Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India will create a National Large Language Model to develop artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. He also remarked that the country’s private sector also needs to be one step ahead of the world in this field.
PM Modi opens up about Govt initiatives in AI
Speaking at the post-budget webinar on employment via video conferencing, the Prime Minister talked about central government initiatives to promote startups including approving a corpus fund of Rs 1 lakh crore rupees to enhance research and innovation.
“The vision of investment in people stands on 3 pillars - Education, Skill and Healthcare. Today, you are seeing how India’s education system is going through a huge transformation after several decades. Big steps like National Education Policy, expansion of IITs, integration of technology into the education system, usage of full potential of AI, digitisation of textbooks, making study materials available in 22 Indian languages, several such efforts are underway,” said PM Modi.
Stressing the importance of the Gyan Bharatam Mission in safeguarding India’s vast manuscript heritage, PM Modi announced plans to digitise over one crore manuscripts as part of the initiative.
This would pave the way for a National Digital Repository, allowing scholars and researchers across the globe to explore India’s historical and traditional knowledge, the Prime Minister said.
“The world awaits a reliable, safe, and democratic nation that can provide economical AI solutions”, he added.
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