The Indian government is developing a strategy for domestically controlled AI infrastructure to enhance AI adoption in governance and cultivate skilled talent. NITI Aayog is identifying ecosystem gaps and recommending measures to bolster India's independent AI development and deployment capabilities, potentially expanding the existing India AI Mission.
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The government is working on a strategy to develop domestically controlled artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to boost the use of AI in governance and create a pool of skilled talent through targeted fiscal incentives and policy interventions, a senior official said.
As part of the exercise, the Centre has asked the NITI Aayog to identify gaps in the current AI ecosystem and recommend measures to strengthen India’s capability to independently develop and deploy AI using its own infrastructure and workforce, the person said.
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“The recommendations could be used to expand the scope of the existing India AI Mission, or rolled out as a fresh initiative,” said the official.
This could be version 2.0 of the AI Mission, which was floated by NITI Aayog and rolled out by the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) in 2024, with an allocation of Rs 10,372 crore, the person said. The move is driven by concern that Indian companies may not have access to latest AI models, for which they are mostly dependent on US firms. The US has barred Anthropic from sharing its latest model with foreign entities.
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