'Global AI models don't customise enough; India has a big opportunity', Pg15

Key Highlights:

• Susan Athey, Stanford Professor, highlighted India's significant opportunity in AI due to the need for local customization in language, services, and data.
• Athey noted that global AI models often lack the necessary customization for diverse Indian needs.
• She emphasized the importance of balancing the needs of AI startups and news organizations in copyright law for AI data usage.
• Athey expressed optimism about India's potential in the global AI ecosystem, citing its large size and diverse customer base.

Detailed Insights:

• India can leverage its control over data and access in sectors like healthcare and payment systems to negotiate with foreign AI vendors.
• Government-led demand in sectors like infrastructure and payments offers opportunities to promote domestic AI companies.
• Concerns exist about developing economies becoming net importers of AI, potentially leading to dependence on foreign technology providers.
• Privacy regulations should be carefully implemented to avoid favoring powerful incumbents who already possess large amounts of internal data.
• The emergence of models like Deepseek demonstrates the difficulty of keeping AI technology secret and the importance of open models.
• India needs to balance the ability of startups to use data with the need to compensate news organizations for their research and reporting.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI): Simulation of human intelligence processes by computer systems.
• Copyright: Legal right granted to the creator of original works, protecting their use and distribution.
• Sovereignty: Supreme power or authority of a state to govern itself without external interference.