The budget speech by Nirmala Sitharaman focused on a number of measures to boost the economy and empower the youth. Among these measures, the setting up of Centres of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence is a noteworthy move. These centres will partner with leading industry players to conduct interdisciplinary research and develop cutting-edge applications in areas like agriculture, health and sustainable cities. The National Data Governance Policy will enable anonymised data and the process will be simplified by adopting a risk-based system. The government has also launched an integrated online training platform to provide continuous learning opportunities for millions of government employees to upgrade their skills and facilitate people-centric approach. The digital ecosystem for skilling will be further expanded with the launch of a unified skill India digital platform. These initiatives will go a long way in making India a global leader in AI and other emerging technologies.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 at the Lok Sabha today. During the same, she shared that three Centres of Excellence for artificial intelligence will be established. Did you know the late Sushant Singh Rajput had once said that artificial intelligence and robotics are the future?

Who hasn't heard of ChatGPT which has taken the world by storm? From writing articles to acing exams to solving complicated arithmetic problems, the uncanny new artificial intelligence (AI) enabled chatbot has been spoken about on every platform. For the uninitiated, ChatGPT is a powerful new AI chatbot from OpenAI that generates text using Natural Language Processing (NLP). Here's what ChatGPT said about its expectations for Budget 2023: Increase in healthcare spending: The Indian government is expected to increase its spending on healthcare to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and to improve the overall health infrastructure in the country. Boosting the manufacturing sector: The government is expected to announce measures to boost the manufacturing sector, which has been hit hard by the pandemic, by providing financial incentives to manufacturers and increasing exports.