INDIA’S RS 10,000-CR AI MISSION
Why in the news?
India’s approval of Rs 10,000-cr AI Mission, subsidizing private AI computing setups, addresses the country’s AI computing capacity gap.
source:techradar
Addressing AI Computing Capacity Shortcoming:
- Union Cabinet approves India AI Mission with Rs 10,372 crore for five years.
- Aims to subsidise private firms for AI computing capacity setup.
- Targets over 10,000 GPUs, develops models for priority sectors.
- Plans public-private partnership with 50% funding.
- Allocates Rs 2,000 crore for financing deep tech startups.
- Establishes India AI Datasets Platform for high-quality datasets.
- Sets up India AI Innovation Research Centre for large multimodal models.
What is Sovereign AI ?
● Sovereign AI: National governments’ strategic use of AI for security, competitiveness, and societal welfare. ● Key aspects: Independence, legal compliance, data protection, model selection autonomy. ● India’s approach: Leverage technology like Aadhaar and UPI for governance. ● Transitioning to sovereign AI for real-life applications in healthcare, agriculture, governance, and language translation. |