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Andrew NG将帮助印度政府如何在该国部署人工智能
在印度着手绘制该国人工智能蓝图之际,负责这项工作的Niti Aayog邀请Andrew NG为印度提供他的专业知识。
在印度着手绘制该国人工智能蓝图之际,负责这项工作的Niti Aayog邀请Andrew NG为印度提供他的专业知识。
Andrew Ng这位华裔美国计算机科学家被邀请与包括总理纳伦德拉·莫迪在内的内阁部长举行讨论,讨论如何在印度部署人工智能。这位最大在线教育平台之一Coursera的创始人表示,他对印度的邀请持开放态度。
吴恩达在接受《经济时报》采访时表示:“我对任何愿意制定周密计划的政府都给予高度赞扬,因为我们生活在一个每当出现技术颠覆时,领导力就很重要的时代。”
印度等政府的努力可以“加快”拥抱人工智能,并在该国的发展过程中产生巨大影响。安德鲁表示,他将不得不研究印度人口统计方面的细节,以及印度面临的机遇和挑战。“我认为,如果我们最终建立了一个由人工智能驱动的社会,而印度没有参与其中,那将是非常可悲的。所以,我会尽我所能提供帮助。”
Niti Aayog的一名官员没有就安德鲁的邀请发表具体评论,但表示:“政府将联系国内和国际顶级人工智能专家,就战略提供建议。”
在提交2018年预算时,财政部长阿伦·贾特利表示,Niti Aayog将带头实施一项国家人工智能计划。他说:“Niti Aayog建立了一个国家计划,指导人工智能的努力,包括研究和开发其应用。”
去年8月,商务部成立了印度经济转型人工智能工作组V Kamakoti他是印度理工学院马德拉斯分校的计算机科学教授。工作组于2月初向政府提交了报告。
他说:“每个国家都绝对需要采用人工智能,它将改变生活的各个领域,无论是制造业、金融服务还是环境。首先,人们应该意识到什么是人工智能,其次,应该研究跨学科、法律、哲学和技术问题的过程,然后是用于实施人工智能的技术。”
Andrew Ng<\/a>, the Chinese-American computer scientist has been invited to hold a discussion with Cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on how AI can be deployed in the country. The founder of Coursera, one of the largest online education platforms, says he is open to India\u2019s invitation.<\/p> \u201cI give a lot of kudos to any government that is willing to create a thoughtful plan, because we live in an era in which whenever there is a technological disruption, leadership matters,\u201d Andrew Ng told ET in an interview. A Niti Aayog official did not comment specifically on the invitation to Andrew but said, \u201cGovernment will be reaching out to top national and international experts on AI to advise on the strategy.\u201d<\/p> While presenting the Budget 2018, finance minister Arun Jaitley had said that Niti Aayog will spearhead a national programme on artificial intelligence. \u201cNiti Aayog to establish a national programme to direct efforts towards artificial intelligence, including research and development of its applications,\u201d he had said.<\/p> In August last year, the Ministry of Commerce<\/a> formed a task force on AI for India\u2019s economic transformation headed by V Kamakoti<\/a>, a professor of computer science at IIT Madras. The task force submitted its report to the government in early February.<\/p> \u201cThere is an absolute need for AI to be adopted in every country and it will bring in change of every domain of life, be it manufacturing, financial services or environment,\u201d he said \u201cFirstly, people should be made aware of what is AI, secondly, processes should be drawn which look into interdisciplinary, legal, philosophical as well as technical issues and then comes the technology which will then be used to implement the AI,\u201d Kamakoti added.<\/p> <\/div><\/div>
Efforts by governments such as that in India can \u201cstep up\u201d embracing AI and make a huge difference in the course of the development of the country. Andrew said that he will have to study the details in terms of the demographics of India along with the opportunities as well as the challenges facing India. \u201cI think it would be really sad if we end up building an AI-powered society and India is not a part of it. So, I will do whatever I can to help.\u201d<\/p>