India set to drive next generation of AI innovation: Google DeepMind's Ajjarapu
eligible AI startups" with up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits “to invest in the cloud infrastructure and computational power essential for AI development and deployment." Karya, an AI data startup that empowers low-income communities, is “using Gemini (also Microsoft products) to design a no-code chatbot," while “Cropin (in which Google is an investor) is using Gemini to power its new real-time generative AI, agri-intelligent platform." Manu Chopra, co-founder and CEO of Karya, said he uses Gemini "to take Karya Platform global and enable low-income communities everywhere to build truly ethical and inclusive AI." Gemini has helped Cropin “build a more sustainable, food-secure future for the planet," according to Krishna Kumar, the startup's co-founder and CEO. Robotic startup Miko.ai “is using Google LLM as a part of its quality control mechanisms," says Ajjarapu.
According to Sneh Vaswani, co-founder and CEO of Miko.ai, Gemini is the "key" to helping it “provide safe, reliable, and culturally appropriate interactions for children worldwide." With an eye on harnessing the power of AI for social good, Google plans to soon launch the Agricultural Landscape Understanding (ALU) Research API, an application programming interface to help farmers leverage AI and remote sensing to map farm fields across India, according to Ajjarapu. The solution is built on Google Cloud and on partnerships with the Anthro Krishi team and India's digital AgriStack.
It is piloted by Ninjacart, Skymet, Team-Up, IIT Bombay, and the Government of India, he pointed out. "This is the first such model for India that will show you all field boundaries based on usage patterns, and show you other things like sources of water," he added.
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