HYDERABAD: Staking claim to the tag of “AI capital of the world”, Hyderabad will host a two-day Global Artificial Intelligence Summit (GAIS) at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) from Thursday.
With the theme “Making AI work for everyone”, the global conference will deliberate on important issues on the use of Artificial Intelligence in technical advancements. The summit is said to be the first-ever such event to be hosted by a state government in India and is clearly meant to attract the world’s attention towards Hyderabad as a leader in the fields of Information Technology and AI. It also seeks to bridge the gap between theoretical research and real-world application in an attempt to make AI accessible to everyone.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will inaugurate the GAIS along with IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu in the presence of delegates from across the world. The chief minister will also release a roadmap for the promotion of AI in Telangana on the occasion.
The state government is gung-ho about the summit, especially with more than 2,000 prominent representatives in the field of AI confirming their participation.
At least 23 eminent speakers to address GAIS
At least 23 eminent speakers will be speaking the summit, including Daniela Combe, VP of IBM; Shailesh Kumar, CoE AI/ML of Jio Communications; Eric Smith, senior adviser in the US State Department’s Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology; and Sal Khan, head of Khan Academy, who has been playing a key role in developing technical solutions in AI.
Some of the subjects on which speakers will deliver their keynote addresses are — The Future of India: India AI @ 2047, The Future of our World: The Worldview on India and Governance: Building Sovereign AI for India.
Along with discussing future opportunities and new innovations in the summit, the delegates will debate the issues of impact, regulation and challenges of AI on society as a social responsibility. Several events will also take places over the two days such as ‘Strategic Integration of Artificial Intelligence for the Skill Development Ecosystem in Telangana’ by UNDP and Y-Hub, ‘AI for Social Good: Innovation for Impact’ by Wadhwani AI and NASSCOM, ‘Netherlands co-creating AI technologies with India’ by its support office in the city and ‘AI and Agritech in the Australia-India relationship’ by Australian Consulate General based out of Bengaluru and Hackathon by MaTH (T-Hub).
Research, startup cutting-edge demos, and innovative projects that are under development will also be presented in the conference. It will host 25 special programmes on the development of AI. Some of the key exploration areas will be pushing boundaries for innovation, how AI can become a tool for social change, paradigm shift in the industry, and safe AI.Along with the main venue, four additional stages have been set up for the two-day international conference. Arrangements have been made to hold panel discussions with prominent leaders in the AI industry and sessions on different topics concerning AI on all platforms.
It may be mentioned here that the government has announced plans to establish an AI city on 200 acres in the proposed Fourth City. The government is hoping that GAIS will showcase Telangana’s IT growth to the world and project Hyderabad as the best destination for IT investments. During his recent visit to the US, the chief minister announced that his government accorded top priority to promoting and establishing Telangana as the worldwide hub of AI.
"Purpose of GAIS is to understand the work happening elsewhere, see if it is worth replicating in TG, showcase our own plans and roadmap, and take guidance from the experts attending it", said Jayesh Ranjan, Special CS, ITE&C, to TNIE.