Indian businesses are preparing their present and the future to be more resilient at a time when technology, and more specifically, AI, has become second nature of our lives. According to a new survey, Indian businesses and decision-makers are more geared towards using technology and artificial intelligence to automate and augment their processes. Here's how India stands up to the US and UK in terms of using technology in its businesses. Artificial intelligence, or AI, has been one of the core aspects of digital transformation of businesses. From making more informed decisions to improving operational efficiencies, AI has been a net positive for modern businesses.

Countries such as China, the US, South Korea, and Russia are investing huge sums of money to develop their AI technologies. On the other hand, India is also picking up its pace and entering the race of AI. Artificial Intelligence is indeed the next big thing that would dominate the world. Even the top IT companies have now declared that AI is the future. Countries such as China, the US, South Korea, and Russia are investing huge sums of money to develop their AI technologies and other policy strategies related to the same. On the other hand, India is also picking up its pace and entering the race of AI.

Over 50 countries have announced national strategies on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Many others are rushing to do so. AI holds great potential as a key driving force for the next phase of economic growth led by technological innovation and no nation wants to be left behind. Which are the countries that are early movers in the global AI sweepstakes and where does India stand in the race for global AI leadership?

Human race suffers from the God Complex. Art and science strive to achieve recreate the human form, thought pattern, aesthetics, and ethics. Can we replicate the human intellect by making machines think for themselves? Artificial intelligence does not face the moral dilemma of making choices that fall in the grey area, it is binary in its output. The concept of GIGO – garbage in, garbage out holds in the case of AI too.

In recent times, the race towards making Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) or self-driving cars have taken a big leap as several automotive players, and tech giants are investing huge capital on it. Many of them even have already begun test trials in countries like the US, Germany, UK, Japan, China, among others. Unlike its global counterparts, the Indian automotive sector seems slowly towards it. It is undoubtedly that the Indian automotive is one of the largest industries in the world. On Global perspective, several large automotive companies, technology firms as well as fleet service providers, such as Daimler, Uber, Tesla, General Motors, Audi, Waymo, Ford, Honda, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota, and much more are investing substantial time, debt and capital on developing AVs. Conversely, in India, the Government is apprehensive of job losses due to automation.

Policymakers must have a sound understanding of the objectives that AI seeks to achieve in the strategic context of India to disseminate artificial intelligence in defence. What kind of AI do we want? The possibility of AI-ushered advancements has opened the scope of an arms race. Artificial Intelligence (AI), also dubbed as the Industrial Revolution 4.0, has been making giant strides in scientific and technological innovation across varying fields. It is capable of bringing significant transformations in the way civilian activities and military operations are conducted. Till now, the idea of attaining military superiority was conceivable only to a few countries like the US, China and Russia, who maintain large armed forces.