Why Government Seems Keen On Having AI-Ready Youth

NITI Aayog, back in June 2018, released the National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence, and now PM Narendra Modi launched the'AI for All' initiative by CBSE. An approach towards fulfilling NEP 2020 objectives, the government seems keen to have youth ready for the future. "I personally view'AI for All' representing both sides of the coin: the equitable access to AI skills, as well as the equitable deployment of AI technologies. In a diverse country like ours, with citizens across different literacy levels and economic strata, both of these are extremely important," said Vineeth N Balasubramanian, Head of AI Dept., IIT-Hyderabad. Being the third-largest economy in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), the second-highest number of engineering graduates, and the world's highest data usage per smartphone -- India's low number of academic, corporate peer-reviewed AI publications do not justify its potential.