Globally, India has the second-largest number of residents who use AI (81%). Further, Asian countries tend to display greater subjective knowledge of AI, with South Korea, China, and India leading the way.
“India offers one of the most relevant and exciting contexts for AI, considering the readiness within the country to adopt various technologies, including IoT and AI, alongside other foundational technologies,” said Shekar Sivasubramanian, the CEO of Wadhwani AI, in an exclusive interview with AIM.
Further, he said that the country’s ability to skip extensive wired network development and move straight to wireless infrastructure demonstrates its readiness and adaptability.
Sivasubramanian also highlighted that for AI to succeed on a large scale, access to diverse data, which is abundantly available in India, is required.
While we are at the early stages of harnessing this data, the country’s multilingual and multicultural environment provides a unique opportunity to develop context-centric, powerful AI solutions.
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