India’s AI growth is incredible and it will soon become the world’s top AI market, said Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. He also said that India is the second largest AI market in the world.
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India is making significant progress in the AI sector. To strengthen India’s future and enhance the country’s vision for technological development, the government had decided to create AI centers of excellence.
In the budget presented in Parliament on Saturday, an allocation of Rs 10,738 crore has been made for developing AI technologies in India. This fund has been allocated for training and development of AI technology, and for setting up high-performance GPU and data centers.
23 percent of Indian businesses are using AI technology. This number is expected to exceed 75 percent this year.
In addition, more than 50 percent of internet users in India use OpenAI ChatGPT. After ChatGPT, Indians use AIs like Gemini, Gwen, and DEEP SEEK.
In this context, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had said that within the next 6 months, an Indian AI platform will be created with better capabilities than the leading AI companies in the US.
Union Minister of Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnav had also mentioned that the government is focusing on identifying startups that have the potential to drive AI growth.
In this context, the visit of OpenAI CEO Altman to India assumes great significance.
Union Minister of Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnav has met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss India’s ambitious plans to create a comprehensive artificial intelligence ecosystem. Sam Altman has held discussions with some of the country’s leading startup leaders and investors on OpenAI’s plans for the Indian market.
Under the IndiaAI Mission, India is developing a unique AI for India that is diverse and adaptable to the local environment using Indian languages.
The first phase will start with a computing capacity of 10,000 GPUs. It is said that the remaining 8693 GPUs will be added soon. It is said that it will be of great help to researchers, students and developers initially and the government will provide 40 percent of the cost as subsidy.
While globally, AI usage costs up to 3 USD per hour, Indian AI is expected to be available for less than 100 rupees per hour.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has said that Indian AI, which will be developed at an affordable price and secure, will not only meet domestic needs but also make India a great destination for AI solutions internationally.
The founder of OpenAI said that the number of OpenAI users in India has tripled in the last year and expressed confidence that India will take the lead in the global AI sector.
Prime Minister Modi will attend the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit to be held in France on February 10-11.
Meanwhile, the central government is preparing to host OPEN SOURCE AI models on Indian servers.
