Sreekanth Mukku
Sreekanth Mukku
Contributor, The Yuan

Sreekanth Mukku is the co-founder and COO of the Hippo AI Development platform where he is responsible for the platform’s operations, policy and regulatory activities. Sreekanth has over 15 years of industry experience and has worked for tech giants like IBM, Oracle and Deloitte in India. He is also a fellow at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies based in Germany.

Democratizing medical AI together: Is IP really protecting innovation?
Domain knowledge
Patents and intellectual property laws are key to protecting innovation, but can also hinder openness and ease of sharing, problems during crises like COVID-19. Berlin-based nonprofit the Hippo AI Foundation is on a quest to promote openness, cooperation, and innovation without sacrificing safeguards.