Launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) with a budget of ₹10,371.92 crore.
Aims to “Make AI in India and Make AI Work for India” by developing AI infrastructure, datasets, and safety regulations.
Provides resources and support to Indian AI startups, researchers, and academia.
AI Kosha – IndiaAI Datasets Platform
Objective: To create and share India-specific datasets for AI model training.
Significance:
AI models are currently trained on Western datasets with a bias towards English and developed countries.
AI Kosha helps bridge the gap by offering datasets in Indian languages (e.g., translation models between multiple Indian language pairs).
Enables Indian firms to develop more accurate AI tools suited to local needs.
Common Compute Portal – Shared GPU Access
Problem: GPUs (critical for AI model training) are expensive and often in short supply (e.g., Nvidia's Blackwell GPU is sold out until October).
Solution: IndiaAI Mission has:
Empanelled data centres to offer GPU access to startups and researchers.
Acquired 14,000 GPUs, with more to be added quarterly.
Ensures fair allocation of computing power to deserving projects.
Other Key Pillars of IndiaAI Mission
AI Safety Institute of India (Upcoming)
Studies AI risks and unintended consequences (e.g., preventing harmful chatbot responses).
Ensures AI models in healthcare, law, and security are reliable and explainable.
IndiaAI Innovation Centre
Focuses on creating domain-specific foundation models for various industries.
Application Development Initiative
Supports development of AI applications that can be commercialized.
Futureskills Initiative
Aims to establish AI labs in smaller cities to promote AI education.
Startup Financing
Offers funding and infrastructure support for AI startups.
Developing an Indigenous Foundation Model
The mission has received 67 proposals to build an Indian foundational AI model.
Government aims to fast-track development within months to compete with global AI giants.
Conclusion
The IndiaAI Mission is a comprehensive strategy to build India's AI capabilities by ensuring access to computing power, quality datasets, and funding. It addresses language biases, high costs of AI research, and safety concerns, aiming to position India as a global leader in AI innovation.
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