Current Affairs - Education - Discussion

IIT Madras has been nominated as a UN Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Artificial Intelligence, highlighting India’s growing influence in global AI development. This designation supports efforts to address the AI skills gap, foster ethical AI governance, and promote collaboration across the Global South. Under India’s AI Mission, initiatives include training 10 million people annually, deploying 38,000 GPUs, and making 300 open-source AI models available. IIT Madras’s recognition as a CoE strengthens its role as a leading research and education hub in AI, positioning India at the forefront of innovation and responsible AI deployment internationally.