Why India Needs People+ai [Video]

When we visited People+ai a couple of weeks ago, we had no idea we would walk into a space filled with AI engineers, volunteers and researchers, and of course, walls adorned with AI-generated art, all in line with the philosophy of ‘What can (AI) do for you?’ — straight from Tanuj Bhojwani’s LinkedIn tagline. 

Under his leadership, People+ai is championing AI for India and addressing real challenges at scale with the aim to accelerate through various initiatives and government partnerships. As he put it, “We have a seat at the table… not just in building models but in creating the world’s largest use cases for AI where the difference in people’s lives is tangible”.

People+ai was born out of Nandan Nilekani, Rohini Nilekani, and Shankar Maruwada’s EkStep Foundation in June last year. This community-driven effort aims to harness AI capabilities to help a billion people. And it is being led by Bhojwani, who has been an investor, a consultant, and …