Prime Minister Narendra Singh Modi has been actively engaging with top tech leaders to drive India’s AI (artificial intelligence) ambition forward. He recently met with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, and former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka to boost India’s AI push.

These power discussions have been instrumental in shaping the country’s AI strategy and attracting significant investment from global tech leaders.

Recently, Microsoft announced plans to invest $3 billion in India and train 10 million people to equip them with AI skills by 2030.

PM’s meeting with Vishal Sikka and Aravind Srinivas highlighted the country’s determination to take a leading role in artificial intelligence. These discussions led to the exploration of applications and evolution of AI, focussing more on responsible development and deployment of this technology.

There are currently 706 AI tech companies in India, some of which provide artificial intelligence as a service and others as an infrastructure.

Chief technology officer at Recur Club, Anirudh Bhardwaj said, “With the IndiaAI mission, a lot of investment is going to get into infrastructure, computing, and research and innovation. The ease of access to computers will help fin-tech companies like us to leverage AI securely by means of local LLMs as we aim towards becoming an AI native debt marketplace.”

These developments showcase India’s strong commitment to AI and the country’s potential to become a global leader in this landscape.

Source: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/india-s-ai-push-over-700-startups-2-27-bn-raised-microsoft-invests-big-125010800862_1.html