Health ministry working towards using AI in safe and effective way, says Union Minister Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha
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Health ministry working towards using AI in safe and effective way, says Union Minister Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha

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Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also said in Lok Sabha on Friday that to address gaps in India’s AI ecosystem and realise its economic impact, the central government has prioritised building AI technology capabilities. New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry is working towards using Artificial Intelligence in a safe and effective way in public health in the country. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working towards using AI in a safe and effective way in public health in India,” he said during Question Hour. Vardhan said few of the initiatives undertaken by the central government to use AI in public health are: Imaging Biobank for Cancer for which the NITI Aayog with Department of Bio-Technology aims to build database of cancer-related radiology and pathology images of more than 20,000 profiles of cancer patients with focus on major cancers prevalent in India.

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IndiaAI Mission, Gates Foundation to sign MoU on AI in agriculture, healthcare: Vaishnaw
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2 days, 17 hours ago

IndiaAI Mission, Gates Foundation to sign MoU on AI in agriculture, healthcare: Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

The Union government’s IndiaAI Mission will soon sign a memorandum of understanding with the Gates Foundation to cooperate on “AI solutions for better crops, stronger healthcare, smarter education & climate resilience,” Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said on X on Wednesday. Bill Gates, the foundation’s chair, visited India this week, and met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Doctors with AI skills will take lead, says AIG chief
3 days, 4 hours ago

Doctors with AI skills will take lead, says AIG chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Artificial Intelligence will not replace doctors, but doctors who know AI will replace those who don’t, said Dr D. Nageshwar Reddy, chairman of AIG Hospitals, in his keynote lecture at IIIT Hyderabad’s Kohli Day celebration. Speaking on “AI & Healthcare - Opportunities and Challenges,” Dr Reddy shared how AI is transforming medical practices, from improving polyp detection in colonoscopies …

Pact signed for using Parliament data to train indigenous AI model: Ashwini Vaishnaw
4 days, 3 hours ago

Pact signed for using Parliament data to train indigenous AI model: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

The India Artificial Intelligence Mission, helmed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Parliament to access its data for training an indigenous AI model, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Speaking during a panel discussion on “Winning the AI marathon: India in the global AI race” at the Raisina Dialogue …

Hyderabad hospital leverages AI for early cancer detection
4 days, 14 hours ago

Hyderabad hospital leverages AI for early cancer detection

The Hindu  

Hyderabad’s Continental Hospitals has started to integrate artificial intelligence into cancer detection, aiming for early diagnosis and saving lives. The hospital has already screened over 1,500 patients using AI-powered mammography and chest nodule detection in recent months, said Guru N. Reddy, founder and chairman of Continental Hospitals. Ruju Doshi, senior consultant Radiologist, explained their functionality: “The first algorithm, developed in …

AI in healthcare improving patient outcomes, can offer curated treatments
2 weeks, 3 days ago

AI in healthcare improving patient outcomes, can offer curated treatments

Live Mint  

India’s digital health market has seen a sharp rise in the past decade, and is expected to grow tenfold in the next decade. “I think after BFSI, healthcare was the industry which was being digitalized and for the last 10-15 years we've seen a lot of digital technologies being adopted in the healthcare space,” he said. The rise of digital …

AI democratization crucial for India’s global leadership, say experts at Mint AI Summit 2025
2 weeks, 3 days ago

AI democratization crucial for India’s global leadership, say experts at Mint AI Summit 2025

Live Mint  

India must democratize AI to establish itself as a global leader in artificial intelligence, AI experts deliberated at the Mint AI Summit 2025. “Universities, scholars, the government, and enterprises all have vital roles to play in building a strong AI ecosystem.” Metesh Bhati, chief digital and AI officer at Protean eGov Technologies Ltd, urged the government to open datasets to …

Designing India’s AI Safety Institute
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Designing India’s AI Safety Institute

The Hindu  

India’s Artificial Intelligence ambitions took a significant leap forward when Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the country would launch an indigenous AI model and establish an AI Safety Institute under the Safe and Trusted Pillar of the IndiaAI Mission. Second, India’s AISI must also support the creation of an international notification framework for AI model development. Leveraging these insights, …

Lack of local healthcare data for AI is key challenge, says AIG boss
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Lack of local healthcare data for AI is key challenge, says AIG boss

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The healthcare sector is harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence to improve efficiency in diagnostics, therapeutics, and hospital administration. However, the biggest challenge to the adoption of AI in India is the reliance on Western data, which often lacks quality and local relevance, said Dr D. Nageshwar Reddy, chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology. Speaking on leveraging the …

AI in healthcare: Experts at BioAsia 2025 highlight cybersecurity, efficiency, access
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AI in healthcare: Experts at BioAsia 2025 highlight cybersecurity, efficiency, access

The Hindu  

The increasing role of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare was the crux of a thought-provoking panel discussion at BioAsia 2025 in Hyderabad on Tuesday. At the conference that featured global leaders in the field of healthcare, Shyam Bishen, Head of the Centre for Health and Healthcare and a member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum, Switzerland, spoke about …

India is shaping policies for responsible use of AI: Nirmala Sitharaman
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1 month ago

India is shaping policies for responsible use of AI: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

India is not merely experimenting with artificial intelligence but is also actively shaping policies to ensure that the technology receives the due attention, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Addressing the sixth convocation ceremony at the Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam on Saturday, the Minister highlighted how the country is implementing AI at scale across various sectors, emphasising …

Health Sector: Adoption of AI and ML Tools Proposed in 30 Point Agenda
1 month ago

Health Sector: Adoption of AI and ML Tools Proposed in 30 Point Agenda

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: In a bid to provide better government healthcare services in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has formulated a comprehensive 30-point agenda under his Swarnandhra Vision-2047. Releasing the 30-point agenda on Friday, health minister Satya Kumar Yadav said this was crafted on the basis of the thoughts and directives of the chief minister during various review meetings he held …

Zeiss India sets up research lab for AI in eyecare at Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru
1 month ago

Zeiss India sets up research lab for AI in eyecare at Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Optics and optoelectronics technology company Zeiss India has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Science to start a research lab for AI in eye care at the IISc campus. The initiative aims to leverage AI to drive advancements in eyecare solutions and enable researchers at IISc to explore the technology’s potential in facilitating early diagnosis, treatment personalisation, and accessibility in …

AI from India, for the world: The state of AI in India, key sectors focussing on the use of AI and the future
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1 month ago

AI from India, for the world: The state of AI in India, key sectors focussing on the use of AI and the future

Op India  

While launching the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence in October 2016, Stephen Hawking said, “Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Key areas that India can contribute to in terms of AI skill base: Use Case capital During his Delhi leg of Microsoft’s AI tour in January of this year, Satya Nadella rightly …

Data will be new wealth; Artificial Intelligence will govern world: Naidu
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Data will be new wealth; Artificial Intelligence will govern world: Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said Artificial Intelligence will govern the world and data will be the new wealth in the future. Naidu added, “We are moving ahead, setting a target of achieving 15 per cent growth rate with our Swarnandhra Vision-2047.” Recalling that he inaugurated KIMS Hospital in Nellore in 2000, the chief minister said, “The way …

PM Modi highlights threat of deepfakes and disinformation enabled by AI
1 month, 1 week ago

PM Modi highlights threat of deepfakes and disinformation enabled by AI

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the potential risk of Artificial Intelligence such as deepfakes and disinformation and urged world leaders to democratise the technology and re-skilling the people. Addressing the AI Summit in Paris on Tuesday, PM Modi emphasised that the technology must be rooted in local ecosystem and should enhance trust and transparency making them more people-centric …

Hyderabad NGO deploys AI-powered app to transform primary healthcare in city’s urban slums
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Hyderabad NGO deploys AI-powered app to transform primary healthcare in city’s urban slums

The Hindu  

Hyderabad-based healthcare NGO Helping Hand Foundation has deployed an Artificial Intelligence -powered health application at the primary healthcare level in urban slums. Under a formal agreement, HHF will implement the MIDOC app across its 12 community-centric healthcare centres, which collectively served 5.56 lakh patients in 2024. “This allows seamless updates of new reports, real-time alerts for patients, and a structured …

India’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute to work virtually across institution, officials say
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India’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute to work virtually across institution, officials say

The Hindu  

India’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute is set to be run and managed virtually, with a collaboration of industry and academia across the country interacting without a brick-and-mortar secretariat, officials told The Hindu. At a roundtable discussion held by the New Delhi and Bengaluru based Ikigai Law last November, attendees stressed that becoming a part of “the international network of AISIs …

AI starts to help India's struggling farms
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AI starts to help India's struggling farms

Raw Story  

by Aishwarya KUMAR Each morning Indian farmer R Murali opens an app on his phone to check if his pomegranate trees need watering, fertiliser or are at risk from pests. Much of India's vast agricultural economy -- employing more than 45 percent of the workforce -- remains deeply traditional, beset by problems made worse by extreme weather driven by climate …

AI belongs to everybody, says Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI
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AI belongs to everybody, says Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI

Live Mint  

The pace of change in the field of artificial intelligence is “unbelievably more powerful than Moore's Law", Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI said in an interview on Tuesday, when he was in India as part of a larger tour of several countries. So, this move from chatbots into agents, I think, is having the impact that we dreamed …

ChatGPT, Deepseek Usage in India: India’s finance ministry asks employees to avoid AI tools for official purposes
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ChatGPT, Deepseek Usage in India: India’s finance ministry asks employees to avoid AI tools for official purposes

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Finance has advised government officials to “strictly avoid” Artificial Intelligence tools, including ChatGPT and DeepSeek, on official devices as they “pose risks for confidentiality of government data and documents”. On January 30, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Information Technology, told The Hindu in an interview that DeepSeek would soon be hosted on Indian servers. “DeepSeek is an …

Breaking News: Ashwini Vaishnaw Announces India’s AI Mission, Prioritizing Innovation and Security
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Breaking News: Ashwini Vaishnaw Announces India’s AI Mission, Prioritizing Innovation and Security

ABP News  

In a recent interview with ABP, India's Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently discussed the government's ambitious AI mission, aiming to establish India as a global leader in artificial intelligence. The government has allocated ₹1,000 crores to boost AI development, focusing on three key aspects: compute capacity, data sets, and safety protocols. The AI mission also emphasizes data protection, ensuring that …

Govt eyes domestic AI models
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Govt eyes domestic AI models

Hindustan Times  

The government announced plans to support homegrown large language models developed by Indian startups and companies, days after a Chinese company’s demonstration of cost-efficient AI capabilities led to a trillion-dollar market value drop for American tech giants. Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday that six Indian entities had already shown promise and could release their foundation models in …

India Unveils AI Plans with 18,693 GPUs
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India Unveils AI Plans with 18,693 GPUs

Deccan Chronicle  

India on Thursday outlined global artificial intelligence or AI plans to build its indigenous foundational model that could take on ChatGPT, Deepseek R1 and others, as it lined up “most affordable” common compute facility powered by nearly 19000 graphics processing units or GPUs to be used by start-ups and researchers. The government’s smart move comes at a time when Chinese …

Global AI race: India to build own foundational models, to take on ChatGPT, Deepseek
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Global AI race: India to build own foundational models, to take on ChatGPT, Deepseek

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Thursday outlined global AI ambitions with plans to build its own 'foundational model' that could take on the might of ChatGPT, Deepseek R1 and others, as it lined up "most affordable" common compute facility powered by 18,693 GPUs to be used by startups and researchers.India's bold move comes at a time when Chinese company DeepSeek has …

India to launch its own foundational AI model in few months, over 18000 GPUs deployed: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India to launch its own foundational AI model in few months, over 18000 GPUs deployed: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Firstpost  

Minister Vaishnaw also revealed that 18,693 graphics processing units have been empanelled under a common computing facility to help build the necessary infrastructure for AI development With an outlay of Rs 10,371.92 crore, the IndiaAI mission is aimed at creating a scalable AI computing ecosystem to support India’s rapidly growing AI startups and research community. Image Credit: Reuters India is …

Wrangling health care AI
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Wrangling health care AI

Politico  

Wrangling health care AI BUSINESS PLAN The Peterson Health Technology Institute is launching a new kind of AI task force, CEO Caroline Pearson says. This month, the Peterson Health Technology Institute launched an AI task force in collaboration with large health systems, including UC San Diego Health, Intermountain Health, Mass General Brigham, Providence, Ochsner Health and Washington state provider MultiCare. …

AI Revolutionising Healthcare in India
3 months ago

AI Revolutionising Healthcare in India

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: For understanding a patient’s illness, a doctor typically analyses several physiological indicators as well as reports generated following diagnostic tests. AI can also revolutionise preventive healthcare as it can identify patterns early, which will help the doctors to begin treatment at the earliest. AI uses various advanced technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, expert systems, and image …

All About AI Tech4Good Awards recognise AIIMS and Wadhwani Institute for AI-led solutions in health and sanitation
3 months ago

All About AI Tech4Good Awards recognise AIIMS and Wadhwani Institute for AI-led solutions in health and sanitation

Live Mint  

Healthcare is a pivotal sector for India, and has been witnessing strong growth led by a mix of corporate investments and government push. The Mint All About AI | Tech4Good Awards 2024, How AI is shaping healthcare AI is revolutionising healthcare in India by enabling accurate disease diagnosis, personalised treatment plans and efficient drug discovery. As advancements in technology pivot …

Google and Andhra Pradesh to work together to accelerate AI innovation and adoption across the state
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Google and Andhra Pradesh to work together to accelerate AI innovation and adoption across the state

Firstpost  

Google plans to offer 10,000 certifications through its AI Essentials course, enabling students, professionals, and government officials to integrate AI into their daily workflows for greater efficiency Beyond skilling and entrepreneurship, the partnership aims to integrate AI into critical sectors. Image Credit: Reuters In a progressive step towards embracing artificial intelligence, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has partnered with Google …

AI can help slash healthcare spending by USD 360 billion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AI can help slash healthcare spending by USD 360 billion

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Artificial intelligence -based healthcare breakthroughs that support and enhance the capabilities of healthcare practitioners have now become a necessity. Kalavathi G V, Executive Director & Head - Global Development Center, Siemens Healthineers, says AI has been predicted to save 5-10% of healthcare spending, which is about USD 200-360 billion. She told TNIE that reducing the administrative burden on frontline …

What India’s AI Safety Institute could do
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What India’s AI Safety Institute could do

The Hindu  

In October, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology convened meetings with industry and experts to discuss setting up an AI Safety Institute under the IndiaAI Mission. If executed correctly, India can deepen the global dialogue on AI safety and bring global majority perspectives on human centric safety to the forefront of discussions. Institutional reform In designing the institute, India …

Balancing Innovation and Consumer Protection: A Framework for High-Risk AI in India
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Balancing Innovation and Consumer Protection: A Framework for High-Risk AI in India

Live Mint  

India's approach to regulating high-risk AI systems should be targeted and risk-based, prioritizing consumer protection while fostering innovation. The country should learn from the successes of other nations while considering local needs and challenges. The draft Digital India Act 2023 should be revised to address high-risk AI systems and ensure consumer protection. Existing legal frameworks should be leveraged, and the …

AI, digital health soon in State for better healthcare, says Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

AI, digital health soon in State for better healthcare, says Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that the State government will soon introduce Artificial Intelligence and digital health to improve healthcare in the State, especially in maternal and child health. Mr. Naidu had a fruitful meeting with Prateek Sharma, president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and chairman of the AI Institute in America, and Rakesh Kalapala, director …

Health care using AI is bold, but much caution first
6 months, 1 week ago

Health care using AI is bold, but much caution first

The Hindu  

News about the possibility of a “free AI powered primary-care physician for every Indian, available 24/7” within the next five years is ambitious. This illustrates the inherent paradox in AI development in health care — the need for extensive data collection to improve accuracy is at odds with privacy and ethical concerns. AI’s utility in health care AI can play …

India not yet ready for AI regulations says Experts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India not yet ready for AI regulations says Experts

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: On the second day of the Global AI Summit 2024 at HICC, experts from various fields discussed key aspects of Artificial Intelligence. Arghya Sengupta, Founder & Research Director of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, said that India is not yet ready for AI regulations and that small innovators and developers could be most affected and recommended adopting certain codes …

We are committed to supporting India AI mission's application development initiative: ChatGPT maker OpenAI
8 months, 2 weeks ago

We are committed to supporting India AI mission's application development initiative: ChatGPT maker OpenAI

Hindustan Times  

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is committed to supporting India AI mission's application development initiative, a senior company executive said on Wednesday, highlighting that concrete use cases of Artificial Intelligence are emerging in the country across areas such as agriculture, healthcare and education. ChatGPT maker OpenAI is committed to supporting India AI mission's application development initiative, a senior company executive said on …

Global collaboration essential to harness AI’s potential and mitigate Risks: Ashwini Vaishnaw
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Global collaboration essential to harness AI’s potential and mitigate Risks: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India TV News  

Artificial intelligence can be a huge tool to solve many socio-economic problems but we need to contain the risks which are associated with AI and the solution that comes from the global thought process as it cannot be done in isolation by any country, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Railways and I&B Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Wednesday. Addressing the …

India, Japan to work together towards building safe & trustworthy AI: Hiroshi Yoshida
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India, Japan to work together towards building safe & trustworthy AI: Hiroshi Yoshida

India TV News  

As the world leaders aim at controlling artificial intelligence and the user harms which are associated with it, India and Japan will reportedly work together to achieve safe, secure and trustworthy AI, said the Japanese Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination, Hiroshi Yoshida. Lauding India’s prowess in the technology field, majorly on artificial intelligence, Yoshida has stated that they are delighted that …

How AI will change your health-care experience
10 months ago

How AI will change your health-care experience

The Economist  

Listen to this podcast Your browser does not support the <audio> element. A rtificial intelligence is already making its mark in health care—but new, bigger, models promise to improve how patients access services, help doctors spot diseases faster and transform how medical research is done. In the first of two episodes on the potential of AI in health care, we …

94 per cent Indian professionals use AI, believing it saves time: Report
10 months, 2 weeks ago

94 per cent Indian professionals use AI, believing it saves time: Report

India TV News  

94 per cent Indian professionals use AI, believing it saves time: Report The recent report which surfaced on Monday, states that around 94 per cent of Indian service professionals have been using artificial intelligence and they further believe that the new technology saves their time during work. In a new report by Salesforce, it was stated that an enterprise software …

Government prepares AI framework, will be made open for public after elections: Ashwini Vaishnaw – India TV
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Government prepares AI framework, will be made open for public after elections: Ashwini Vaishnaw – India TV

India TV News  

As the capabilities of generative AI tools are increasing day by day, they have merged as a major concern for ongoing global elections. Union Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday that a robust framework on AI is ready to deal with its misuse. “We have created a robust AI framework and will soon make it public,” said …

AI Integration to Deepfake concern: 5 Key takeaways from PM Modi and Bill Gates' discussion on Indian digital revolution
11 months, 3 weeks ago

AI Integration to Deepfake concern: 5 Key takeaways from PM Modi and Bill Gates' discussion on Indian digital revolution

Live Mint  

In a recent discussion with Bill Gates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's strides in technology, focusing on digital empowerment, women's inclusion, and AI challenges. Here are five major key takeaways from their conversation: India's Digital Revolution PM Modi explained how India has embraced technology to prevent monopolies and ensure it is accessible to all citizens.In addressing the digital revolution …

The White House Puts New Guardrails on Government Use of AI
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The White House Puts New Guardrails on Government Use of AI

Wired  

The US government issued new rules Thursday requiring more caution and transparency from federal agencies using artificial intelligence, saying they are needed to protect the public as AI rapidly advances. But the new policy also has provisions to encourage AI innovation in government agencies when the technology can be used for public good. Vice President Kamala Harris said during a …

India’s AI leap: bridging the gap
1 year ago

India’s AI leap: bridging the gap

Live Mint  

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government have been talking about ‘Making AI in India’ and ‘Making AI Work for India’ for some time now, there was a worry that the lack of powerful AI compute infrastructure could hold India’s AI ambitions back. The money allocated to help build the all-critical GPU infrastructure through a public-private partnership model …

AI can play a life-saving role in medical diagnosis and public welfare says Madhumita Murgia, journalist and author
1 year ago

AI can play a life-saving role in medical diagnosis and public welfare says Madhumita Murgia, journalist and author

The Hindu  

In the past year, there has been a widespread, wobbly feeling of the ground shifting beneath our feet. And will so-called knowledge workers such as lawyers, journalists, consultants and creative professionals still have work in a few years’ time, when their jobs could be completed by generative AI to a good enough standard? The outputs of AI software today can …

Andhra Pradesh preparing to use AI in medical education
1 year, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh preparing to use AI in medical education

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP chief secretary Dr. K.S. Jawahar Reddy has directed Medical and Health officials to take up suitable preliminary exercise for introducing artificial intelligence technology in medical education being imparted in Andhra Pradesh. He was reviewing with senior officials medical services including Arogyasri, distribution of medicines to long-term patients and introduction of AI technology in medical education on Wednesday. “To …

India Needs 10 Lakh AI Experts, Says Rajanna
1 year, 1 month ago

India Needs 10 Lakh AI Experts, Says Rajanna

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: India needs 10 lakh people trained in artificial intelligence by 2026 and the technology industry is making significant investments in this, said V. Rajanna, president, of technology, services, and software, TCS. Delivering the keynote address at the annual event of Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association here on Wednesday, he said Hyderabad was a pioneer in launching digital citizen services in …

Union Budget and navigating the AI path
1 year, 1 month ago

Union Budget and navigating the AI path

Live Mint  

In the Union Budget for fiscal year 2023-24, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the government's artificial intelligence plans, announcing three AI centres of excellence in top educational institutes. This initiative, aimed at realizing the 'Make AI in India' and 'Make AI Work for India' vision, was expected to see partnerships with industry leaders for interdisciplinary research and developing advanced applications …

India must grab the AI opportunity to speed up growth
1 year, 2 months ago

India must grab the AI opportunity to speed up growth

Live Mint  

In August, Chandrayan-3’s landing on the moon signified more than India’s advancement in science and technology. This allows us to move away from ‘narrow AI’ that can accomplish specific tasks to a future where AI agents will be able to accomplish several different tasks based on our interests and preferences. From enabling faster detection of diseases and driving cutting-edge innovations …

‘India to soon launch AI missions for agriculture, healthcare’: PM Modi at GPAI Summit 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

‘India to soon launch AI missions for agriculture, healthcare’: PM Modi at GPAI Summit 2023

Firstpost  

While inaugurating the GPAI or Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Summit, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government will soon launch AI missions, focussing on healthcare and agriculture, supporting them with faster and easier to access computing India is set to embark on a new mission that will combine the powers of AI with healthcare and agriculture. Speaking …

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