AI is the modern Mantra for progress and ease of doing things in this century. To fit in the new work atmosphere, one must acquire AI skills.
According to the Stanford AI Index, published recently, India is at the top of the world. It is ahead in the use and availability of AI skills. India is at number one position with 2.8 marks followed by USA with 2.2 and Germany with 1.9 marks. Moreover, India has 0.42% of AI talent concentration by geographic area, 2023.
As per the report of Wheelbox, the Indian AI industry is one of the five fastest growing AI business centers of the world. Indian AI business will be of the value of $28.8 billion by the end of this year.
India has launched ‘AI Mission’ and an amount of Rs 10,300 crores is earmarked for it. Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) and research facilities will be made available at affordable rates. An Indian application will be developed in Indian languages.
Ten thousand GPU computing facilities were provided at the beginning of the AI Mission. An additional 8,693 units will be provided soon. The capacity of this facility is nine times more than Deepseek. It is two thirds times more than Chat GPT.
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As the GPU market is opened for the first time, small startups, researchers, and students will be able to have access to high capacity computers. The GPU is charged 2-3 dollars per hour, while it is just one dollar in India.
Indian languages will get a boost with ‘Digital India Bhashini’ for translations. This will be provided with internet and digital services. Sarvam-1 serves to translate ten Indian languages.
Three ‘AI Centers of Excellence’ will be set up in New Delhi for health, agriculture and smart cities. A provision of 500 crores is made for this purpose. An India Database Platform will supply free information. This will enable a common platform for encouraging initiative and innovation.
The scope of Degree, Post Graduate and PhD courses will be increased. AI Laboratories will be opened in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. All these efforts will definitely boost the AI in our country. But what impact it will have on the vast unskilled manpower in our rural areas is yet to be assessed.
Many steps are being taken towards advancing AI in India. With AI dominating the technology sector, advancements in the area will lead to recognition of the country in the global ranks.
