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Key Points

India is willing to share its AI models with the Global South, emphasizing its strength in multilingual solutions. IT Secretary Krishnan highlighted India's linguistic diversity as a key advantage in NLP development. Initiatives like Mission Bhashini and AI Kosh demonstrate India's progress in human language technology. The government is fostering collaborations between academia, industry, and startups to scale AI innovations.

Key Points: India Offers AI Models to Global South Says IT Secretary Krishnan

  • India aims to lead multilingual AI development for Global South
  • Mission Bhashini and Anuvadini app showcase NLP advancements
  • IndiaAI Mission's 'AI Kosh' hosts 400+ datasets for researchers
  • Public-private partnerships drive India's inclusive AI ecosystem
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India open to share AI models with Global South: Centre

India proposes sharing AI tools with Global South, leveraging its linguistic diversity and NLP expertise for multilingual solutions.

"If you can do it in India, you can do it practically anywhere else in the world - IT Secretary S. Krishnan"

New Delhi, July 25

India is open to sharing its artificial intelligence (AI) models with Global South, IT Secretary S. Krishnan said on Friday.

Krishnan said that India's linguistic diversity can help it lead the development of natural language processing (NLP) and multilingual AI tools for the Global South.

"If you can do it in India, you can do it practically anywhere else in the world," the IT Secretary said at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FICCI) conference titled ‘Bhashantara 2025’.

UN officials had earlier expressed interest in India's collaborative approach to artificial intelligence development, now leading to the public announcement of the country's intention to share AI models with the Global South.

This move positions India as a potential alternative to other AI ecosystems that offer specialised solutions for multilingual, resource-constrained environments.

India has proved its expertise in this field with Mission Bhashini and the ‘Anuvadini’ application, which advanced human language technology (HLT), with emphasis on capturing regional dialects.

The IndiaAI Mission, a government programme, has created 'AI Kosh', a data repository that has over 400 databases, to assist researchers and entrepreneurs in the development of multilingual AI solutions.

India is also digitising traditional knowledge, including Ayurvedic texts and historical manuscripts, to create comprehensive datasets for global healthcare and research communities. Unlike other nations that rely solely on state or private funding, India's approach encourages multi-stakeholder participation across academia, industry and research institutions.

At the conference, industry leaders committed themselves to enhanced private sector contributions to furthering India’s AI ambitions.

Harsh Dhand, Research and AI Partnerships APAC lead at Google and Co-Chair of FICCI's Multilingual Internet Committee, requested the government to unlock historical data from public broadcasters and connect research entities to prevent duplication of efforts.

The industry must also contribute by providing access to technology, seed funding for startups and academia, and skill development, he added.

- IANS

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Priya S
While the initiative is good, I hope we're not giving away our competitive advantage too easily. We should ensure proper IP protection and get fair returns if our AI models are being used commercially by other nations.
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Rohit P
Sharing AI models is good, but first we need better internet infrastructure in rural areas! My village still struggles with 2G speeds. How will farmers benefit from AI if they can't even access basic internet?
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Sarah B
As someone working in AI research, I'm impressed by India's approach. The multi-stakeholder model combining government, academia and private sector is exactly what's needed for sustainable AI development. More countries should follow this example!
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Kavya N
Digitizing Ayurvedic texts is brilliant! 👏 Our ancient knowledge combined with modern AI can revolutionize healthcare. But please ensure proper validation - we don't want misinterpretations of our traditional medicine systems.
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Vikram M
The government should focus on creating more AI jobs in India first before sharing tech abroad. Many of my engineering friends are struggling to find good AI positions despite having relevant skills.
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David E
India's multilingual AI solutions could be game-changing for global education. Imagine

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