Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India recently unveiled his ‘Double AI’ vision at a Parliament Session, unveiling an inspiring plan that lays heavy emphasis on the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with India’s immense growth potential. This new initiative, dubbed the ‘Double AI’ signifies the fusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Aspirational India to forge a technologically-empowered future.
PM Modi stated in his address that AI is the future of technology and he envisions India as a leading player in this domain. Eying a $957 Bn boost to the economy by 2035, as a study by Accenture suggests, the ‘Double AI’ vision brings forth the premise of a self-sufficient, innovative, and motivated India, all powered by AI.
The PM also mentioned that the government is working on comprehensive initiatives including the National Programme on AI led by Niti Aayog, focusing on five sectors: healthcare, agriculture, education, smart cities and infrastructure, and smart mobility and transportation. To read more about these initiatives, you can visit Niti Aayog’s AI page.
Realizing the potential of AI in India requires overcoming some challenges too. These include lack of broad-based expertise in research and application of AI, high resource cost and low awareness, data privacy, and absence of collaborative approach to adoption and application of AI. Despite the challenges, PM Modi aims at capitalizing on India’s rapid digitization, demographic dividend, and data generated by 1.3 billion Indians.
Furthermore, he emphasized the need to use AI constructively, taking the example of the COVID-19 pandemic, where AI was extensively utilized in predicting infection spread, in the form of Arogya Setu and other contact-tracing apps. More on these applications can be found in this Forbes article.
This ambitious ‘Double AI Vision’ has promising prospects for India’s future, potentially revolutionizing the way we live, work and play. Watch this digital horizon, as we track its trajectory towards AI-driven growth and aspiration in the Indian landscape.
With AI at the core of his driving vision, PM Modi is ushering in a new era of innovation and technology in India. It will be interesting to see how AI unfolds in India, which now stands on the cusp of a digital revolution.