In news– The Ministry of Electronics and IT has recently set up a task force for framing a draft roadmap for the INDIAai ecosystem.
About INDIAai ecosystem-
- INDIAai (The National AI Portal of India), a joint venture by MEITY, NEGD and NASSCOM, has been set up to prepare the nation for an AI future.
- It is the single central knowledge hub on artificial intelligence and allied fields for aspiring entrepreneurs, students, professionals, academics, and everyone else.
- The portal focuses on creating and nurturing a unified AI ecosystem for driving excellence and leadership in India’s AI journey, to foster economic growth and improve lives through it.
- It focuses on boosting research and facilitating tools required for the start-up community for growth.
- IndiaAI will work for the benefit of Indians to deliver better governance, development and create an innovation ecosystem that will contribute to the digital economy.
- According to estimates, AI is expected to add USD 967 billion to the Indian economy by 2035 and USD 450500 billion to India’s GDP by 2025, accounting for 10 per cent of the country’s USD 5 trillion GDP target.
What is AI?
- AI is the ability of a machine to display human-like capabilities such as reasoning, learning, planning and creativity.
- AI enables technical systems to perceive their environment, deal with what they perceive, solve problems and act to achieve a specific goal.
- The computer receives data – already prepared or gathered through its own sensors such as a camera – processes it and responds.
Source: Business Standard
