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  • Mar 09, 2024
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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.