 10/2024
Built 10+ GenAI apps, some computer vision work, Sevak (voice forms in Indian languages), and helped pull climate data for 130+ countries into Fabric.
3 Projects
I Want to Say Something
A personal project by Shresth—visit iwanttosaysomething.com to explore it.
iwanttosaysomething.com ↗Declutter
A personal project by Shresth—explore it at declutter.uselessai.in.
declutter.uselessai.in ↗uselessai.in
A tech publication and newsletter focused on practical AI/ML, data engineering, and product building. Shresth founded it as an outlet for long-form guides and weekly digests on the AI ecosystem.
uselessai.in ↗Sevak
An automatic voice-based form-filling solution built for Indian languages at EY to assist rural users with government service portals.
Climate Data Platform (UNFCCC)
A large-scale Microsoft Fabric data platform ingesting climate data from 130+ countries, with AI-enabled ETL pipelines and multilingual data models supporting CRT and NDC reporting.
10+ GenAI Solutions at EY
More than ten enterprise Generative AI solutions using Azure OpenAI and RAG architectures, alongside computer vision pipelines using YOLO, SAM, and OpenCV.
4 Education
| Institution | Degree | Period | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | Self-Taught Data Science & AI | 2021 - Present | Remote / Online |
| BITS Pilani | M.Tech in Software Systems (WILP) | 2023 - Present | Pilani, India (Distant) |
| University of Delhi (ARSD) | B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics | 2020 - 2023 | New Delhi, India |
Beyond formal qualifications, Shresth is a vocal advocate of self-directed learning — crediting YouTube, open-source communities, and building real projects as the primary vehicles for his AI expertise.
5 Interests
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning — LLMs, RAG, computer vision, and agents—whatever I'm actually shipping.
- Data Engineering — Pipelines on Fabric, Azure, Databricks—stuff that has to run in production.
- Writing & Publishing — Long-form writing at uselessai.in and the occasional Medium piece.
- Teaching & Content Creation — Explaining data and AI on the DataSea YouTube channel.
- Mathematics — Abstract algebra, real analysis, and how that bleeds into ML.
- Philosophy of Technology — How AI changes knowledge work—and what we should do about it.
- Reading — Mostly non-fiction: science, biographies, tech history. Fiction when I need a break.
6Podcasts & Content
YouTube — DataSea
Shresth runs the DataSea YouTube channel, where he publishes walkthroughs, tutorials, and opinion pieces on data engineering, AI tools, and career development for aspiring data professionals.
youtube.com/@thisisdatasea ↗Medium
Long-form technical articles on AI/ML, data engineering, and software systems.
theshresthshukla.medium.com ↗uselessai.in Newsletter
A weekly AI digest published at uselessai.in. The newsletter curates the most important developments in the AI space with concise commentary and links.
uselessai.in ↗7 Open Source
Shresth maintains an active GitHub profile where he publishes experiments, portfolio projects, and learning resources.
github.com/shuklaji28 ↗Notable repositories include this portfolio site (Next.js + TypeScript), AI experimentation notebooks, and tooling built alongside client projects.
"Build in public, learn loudly, and share everything you know." — Shresth Shukla