Dignitaries underlined the need to understand and control data at DST Golden Jubilee Discourse Series


Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a beginning but no end and will evolve with time: Secretary, DST, Prof Ashutosh Sharma.

Dignitaries highlighted the emerging prospects of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They outlined how India could harness them for the future by understanding and controlling data at the Golden Jubilee Discourse Series of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). 

“Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a beginning, but no end and will evolve with time,” said Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST) Prof Ashutosh Sharma, at a talk on Artificial Intelligence & Future of Power, which was jointly organized by the National Council for Science & Technology Communication and Vigyan Prasar as part of the Discourse Series.

Professor Sharma stressed the need for the proper understanding and control of data.

“India has traditionally never respected raw materials. Today data is the raw material, and we should respect it. It is necessary to have right understanding of data, sharing of data, and control of data,” he pointed out.

Prof Sharma said that the future is about integration and conversion of technologies. DST has been thinking about AI for the last four years and has set up 25 hubs in different areas across the country under the National Mission on Cyber Physics.

Rajiv Malhotra, Infinity Foundation, and author of the book ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power’ spoke on the AI Universe, economic development and jobs, global power, and shift of power and metaphysics.

He said that AI is going to impact everyone and will disrupt everything. “It is going to impact society, jobs, the military, the future education system, and everything. The number of AI applications is infinite, and the future will be governed by AI,” he pointed out. He also added that India should pace its AI progress and use its data and brains to create its products instead of exporting them. This, he said, would pave the way towards Atmanirbharata.

Source: Press Release
Release ID: 1708882
Date: April 01, 2021
PIB Delhi