Why India Needs to Build its Focus on AI Theory [Video]

There have been several theories floating around the internet claiming that India has arrived late to the AI party. Even with the alleged late arrival, most of the AI development in India is focused around building use cases of AI, rather than the core technology, by adopting AI models that have already been developed by the western countries. 

These claims, however, may not be completely true. 

To begin with, when one looks at the curriculum, premier institutions in India, such as the IITs, have been heavily focused on the theoretical aspects of AI. Many of the prominent contributions in the field of AI have also been made by professors from these institutes that have been the bedrock of innovation for several decades.

But where are we lacking? Anirbit Mukherjee, assistant professor at department of computer science, University of Manchester, said that India should focus more on AI theory. “If even a quarter of the mathematical talent in India were to get into AI theory, it would cause a tectonic …