IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation has launched the ‘Centre for Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence’ (CHAI) to leverage AI in empowering human potential, presenting a crucial opportunity for India.
The center’s activities include technology development, support for entrepreneurship development, human resource development and international collaborations.
The safety of AI is a growing concern among policymakers and regulators. It is crucial that a balance is struck between regulation and innovation. This newly launched center will help identify risks to inform future regulations, ensuring that AI development in India remains safe and responsible while maximizing innovation in the Indian context.
IIT-M Pravartak, the parent organization of this center, is already working on projects of national importance with the Supreme Court of India, the Indian Parliament (via Sansad TV) and the Indian Army.
This new center will collaborate with central and state government agencies, industry, start-ups and academic researchers to deliver solutions that enhance and strengthen human potential in India. The solutions developed and lessons learned can also be applied in other countries.
The scope of the center will focus on three dimensions: increasing human potential, protecting citizens and strengthening societal values embodied by culture and heritage, a press release said.
Prof. Gaurav Raina, Principal Scientist at the Center and Faculty Member at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “The focus of this Center is also in line with the broad principles of Industry 5.0, which is people-centric and sustainability. . The focus will be on translational research that leads to impactful solutions in the form of datasets, AI models, tools and AI applications in the areas that match the scope of the center.”
IIT-M Pravartak Technologies, a Section 8 company, hosts the Technology Innovation Hub for sensors, networks, actuators and control systems. It is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, under the National Mission for Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems and is hosted by IIT Madras.
