Govt Disburses ₹276 Cr To Set Up Four AI Centres Of Excellence

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • The MoS said that funds worth ₹74.39 Cr have been released in favour of IIT Kanpur, while IIT Ropar and IISc Bengaluru have received ₹62.64 Cr Cr and ₹69.07 Cr, respectively
  • The AI CoEs are part of the Centre’s broader push to build an indigenous AI ecosystem, expand access to GPUs, support AI startups and develop indigenous LLMs
  • MoS Majumdar also noted that the four CoEs have published research papers and developed AI models in partnership with institutions, industry players and government departments