IIT Madras launches new startup to provide training in Artificial Intelligence

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Friday launched a start-up to prepare the workforce for the advent of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) age by training students at nominal costs. The start-up – 'PadhAI' – offers an affordable hands-on course on'Deep Learning' which is the most successful sub-field of AI. It is open to all students, faculty and professionals with a basic background in mathematics and Python. The fee for students and faculty is Rs 1,000 and for working professionals Rs 5,000. The start-up will also create AI-driven apps by collaborating with Small and Medium Enterprises and the industry and generate value for the Indian economy.