Artificial Intelligence (AI) is opening up the next phase of technological advances. Riding the AI wave, Google has started six AI-based research projects in India. These projects would focus on addressing social, humanitarian and environmental challenges in sectors such as healthcare, education, disaster prevention and conversation. Google Research India, based in Bengaluru, will provide funding and computational resources besides supporting the efforts with expertise in computer vision, natural language processing, and other deep learning techniques, says Manish Gupta, director of Google Research Team in India. The research team will focus on two pillars: First, advancing fundamental computer science and AI research by building a strong team and partnering with the research community across the country and secondly, applying this research to tackle big problems in fields such as healthcare, agriculture and education while also using it to make apps and services more helpful.

Google has announced the setting up of Google Research India, an artificial intelligence research team in Bangalore, Karnataka, that will focus on advancing computer science and applying AI research to solve big problems in healthcare, agriculture and education, among other areas. The company said artificial intelligence is opening up the next phase of the technology revolution and India, with its world-class engineering talent, strong computer science programs and entrepreneurial drive, has the potential to lead the way in using this to tackle big challenges. In fact, there are already many examples of this happening in India, from detecting diabetic eye disease to improving flood forecasting and teaching kids to read. To take this trend further, Google has set up the Google Research India lab which will focus on two pillars: advancing fundamental computer science and AI research by building a strong team and partnering with the research community across the country, and applying this research to tackle big problems in core areas. Google Research India will be headed by Manish Gupta, computer scientist and a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery with a background in deep learning across video analysis and education, compilers and computer systems.