Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to solve many of the problems faced by society today. In a post-budget webinar on “Unleashing the potential: ease of living using technology,” Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi urged citizens to identify ten problems that can be addressed using AI. He emphasized that AI and 5G technology can revolutionize areas such as medicine, education, agriculture, and more, and help India achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
To achieve this goal, the government has established three AI Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in collaboration with leading educational institutions, other industries, and research entities in a hub-and-spoke model. This initiative will help grow emerging tech capacity and capability, and boost the quality of life and ease of living in India. The CoE announcement is not just about driving AI development in India, but also focuses on making AI work for India.
Debjani Ghosh, President of NASSCOM, emphasized the importance of building responsible inclusion and security into the core design principle of AI innovation. She believes that India has taken a significant step forward in leading the development of responsible, secure, and inclusive AI for all, which is the need of the hour.
The 2023 budget has emphasized the importance of data governance as the economy’s engine. The proposal to enable countries to set up data embassies will strengthen data resilience for other countries, making India the first large country to propose this. This budget can be called the ‘blueprint’ for achieving the vision set for India at 100.
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AI can also bring visible changes in the judicial system. According to Justice A Muhammed Mustaque, High Court of Kerala, using AI, we can make changes in claims such as motor accidents where predetermined data based on declaration law can be used. He emphasized the importance of making court orders available in vernacular languages, which Kerala has successfully done using Suvas software for translating court statements written in English to vernacular languages.
Industry experts like Srikanth Velamkanni, Co-founder of Fractal Analytics, Dr. Geetha Manjunath, CEO of Niramai, and Sarika Gulyani, FCCI, stressed the importance of centers of excellence in molding India to reach global standards.
In conclusion, the government’s initiatives in establishing AI centers of excellence, building responsible inclusion and security into AI innovation, and data governance will help India achieve its vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. AI can bring about visible changes in many sectors, including the judicial system, and centers of excellence are crucial in molding India to reach global standards.