The government of India is committed to fostering a robust and inclusive AI ecosystem through skill penetration and significant investments in fostering AI startups. Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Electronics and IT, stated this here on Wednesday. India is at the forefront of global Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation.
Speaking at the ‘Global IndiaAI Summit 2024’ in the nation’s capital, the minister stated that India has been reaffirming its dedication to democratizing AI by harnessing its advantages in a reasonable and moral manner.
The minister addressed the assembly, saying, “Our vision for AI is to make AI in India and make AI work for India. We have been emphasising on the significance of utilising AI and Machine Learning to enhance each and every sector of our economy.”
Minister Prasada stated that “we need to work collaboratively to develop solutions for AI to solve problems and challenges in key sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and education.” This vision lays the groundwork for creating a thriving AI ecosystem in India and enabling AI for all.
Under the IndiaAI mission, the government is working on AI-based applications to solve real-life problems.
The minister said, “We also need to be aware of the risks that AI poses for democracies across the world. We need to work collaboratively to mitigate these evolving strategies and tools to identify deep fakes and AI generated images and videos.”
As AI begins to percolate across industries amid privacy concerns, the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March this year approved the comprehensive national-level IndiaAI Mission with a budget outlay of Rs 10,371.92 crore.
The mission will drive responsible, inclusive growth of India’s AI ecosystem.
