Why India risks falling behind in the AI race


Big leap: An employee walks past a signage on the Infosys campus at the Electronics City IT district in Bangalore. This is the perfect time for the Indian coding powerhouse to put its superior financial muscle to use and assert leadership in generative AI. — Bloomberg

INDIA’S tech industry is being less than bold in embracing artificial intelligence (AI). It’s hoping to create solutions for corporate clients by building on top of somebody else’s investment in foundational technologies, hardly a strategy for path-breaking success.

ChatGPT’s high-voltage debut last year has galvanised China. Baidu Inc’s Ernie, which claims to have outperformed Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI’s model on some measures, has pulled Ant Group Co and JD.com into the bot-building race.

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