Google grants $1 million to Indian non-profit AI startup Karya
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Google grants $1 million to Indian non-profit AI startup Karya

The Hindu  

Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org has announced a $1 million grant for non-profit AI startup, Karya which gives employment in rural areas in exchange for feedback to improve language abilities of local AI models. From building speech datasets in local Indic languages and evaluating LLM performance to annotating text, image and video datasets, Karya’s workers enable cutting-edge AI innovations across the world. Our workers can access these meaningful digital work opportunities through their smartphones, earning 20 times the local minimum wage while building skills and transforming their futures,” said co-founder and CEO of Karya, Manu Chopra. “We’ve been deeply encouraged to see Karya share this commitment, and are now proud to support its new chapter in nurturing both aptitude and appetite as it brings AI opportunities to underserved communities, and helps ensure the benefits of this revolutionary technology are truly universal,” Alex Diaz, head of AI for social good at Google.org said.

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