The Indian government is preparing the foundation for India’s ambitious plans in Artificial Intelligence (AI). They aim to develop infrastructure that supports national goals of innovation, self-reliance, and inclusive growth, with the vision of becoming a global leader in AI. India’s youthful talent pool adds further strength to this endeavor. In March, the Indian government approved India AI Mission 2.0, which focuses on promoting AI development within the country and leveraging AI for the benefit of India.
Dr. Thomas Zacharia, Senior Vice President at AMD, highlighted the Indian government’s strategy on computing. He emphasized the need to overcome power limitations to achieve exascale computing. Dr. Zacharia urged India to play a significant role in global AI infrastructure by making strategic investments. He also emphasized scaling AI applications beyond data centers to include edge computing, envisioning profound impacts on healthcare and industrial optimization sectors.
My 30-year experience says India’s strength is data and the large pool of talent, and this is tailoring the infrastructure. There will be an insatiable appetite for compute cycles in India. India should adapt algorithms to use lower precision math formats for significant improvements in energy efficiency, said Zacharia.
Col. A.K Nath, Director General of CDAC, emphasized the government’s perspective on compute capacity. He stressed the significance of implementing strong monitoring frameworks to maximize the effective use of computing resources. Col. Nath highlighted efforts to monitor and provide guidance to users, ensuring efficient utilization of resources such as India’s Param Siddhi AI, which is ranked among the world’s top supercomputers. This monitoring not only improves efficiency but also informs future decisions regarding procurement of computing infrastructure.
The global AI chip firm aims to assist in establishing the necessary infrastructure in India to enable the country to develop AI independently. This could potentially transform India from being a consumer to a producer of AI technology, making it a net exporter of intelligence.
Our common sense is very different, our sensibilities are very different. India needs to be the intelligence capital, just like Paris is the fashion capital. If we codify our know-how, the algorithm is known, compute you know how to source, said Dhupar.