India Takes the Lead: Establishing the IndiaAI Safety Institute for Responsible AI Innovation

According to the page, Union Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the creation of the IndiaAI Safety Institute, together with several other measures. He was joined by Minister of State Jitin Prasada and senior officials from the ministry and IndiaAI. The announcement covered access to more than 18,000 GPUs by empanelling AI cloud service providers, an invitation to submit proposals for building indigenous foundational models, and AI applications funded through the IndiaAI Innovation Challenge.

Vaishnaw said the Prime Minister's economic thinking is inclusive and aims to make modern technology accessible to all, so that people at the bottom of the economic pyramid are empowered. He said the new institute sits within the IndiaAI Mission's pillar on safe and trusted AI, which deals with AI risks and safety challenges.

The institute is to work with academia, startups, industry and government ministries and departments to promote safety, security and trust in AI. Its homegrown research and development will draw on Indian datasets and be tailored to the country's varied social, economic, cultural and language backgrounds. Incubated by the IndiaAI Mission, it will follow a hub and spoke model, with research bodies, academic institutions and private partners joining the hub to carry out projects under that pillar.

The page also adds that eight Responsible AI Projects were chosen from the first Expression of Interest. A second round has been opened to Indian academic institutes, autonomous bodies, research and development institutes, startups and companies. Its themes are watermarking and labelling, ethical AI frameworks, AI risk assessment and management, stress testing tools and deepfake detection tools.

Hon’ble Minister of Electronics & IT, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in presence of Hon’ble MoS of E&IT Shri Jitin Prasada, Shri Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, MeitY and CEO, IndiaAI, Smt. Kavita Bhatia, COO, IndiaAI, Shri Nand Kumarum, P&CEO, NeGD & CEO, DIC and senior officials from MeitY and IndiaAI announced availability of 18,000+ GPUs through empanelment of AI cloud service providers, a call for proposals for the development of indigenous foundational models, creation of an AI Safety institute and AI applications funded under the IndiaAI Innovation Challenge.

Hon’ble Minster Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said that “Our Prime Minister’s economic thinking is very inclusive. He believes in making modern technology accessible to everyone to ensure the people at the bottom of the pyramid are economically empowered.”

The Hon’ble Minister has announced the setting up of IndiaAI Safety Institute under the Safe and Trusted Pillar of the IndiaAI Mission to address AI risks & Safety Challenges.

The IndiaAI Safety Institute will work with all relevant stakeholders, including academia, startups, industry and government ministries/departments, towards ensuring safety, security and trust in AI. The Institute will advance indigenous research and development, based on Indian datasets and contextualized to India’s social, economic, cultural, and linguistic diversity.

The Institute, incubated by IndiaAI Mission will be set up on a hub and spoke model with various research and academic institutions, private sector partners joining the hub and taking up projects under the Safe and Trusted Pillar of IndiaAI Mission.

Under the Safe and Trusted pillar, the IndiaAI Mission has selected eight Responsible AI Projects against the first Expression of Interest (EoI). These projects are listed in Annexure 3.

Further IndiaAI has launched the 2nd round of Expression of Interest (EoI) open to Indian Academic Institutes/Organizations, Autonomous bodies, R&D Institutes/Organizations, Startups and Companies.

Themes

Themes covered under the 2nd EoI include:

Watermarking & Labelling

Ethical AI Frameworks

AI Risk Assessment & Management

Stress Testing Tools

Deepfake Detection Tools

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