'Developers should ramp up skills in AI-based solutions'

There is a huge paucity of professionals with skills in deep learning, artificial intelligence, big data analytics and virtual reality that will be vital for the computing industry in the next few years, according to Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director, NVIDIA (South Asia), a part of the $7-billion US-based tech company NVIDIA. "Developers in many other countries are already strong in AI. India should not miss this opportunity, and developers should be strong in developing AI-based solutions for the world," he said. India has the second-largest population of developers with nearly 30 per cent of them having knowledge on Python, which is a rule-based programming. However, the next wave of programming based on AI will be in sectors such as automobiles, healthcare and retail, with each presenting an over-$1-trillion opportunity for developers, he added.