Intel India trained 100,000 developers in AI
10 Aug 2018
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Intel India has trained nearly 100,000 developers and students in artificial intelligence (AI) and was committed to invest in developer education and boost accessibility to such tools in the country.
“We have been able to accomplish this through our strong collaboration with the academia, government, and the private sector,” said Prakash Mallya, managing director, sales and marketing group, Intel India. “This streak will continue as we engage with local platforms such as Analytics Vidhya, to train data scientists and developers.”
More than 500 developers attended its first AI conference in Bangalore, which was a testament to its local collaboration for developing AI technology.
According to Gadi Singer, vice-president and architecture general manager, AI, Intel Corporation, the Intel AI developer conference was a testament to its local collaborations for developing AI technology, and growing the ecosystem.
“Today, a diverse set of Indian companies have shown how they are effectively using AI to accelerate their business, and shape the end user experience,” he said. “Their insights and solutions reflect the great potential that India has for AI technology development.”
Meanwhile, Navin Shenoy, executive vice-president and general manager, data centre group, Intel, told a Data-centric Innovation Summit at its headquarters in California that the company was eyeing a $200 billion market opportunity.
“I find it astounding that 90 per cent of the world’s data was generated in the past two years,” said Shenoy. “And analysts forecast that by 2025 data will exponentially grow by 10 times and reach 163 zettabytes.”
