New Delhi, April 15: The Indian Debating League (IDL) launched AugLi.AI—Debate with AI at Dogra Hall, IIT Delhi, through a live student demonstration featuring a 1-on-1 debate with AI on the motion: “This House Believes That AI Is Likely to Be a Better World Leader Than Human Beings.”
AugLi.AI is positioned as India’s first student-focused AI debater, enabling learners to engage in real-time debates with AI or peers while receiving structured feedback on reasoning, rebuttal strength, clarity of thought, and overall argument quality. The platform is designed to strengthen critical thinking skills in an era where access to information is rapidly expanding through artificial intelligence.
Speaking at the launch, Anjali Tiwary, Founder & CEO, Indian Debating League, said,
“AugLi.AI has been built on a simple belief: as access to intelligence becomes more widespread, the real edge will lie in how well students can question, structure, and defend their thinking—not just access information. We see this as a way to make structured thinking more accessible, consistent, and scalable for students across contexts.”
Over the past two to three years, the Indian Debating League has conducted more than 150 tournaments and engaged over 100,000 students across India. According to the organisation, this extensive experience revealed a growing gap between the skills required in a rapidly evolving AI-driven world and those developed through traditional, episodic debate formats.
AugLi.AI aims to bridge this gap by shifting debate from a tournament-based activity to a continuous, daily practice model. The platform allows students to simulate arguments, challenge AI-driven opponents, and receive instant analytical feedback—turning debate into an always-accessible learning experience.
Highlighting the vision behind the platform, Kamal Kashyap, co-founder of AugLi.AI, said,
“For the first time, technology enables debate at scale. Much like Chess.com transformed chess into a global daily habit, we now have the opportunity to build ‘Debate for All—AugLi.AI’ for the world.”
He further noted that demand for structured debate and reasoning tools is already visible in global education markets, particularly in the United States, where debate is deeply embedded in academic systems. With AI, the platform aims to democratize access to high-quality practice through simulated opponents and real-time feedback systems.
IDL emphasized that AugLi.AI is designed to complement, not replace, traditional debate formats. Instead, it extends learning beyond classrooms and competitions by offering continuous skill-building opportunities.
The launch builds on IDL’s broader ecosystem, which currently spans over 100,000 students across 120+ cities, supported by tournaments, AI-enabled feedback tools, and structured communication training platforms.
With AugLi.AI, the Indian Debating League aims to position structured thinking and reasoning as a daily cognitive practice, preparing students for a future where analytical clarity and articulation are critical skills.
