OpenAI to Collaborate with India; Sam Altman Praises PM Modi's AI Vision: Ashwini Vaishnaw

After meeting OpenAI Co-founder and CEO Sam Altman in the national capital, the Union Minister posted on X that Altman praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision around AI and overall aim to democratise technology.

As the global AI race begins to heat up, India has devised an all-encompassing strategy to develop a full stack of AI. OpenAI, too, wants to collaborate with the country in this mission. This was declared by Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday.

After meeting OpenAI Co-founder and CEO Sam Altman in the national capital, the Union Minister posted on X that Altman praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision around AI and overall aim to democratise technology.

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"Had super cool discussion with @sama on our strategy of creating the entire AI stack - GPUs, model, and apps. Willing to collaborate with India on all three," Minister Vaishnaw posted.

The Minister further said that PM Modi "leads us to democratise technology" and that Altman "thanked PM for the vision".
Altman, who owns popular models of ChatGPT said that India is a highly important market for AI and the company's second biggest market worldwide.

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According to him, India should be a leader in the AI race. "AI models are still not cheap, but they are doable. India should be a leader there, of course," he told the gathering.

Altman expressed amazement at how the country has embraced the technology and built an entire ecosystem around it.

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The recently presented Union Budget has announced three Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in AI for education by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The budgetary allocation of Rs 500 crore is proposed to strengthen AI research and its use in the education system in the country.

The new AI Centres of Excellence will focus on advanced research, the development of AI learning tools, and foster collaborations between educational institutions and industries. Equipping students with skills for the future is the aim. "AI is transforming industries worldwide, and India needs to lead in both AI research and its practical applications," FM Sitharaman said.

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The country is also likely to launch its own safe and secure indigenous AI model within six months at an affordable cost. With a high-end common computing facility, the IndiaAI mission is now closer to customising indigenous AI solutions for the domestic context using Indian languages.

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