IIT Madras launches ‘Centre for Human-Centric AI’ to amplify human potential

As per IIT Madras, the scope of the centre would beryllium astir 3 dimensions: enhancing quality potential, protecting citizens and amplifying societal values which are embodied done civilization and heritage.

Some of the captious areas for probe and improvement include:

— Language models: A cardinal absorption volition beryllium connected tiny connection models amended suited to smaller, domain-specific, and contextualised information sets.

— Languages: Especially successful Indian languages, but much mostly successful non-English languages. This helps america to commencement locally but yet beryllium impactful globally.

— Responsible and Safe AI: Our probe and improvement volition absorption connected addressing issues related to privacy, biases, and ethical considerations, among others. This accent connected liable AI volition guarantee that our solutions are innovative but besides ethical and safe.

Additionally, this centre volition supply an accidental for internships for students crossed the state to make their skills connected AI projects and solutions. Students wrong IIT Madras volition beryllium capable to prosecute their undergraduate, masters and PhD probe projects and thesis with co-guidance from the Centre. This volition assistance successful gathering capableness for AI endowment successful the country.

(L_R) Prof Gaurav Raina, Chief Scientist, CHAI, Lt.Gen. KS Brar, AVSM, GoC Dakshin Bharat & Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras.

The centre was launched astatine IIT Madras Research Park successful the beingness of Lt Gen KS Brar, AVSM, GoC Dakshin Bharat, Prof V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, Dr M.J. Shankar Raman, CEO, IIT-M Pravartak Technologies Foundation, Prof Gaurav Raina, Chief Scientist, CHAI, students, researchers and different stakeholders.

To heighten quality potential, the applications volition see education, healthcare, fiscal services, transportation, and ineligible considerations, among others. Under the umbrella of protecting citizens, the applications volition see aspects similar cyber-security, cyber-fraud, and disinformation security. Such applications volition besides beryllium important for strengthening democracy, IIT Madras stated.