Sovereign silicon, patient capital key to India’s AI ambition

Bengaluru: India’s bid to become an AI powerhouse will depend less on chatbots and more on control over the compute stack, industry leaders said at the IESA Vision Summit, underscoring the need for sovereign silicon and patient capital.

India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) president Ashok Chandak said India stands at a “consequential juncture” as “the global landscape is getting redefined.” “India is not just a participant, but India is playing a key role by becoming an architect of the future,” he said in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He added that the summit is framed around the theme of India as a “product nation, production nation and a skilled nation.”