Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has emphasised that Artificial Intelligence will fundamentally change the way people live and work, making it essential for India to emerge as a frontrunner in AI development and adoption.
Speaking at the launch of the AI for Viksit Bharat Roadmap and the NITI Frontier Tech Repository, the minister said that AI has become the biggest technological shift in recent decades, comparable to the transformative impact of the Internet.
“Over a period of the last few decades, the biggest change which has happened and the biggest factor which has joined this constellation of technologies is AI because AI is now affecting practically everything that we do. Like the Internet, which changed everything that we did, AI is also going to fundamentally change the way we work, the way we live, the way we consume… That’s why it’s very important to make sure that we are frontrunners in AI technologies,” Vaishnaw said.
He noted that India is now in a position to aspire for a developed economy, different from the early decades after independence. “Today, the growth is inclusive, the growth is robust, and it’s driven by technology,” he said.
The minister underlined that no nation can become developed without achieving mastery in critical technologies. He listed telecom, semiconductors, electric vehicles, biotech, advanced engines, quantum, and rare earths as areas where India must lead, supported by both research and development and a strong talent pipeline.
Citing an example, Vaishnaw recalled the semiconductor mission launched in 2022, which included a 20-year roadmap to build a strong ecosystem with talent at its centre. He highlighted that 278 institutions are already engaged in chip design using advanced tools, with several chips successfully manufactured at the Semi-Conductor Laboratory in Mohali.
He concluded by stressing that India’s progress in AI, semiconductors, and other critical technologies will be central to its rise as a global technology leader in the coming decades.
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