IndiaAI Mission Selects 8 Projects to Lead Ethical AI Development in India

October 17, 2024
IndiaAI Mission Selects 8 Projects to Lead Ethical AI Development in India
  • The IndiaAI Mission seeks to democratize the benefits of AI, foster technological self-reliance, and ensure responsible AI use, aligning with the government's vision for inclusive growth.

  • The mission encompasses seven key areas, including computing, foundational models, datasets, applications, skill development, startups, and safe AI.

  • IIT Jodhpur will focus on 'machine unlearning' to enable AI models to forget specific training data, while IIT Roorkee will work on generating synthetic data to reduce bias.

  • Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and TEC will collaborate on Track-LLM, which focuses on transparency and risk assessment of large language models.

  • The IndiaAI Mission has selected eight Responsible AI projects as part of its initiative to promote ethical AI development across various themes in the country.

  • These projects were chosen from over 2,000 proposals submitted by academic institutions, startups, research organizations, and civil society in response to the IndiaAI Mission's expression of interest.

  • The initiative aims to address critical challenges such as AI bias, enhance privacy, and establish frameworks for explainable and trustworthy AI.

  • The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology emphasized the need for indigenous governance tools that cater to India's unique challenges in AI development.

  • The selected institutions include IIT Jodhpur, IIT Roorkee, NIT Raipur, and DIAT Pune, among others, collaborating with several technology firms and institutes.

  • The National Institute of Technology, Raipur, is tasked with developing responsible AI strategies for bias mitigation in healthcare systems.

  • The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology in Pune is partnering with Mindgraph Technology to create a framework for explainable and privacy-preserving AI for security.

  • These projects aim to develop indigenous tools, frameworks, and guidelines for ethical, transparent, and trustworthy AI technologies.

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