It’s the last day of the year 2021 and the INDIAai team has worked tirelessly throughout the year to bring out the latest news and breakthroughs in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning across the government, academics and startups ecosystem. We have tried to bring forth the best of information in the emerging tech domain and we will continue to do so. 

Here are some of the best articles of the year from INDIAai: 

Top 5 Indian colleges for M.Tech. in AI and Data Science 

India can get an edge over other countries by training its youth with the aim to fulfil the critical needs of the industry and to fill the gap in the availability of high-end AI scientists and engineers. The vision of the M.Tech. programmes, therefore, is to impart rigorous training in the foundations and deep technology of Artificial Intelligence to produce graduates who can become world leaders in AI and lead India’s march towards leadership in this important area. In this article Samiksha Mehra outlined some of the best programmes for Indian students. 

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Building & designing semiconductors - where does India stand? 

India imports 100% of its semiconductors while also enjoying the distinct advantage as a leading global semiconductor chip designer. No country so far has been able to establish complete autonomy in the semiconductor value chain but India has recently declared its aspirations to extend its lead in design and ramp up manufacturing. The article talks about where do we stand against global competitors?   

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Top 5 universities in India for AI research 

India is emerging as a world leader in AI owing to its vast knowledge base and research capabilities. AI and data are poised to contribute about US$500 billion to India’s GDP by 2025. To grab the opportunity, India is at the forefront of AI research owing to its state-of-the-art research capabilities, including labs and scientists. The article outlines the top 5 universities for AI research in India.  

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Women's Day Special: Meet India's leading AI researchers 

On the occasion of International Women's Day, INDIAai presented is a list of powerful and talented women who #ChooseToChallenge by making their mark in the academic research areas of AI. The Global AI Vibrancy Ranking has ranked India as the top spot-holder in the gender inclusion parameters, proving the indispensable role that women play in the AI ecosystem of this country. So, there is a list of powerful and talented women who are making their mark in the academic research areas of AI. 

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How to convert speech to text? 

Speech recognition is one of the most fascinating topics in AI. It helps to translate the human language into text. As we can see, speech recognition is used in many day-to-day applications, like in Banking, Healthcare, Marketing, IoT (Internet of Things) etc. Other examples include Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant etc. The author presented the entire process of how to convert speech to text. 

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Cadbury's Diwali ad marks the beginning of a new era in advertising; here is how it happened 

This year Cadbury’s ad campaign lets local store owners create an ad for their shops featuring Shah Rukh Khan for free. Thanks to the magical power of AI & ML, these technologies were used to recreate Khan's face and voice in a way that it sounds like the actor is saying the local store or brand's name. To launch this ad campaign, Cadbury collaborated with an Indian AI startup called Rephrase AI- a synthetic media production platform that principally uses AI for video personalisation. Here is how it was created. 

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Which are the top 10 supercomputers in the world? 

India's largest supercomputer PARAM Siddhi-AI had made headlines last year for being inducted as the 62nd rank holder in the list of most powerful supercomputers in the world. This ranking of the most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world is released by the biannual Top500 list, the 56th edition of which was released in 2020. The aggregate performance of all 500 is 2.43 exaflops on the latest list. This story compiles the top 10 position holders on this list. 

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BHAML – Bharat Mark-up Language 

Translating English based programming/software codes in the local dialect is the need for students, especially in Tier-2 or 3 cities, so that they understand and respond to concepts better. This led them to create an editor of BHAML or Bharat mark-up Language editor. It’s an IDE or independent development editor, which can be downloaded by any student to code HTML in their language. 

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Fundamentals of NLP research in Sanskrit 

While we move towards the mid of 21st century, it is imperative that about 1/8th of the world population can converse with machines the way the rest of the world does, in its own dialect and in its own way, and this is the reason for Nikhil Malhotra and his team in Makers Lab (R&D incubator of Tech Mahindra) researching upon one of the first communication languages spoken by man, “Sanskrit”.  In this article, the writer has showcased how communications with machines can improve if alternative techniques and idioms are utilised. 

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How India is integrating AI in the New Education Policy 

The New Education Policy (NEP) has acknowledged, in no uncertain terms, the importance of artificial intelligence and AI education in today’s time. To align India’s curriculum to the 21st century and to prepare the students for the AI economy, the policy lays profound emphasis on the need to impart the necessary technical knowledge at all levels of education.   

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