India’s AI ambition gets a government boost

India stands at a critical juncture in the global artificial intelligence race with potential to leapfrog by focusing on societal use cases that can improve productivity and contribute to GDP, said participants at a panel discussion at the event.

India’s key strength has been in human capital, which has been providing services to the entire world and has been behind the development of the most modern technologies, said Abhishek Singh, additional secretary at the ministry of electronics and IT and chief executive of the IndiaAI Mission.