08.03.2025
AI Kosha
For Prelims: About AI Kosha, What is the IndiaAI Mission?
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Why in the news?
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched AI Kosha, a non-personal datasets platform, along with the GPU access portal under the IndiaAI Mission.
About AI Kosha:
- AI Kosha is an initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) designed to serve as a unified repository for datasets, tools, and AI models.
- It aims to enhance access to datasets and models from various sources to boost AI innovation, support AI solution development with shared toolkits, and showcase use cases to inspire new applications.
- It serves as a central repository, offering over 300 datasets, 80+ models, and diverse AI use cases.
- It also features an AI sandbox with an integrated development environment, tools, and tutorials.
- Key security measures include content discoverability, AI readiness scoring, permission-based access, data encryption, secure APIs, and real-time firewalls to ensure safe and efficient AI development.
What is the IndiaAI Mission?
- The IndiaAI Mission is a comprehensive initiative launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to build a robust AI ecosystem in India.
- The IndiaAI Mission, with an allocation of Rs. 10,300 crore (US$ 1.18 billion) over five years, is building a high-performance computing infrastructure with 18,693 Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and launching an open GPU marketplace to empower startups, students, and researchers.
Source: PIB
Consider the following statements with respect to AI Kosha:
1.AI Kosha is an initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) designed.
2.It aims to enhance access to datasets and models from various sources.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A.1 only
B.2 only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2
Answer C