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The Union government launched AI Kosha, a platform with datasets to support the development of AI models and tools.
AI Kosha
A platform with datasets that is being touted as a home for non-personal data that will assist with developing artificial intelligence models and tools
AI Kosha currently contains 316 datasets, primarily focused on language translation for Indian languages.
The platform is part of the IndiaAI Mission, with a ₹10,370 crore budget to boost AI development.
Start-ups and academia can access pooled graphics processing units (GPUs), with 14,000 GPUs commissioned to aid in AI model training.
The AI Kosha platform also includes data from various sources like health data, satellite imagery, and pollution data.
The government aims to create a homegrown foundational AI model, gaining interest from start-ups.
Government initiatives like the Open Governance Data platform already host thousands of public datasets.
In 2018, a committee explored the possibility of requiring private firms to share non-personal data to assist start-ups and government policy.
However, the proposals faced pushback from the tech industry, as private players were reluctant to share their data with other parties.
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