Govt running artificial intelligence-based pilot projects in six UTs: IT secretary

The government is running artificial intelligence (AI)-based pilot projects in six Union territories in the field of health care, and such projects in education, agriculture, social justice, criminal justice as well as investigation are also being worked out, Electronics and IT Secretary Ajay Sawhney said on Tuesday.

McKinsey Head (Global Analytics) Noshir Kaka said the development in the field of AI in India can add around USD 500 billion to the economy over the next four-and-a-half years based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aspiration to make the country a USD 5-trillion economy.

Speaking at the RAISE 2020 summit, Sawhney said AI is moving towards being an ecosystem that includes the database, authorised service provider, authorised service agency and authorised registrar, among others.