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Kerala minister: Governance must change with AI era
A leader in Kerala, India, opened a new building with special computer labs.
The labs work with artificial intelligence, which is technology that lets computers do smart things like people do.
The leader said the government must change its rules as technology grows.
This will help young people and businesses that come up with new ideas.
The new AI lab will build computer services that are easy for everyone to use.
These computers will learn to talk and listen in Malayalam, the local language, and in English.
They will also turn speech into writing and writing into natural speech.
The government wants more technology companies to invest in Kerala.
A new Malayalam computer font called Arali was also shown for the first time.
The government says it will keep the AI systems safe and under its full control.
Kerala Industries, Commerce, IT and AI minister P K Kunhalikutty inaugurated C-DIT's new ICT Complex, AI Lab and Security Lab at Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram.
He said governance systems and laws must change in tune with rapid technological developments in the artificial intelligence era to support young people and startups.
He called for investments suited to new technologies to come to the state, similar to Infopark and Technopark during the growth of the IT sector.
The new AI Lab will develop AI-based public services that are easy to use, with a special focus on the Malayalam language, including speech-to-text and natural speech technology.
C-DIT will build reusable public AI systems with data security under full government control, and released the new Malayalam font 'Arali' at the function.
- Who
- Kerala Industries, Commerce, IT and AI minister P K Kunhalikutty, with Health and Devaswom Minister K Muraleedharan presiding over the function.
- What
- Inauguration of C-DIT's new ICT Complex, AI Lab and Security Lab, along with a call for governance systems and laws to adapt to the AI era.
- Where
- Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- When
- Thursday, August 13, as reported by PTI.
- Why
- To support young people and startups with new ideas and ensure governance keeps pace with rapid technological change.
Key facts
- Event
- Inauguration of new ICT Complex, AI Lab and Security Lab
- Organisation
- Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT)
- Location
- Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Inaugurator
- P K Kunhalikutty, Industries, Commerce, IT and AI Minister
- Presiding Officer
- K Muraleedharan, Health and Devaswom Minister
- AI Lab Focus
- AI-based public services with special focus on Malayalam
- Language Capabilities
- Speech-to-text and text-to-natural speech in Malayalam and English
- New Release
- Malayalam font 'Arali', developed by C-DIT
Quotes
P K Kunhalikutty
Kerala Industries, Commerce, IT and AI minister
““If we are not prepared to change along with technological changes, we will become outdated,” he said, adding that C‑DIT should be ready to create opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs.”
theprint.in
““C‑DIT had successfully adopted AI systems in keeping with changing times.””
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Sources
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