Artificial intelligence has now become the focus of interest in most business areas. It is because in the past few years technological applications have compounded in terms of innovations and research. What failed in the late '50s (the period when AI originated) has now gained traction and is used in a vast array of areas. Tech companies and startups have now focussed on AI systems being their workhorse in tandem with their employees and have reinvented the way work is done. Additionally, AI startups are also on the rise.

Sources said Gandhi wants India to lead in the niche area of Artificial Intelligence which comes after software development, in which India has already won global recognition. New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is headed to the United States where he is likely to address a gathering on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the science of making machines that think like humans. Gandhi, who recently returned from Norway, is gearing up for another offshore visit, this time to the Silicon Valley in the US to "expand his thoughts about artificial intelligence", party sources said. They said he might speak on the issue on September 11, after meeting technology experts. The sources said Gandhi wants India to lead in the niche area which comes after software development, in which India has already won global recognition.