Microsoft, IndiaAI join hands to train 5 lakh individuals on AI by 2026, set up productivity labs

The government’s artificial intelligence programme unit IndiaAI and Microsoft have partnered to train 5 lakh individuals, including students, educators, developers, government officials, and women entrepreneurs on AI by 2026, a senior company official said on Wednesday.

Microsoft India and South Asia President, Puneet Chandok told PTI that the USD 3 billion investment announced by the company’s Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella will be on building tech, infrastructure and AI capacity and also on building the human capital in this country.