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Dr. Ajay Sood, India's Principal Scientific Advisor, discusses India's role in AI and quantum computing with The Hindu.
Dr. Ajay Sood, prior to being appointed as India’s third Principal Scientific Advisor in 2022, was one of India’s foremost physicists at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He explains to The Hindu where India is positioned in the domains of artificial intelligence and quantum computers and why the world is on the cusp of major technological change. Excerpts:
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