Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday hailed India’s efforts in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), saying there is a ‘fantastic’ work happening in the country.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates also lauded India’s efforts in the field of digital public infrastructure.
What Bill Gates Said About India’s Future Of AI
“Well, there’s a lot of fantastic AI work going on in this country. You have innovators like Nandan Nilekani who’s taking all that digital work and saying, OK, how does AI make that even better? You have groups like Wadhwani. You have the IIT groups that are very state of the art,” Bill Gates said in an interview to ANI.
Bill Gates Addressed IIT-Delhi Students
Gates had addressed the students at IIT-Delhi, wherein he had hailed India’s AI endeavors. “If I was a student today, the mysteries of AI would draw me in. It is kind of weird that even the systems that are working so well, we don’t really understand them. I would definitely be drawn to that,” PTI quoted him as saying.
Billionaire Lauded India’s Efforts
The billionaire also lauded India’s efforts in the field of digital public infrastructure. “The rate of improvement in a lot of the key areas is very, very strong. You know, everyone knows that in vaccines, India’s the world’s leader, so we’re investing with our partners here to come up with lots of new vaccines.