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Indian AI model likely in 6 months: Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology

Posted 31 Jan 2025

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The Minister  also launched a call for proposals under the IndiaAI Mission inviting startups, researchers, and entrepreneurs to support development of indigenous foundational AI models using Indian datasets. 

Features of Indian AI model

  • Graphics Processing Units(GPUs) :  It will be initially launched with 10,000 GPUs with plans to expand to 18,693 GPUs.
    • GPU is a specialized processor which can process many pieces of data simultaneously, making them useful for machine learning, video editing etc
  • Cost effective: India’s AI Model computation will cost <100 rupees per hour after 40%. government subsidy. Presently global models computation costs 2.5 to 3 dollars per hour usage.
  • Multidimensional Usages:  create scalable and impactful AI solutions across sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture, climate, and governance

Need for Indigenous AI models

  • Boosting Innovation and Research: To achieve global standards and address unique challenges and opportunities within the Indian context.
  • Focus on Ethical AI: For prioritization of  ethical AI practices, with a focus on inclusivity, fairness and the elimination of biases and address the diverse cultural, and societal context of the country. 
  • Strengthening digital Sovereignty: Enhancing nation’s ability to control its digital infrastructure and include control over the entire AI supply chain, from data to hardware and software.
  • Security and data protection: Safety initiatives, including AI Bias Mitigation, Explainable AI frameworks, and AI Privacy Strategies, aiming at protecting data from foreign ML models.

Indian Initiatives to Develop indigenous AI model

  • IndiaAI Mission: to Strengthen the AI Innovation Ecosystem
  • IndiaAI Safety Institute under the Safe and Trusted Pillar of the IndiaAI Mission: to address AI risks & Safety challenges
  • IndiaAI Innovation Centre:  To develop and deploy large multimodal models (LMMs) and domain-specific foundational models.
  • Tags :
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • IndiaAI Mission
  • Indian AI Model
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