Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that India’s approach to utilising the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is aimed at democratising technology. Inaugurating the Global India AI Summit in New Delhi today, Mr. Vaishnaw stressed that technology should be accessible to everybody. He said the government will soon launch the India AI Mission, which is worth 10 thousand crore rupees. He said it will invest in an AI computing infrastructure of 10 thousand or more Graphics Processing Unit GPUs through a public-private partnership.
The IT Minister also informed me that an AI Innovation Centre will be established, which will focus on getting high-quality datasets. It can add more value to the efforts of researchers and startups. Mr. Vaishnaw said the government is working on legislation to regulate AI with a focus on addressing risks and implementing safeguards against potential harms. He said AI can be a very big tool to solve problems, but there is also a need to contain the risks. Japanese Minister Hiroshi Yoshida, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada, IT Secretary S. Krishnan, President Nasscom Debjani Ghosh, and Vice President of Open AI Srinivas Narayanan spoke at the inaugural session. The two-day summit features a diverse array of sessions designed to delve deep into critical aspects of AI application, governance, nurturing talent, and scaling AI innovations.
