How artificial intelligence can benefit India

China is investing $2.1 billion in creating an AI research park. It is time to ensure that we are not left behind in this important skill. During the 2018 Budget presentation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley informed that Niti Aayog will initiate national programmes on artificial intelligence (AI). China has already been heavily investing in AI in the past few years. According to Andrew Ng, Professor at Stanford University, AI is the next electricity; it will be the main force behind development like how electricity played a major role in world development during the early 20th century. The topic ofAI or'Thinking Machines' has been of interest to scientists since the early 20th century, when the first generation of computers was designed.