New Delhi: The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for tapping the potential of revolutionary technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) to deliver benefits to the people and enhance the quality of life.
In this regard, VP urged educational institutions, researchers, and developers to come out with practical AI solutions in the fields of agriculture, health, and education.
Enumerating possible applications for AI, he suggested industry and developers to work towards solutions for precision agriculture to ensure quality farm output, to bring about efficient grading of the produce, and to enable better price discovery for farmers.
He also suggested exploring AI-based smart solutions in health such as remote diagnosis, and automatic translation of English texts to Indian languages in education. “If such solutions can be scaled up, even a small gain in efficiency and productivity can bring positive change in the lives of millions of people”, VP said.
Addressing a gathering at IIT Jodhpur after laying the foundation of fabrication laboratory for Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), VP remarked that technologies like AI and AIoT have been revolutionizing many sectors of the global economy in the last decade.
He said that the ultimate aim of science and technology is to transform the lives of the people. “That should be the aim for the development of AI too”, he added.
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