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Meta and ‘IndiaAI’ unveiled the Centre for Generative AI, Shrijan at IIT Jodhpur

Posted 26 Oct 2024

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Meta, in collaboration with MeitY and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), also launched the “YuvaAI initiative for Skilling and Capacity Building" . 

About Center for Generative AI, Shrijan

  • Aim: It will Identify & empower the next generation of AI innovators and entrepreneurs using open-source AI & exploring possibilities in the Large Language Model (LLMs).
    • It will nurture 1 lakh youth developers & entrepreneurs in AI skills over the next 3 years.

About “YuvAI Initiative for Skilling and Capacity Building"

  • Aims: To bridge the AI talent gap in the country by empowering 100,000 students and young developers aged 18-30 to leverage open-source LLMs to address real-world challenges. 

What is Generative AI?

  • It refers to deep-learning models that can generate high-quality text, images, and other content based on the data they were trained on.
  • It builds on existing technologies, like large language models (LLMs) which uses machine learning and is capable of recognizing and interpreting human languages.
  • Significance
    • Employment: overall AI employment in India is estimated at about 416,000 professionals.
    • Growth: The growth rate for the sector is estimated at about 20-25%. 
    • Investment: Expected to contribute an additional $957 billion to India’s economy by 2035.
  • Challenges: Data privacy and security, lack of regulation, Inadequate availability of AI Experts, etc.
  • Tags :
  • Generative AI
  • Shrijan
  • YuvAI initiative
  • LLMs
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