Make In IndAIa – As Google comes up with a ChatGPT rival & AI becomes ubiquitous, here’s what GoI must do

Source: The post is based on the article “Make In IndAIa – As Google comes up with a ChatGPT rival & AI becomes ubiquitous, here’s what GoI must do” published in The Times of India on 8th February 2023.

Syllabus: GS 3 – Awareness in the fields of IT.

Relevance: About AI research.

News: Recently, Google said that a new artificial intelligence (AI) service named Bard is being tested ahead of a public launch. Its public launch will make it the second generative AI, after ChatGPT.

What is AI research?

AI doesn’t have a precise definition. It’s best described as a constellation of technologies. The idea arises from English mathematician Alan Turing’s work in 1950 where he suggested a machine could be programmed to learn from experience like children do. AI rests on three pillars: data, algorithms and computing power.

What is ChatGPT?

What is the potential of Generative AI?

How global nations are promoting AI research?

a) A lot of US government support to domestic AI development is routed through its defence industry, b) China also allocated state resources behind its attempt to dominate the AI market.

How Indian government is promoting AI research in its recent budget?

Acknowledging AI’s importance, the budget announced that three centres of excellence in AI will be set up in top educational institutions, with the private sector contributing to the effort.

What should be done to improve AI research in India?

Government needs to prioritise Large-scale funding and the creation of research ecosystems that draw in global Indian talent in AI.

AI is already in extensive use at the commercial level. Indian firms at present have access to domestic talent now they should also have access to data also. Indian firms need a sound regulatory framework that allows access to a lot more anonymised data.

Government’s expert committee suggested open access to non-personal data. For that, India’s should establish a legal framework to both safeguard privacy and provide open access to anonymised data for Indian startups.

Overall, with the AI’s technological frontier, India can have a chance of leapfroging few traditional stages of growth.