About
Karan Prasad
Backend Developer & AI/ML Engineer
Obvix Labs (Founder)
I'm a backend developer, cloud engineer, and ML practitioner building intelligent systems that solve real-world problems.
I founded Obvix Labs in 2025 — an AI safety and governance research studio dedicated to building grounded, production-ready AI systems. We work on AI risk assessment, ethical AI development, model auditing, and governance frameworks for regulated teams. Our products include guardrail proxies, red-team tooling, and grounded agents that prioritize transparency, security, and compliance.
One of our recent projects is Amy AI — a non-sycophantic mental wellness chatbot that challenges users constructively instead of just validating them. It grew out of our research into AI sycophancy and its real-world dangers, which I've written about on this blog.
I've competed in 5+ hackathons nationally — winning 1st place at HexaFalls for Bodhi AI, the MLH MongoDB track at Hack4Bengal for NeevTrace, reaching the Top 10 at i.mobilothon 5.0 with Volkswagen, and placing Top 40 out of 20k+ students at Paranox 2.0. I specialize in Python, GenAI, Flask, microservices, and high-performance automation.
If you're a founder, investor, or engineer working on AI safety, automation, or system design — let's connect.
Portfolio
Selected projects and products I've built.
Claude Deep Researcher
Open-source deep research tool using a hierarchy of AI agents (Director, Manager, Interns) that independently search the web, build a live knowledge graph with contradiction detection, and synthesize verified reports with inline citations.
Amy AI
Privacy-first, non-sycophantic AI companion for teens that challenges thinking constructively instead of just validating. Built with crisis detection and tiered consent memory.
Obvix Lake
AI-native customer intelligence lake that stitches knowledge graphs, multichannel sentiment telemetry, and self-learning ticket loops to deflect 70–80% of routine inquiries, cut support cost up to 30%, and reach ROI inside 12 months.
Full‑Stack Conversational AI Engine
Built a self-hosted, persona-driven conversational AI stack using transformers, RAG, and RandomForest to boost conversions, personalize journeys, and optimize CTAs through real-time sentiment/emotion analysis and adaptive ML techniques.
End-to-End Ethereum Holder Scraper
Built an end-to-end pipeline for scraping ethereum token holders and getting their socials. Used Puppeteer,Face detecion,and some cleaver System-Design.
Hackathons
Competitions and events I've participated in.
Obvix Labs was shortlisted among the Top 10 startups nationwide for Volkswagen Group Digital Solutions’ i.mobilothon 5.0 finals with Hack2skill thanks to our Obvix Lake customer intelligence platform.
@ Volkswagen Group Digital Solutions x Hack2skill, India
Paranox 2.0
Built Obvix Wellness, a non-sycophantic chatbot (now Amy AI). 20k+ students registered nationally; our team placed in the top 40.
@ Rishihood University, Sonipat
1st place for Bodhi AI, an assistant that turns FAQs into dynamic, AI-driven conversations.
@ JIS, Kolkata
MLH MongoDB track winner for Neevtrace, a supply chain transparency platform.
@ SNU, Kolkata