What are the AI Impact Casebooks released in the AI Summit 2026?, Pg9

Key Highlights:

• AI Impact Casebooks were released at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, showcasing real-time AI deployments benefiting various sectors in the Global South.
• Accessibility Casebook details AI solutions for the physically challenged, including PathPal for the visually impaired and Shruti AI for the deaf.
• Agriculture Casebook highlights AI platforms like MapMyCrop that have significantly boosted crop yields for small farmers.
• Gender Empowerment Casebook features initiatives like NyayaSakhi-SWATI that supports survivors of domestic violence and AtenIA which encourages girls in STEM.
• Health Casebook showcases AI tools like Nayanamritham 2.0 for eye disease screening and Cough Against TB (CATB) for tuberculosis detection.
• Education Casebook presents platforms like BharatGen Yojaka for automated language assessment and Chimple for creating vernacular learning games.

Detailed Insights:

• PathPal assists visually impaired individuals by providing instant spoken feedback for text and currency, crucial in areas with limited internet access.
• SMARTON uses computer vision to convert complex documents into structured audio explanations, benefiting over 15,000 users in inclusive education settings.
• MapMyCrop employs satellite imagery and algorithms to predict optimal harvest times for sugarcane farmers, increasing yields by up to 57%.
• Chemistry-Aware Crop Yield Prediction uses machine learning to analyze soil composition, enabling farmers to reduce nitrogen use by 28% while increasing yields.
• NyayaSakhi-SWATI offers AI-supported legal guidance to domestic violence survivors, helping them understand their rights and legal options.
• AtenIA uses a "phygital" model to mentor young girls in STEM, increasing their intention to pursue STEM careers from 9% to 76%.
• MetsaQ, designed with intentional inclusion, delivers voice-based agricultural advisories, with 42% of its users in Odisha being women.
• Nayanamritham 2.0 integrates AI into Kerala's eye disease screening program, democratizing access to diabetic retinopathy screening.
• BharatGen Yojaka automates the evaluation of spoken language, enabling scalable formative assessment in public schools with teacher oversight.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Edge-AI: AI processing done locally on a device, rather than on a remote server, enabling faster response times and offline functionality.
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Technology that converts images of text into machine-readable text.
• Generative AI: A type of artificial intelligence that can generate new content, such as text, images, or audio.