Amitabh Kant: India Must Build Own AI Models, Ensure Accessible Tech for All

• Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant advocates for India to develop its own AI models, emphasizing accessibility, affordability, and accountability for social transformation.
• Kant highlights that India provides more data to OpenAI than the US, stressing the need for domestic AI systems trained on Indian datasets.
• He warns that AI could worsen inequalities if access is limited, urging prioritization of AI capabilities for people below the poverty line.
• Kant calls for multilingual AI systems and draws parallels with India's open-source digital public infrastructure for AI development.
• He suggests AI can enable 'technology pole vaulting' for developing economies, aiming to improve lives, especially for the next billion digital users.