Why is it in the news?
India launched India AI Stack for population-scale AI deployment.
Framework supports sovereign and inclusive AI ecosystem.
Category: Science and Technology
Important Points:
● India AI Stack has five interlinked layers
● Enables build, deployment and scaling of AI applications
● Application layer covers health, agriculture, e-courts, translation
● Model layer supported by IndiaAI Mission, BharatGen, Bhashini
● Compute layer provides GPUs and TPUs via IndiaAI Compute Portal
● Supported by national GPU clusters and supercomputers
● Backbone includes optical fibre and near-universal 5G
● Data centre hubs: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad
● Energy layer backed by 500+ GW installed capacity
● Promotes inclusive, sovereign and affordable AI