AI Manthan 2.0 experts in Kanpur urge homegrown rural AI
At the recent AI Manthan 2.0 conference in Kanpur, tech experts highlighted that India's challenges need homegrown AI solutions.
They suggested building smaller, region-focused AI models that actually work in rural areas, even where the internet and resources are limited.
IIT Kharagpur CSJMU develop Krishi Mitra
The panel shared how AI could help farmers by tracking crop losses, checking seed quality, and providing weather information: the AI platform, Krishi Mitra, is being jointly developed by IIT Kharagpur and CSJMU.
In healthcare, speakers pointed out that AI can help doctors spot problems in scans and take over routine tasks.
They also discussed federated learning, which lets hospitals train smarter AIs together while keeping patient data private, a big win for privacy and innovation in India.