Organization:Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence
| Formation | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Romesh Wadhwani, Sunil Wadhwani |
| Purpose | Artificial intelligence for Social Impact |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Area served | India |
Key people | Sameer Garde(CEO)[1] P. Anandan (ex-CEO) |
| Website | Wadhwani AI |
Wadhwani AI, based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, is an independent, non-profit institute. Founded in 2018, it is dedicated to developing Artificial intelligence solutions for social good. Their mission is to build AI-based innovations and solutions for underserved communities in developing countries, for a wide range of domains including agriculture, education, financial inclusion, healthcare, and infrastructure.[2]
History and funding
The institute was founded with a $30 million philanthropic effort by the Wadhwani brothers, Romesh Wadhwani and Sunil Wadhwani.[3] The institute was inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by Narendra Modi, the 14th Prime Minister of India.[4]
In 2019, the institute received a $2 million grant from Google.org to create technologies to help reduce crop losses in cotton farming, through integrated pest management.[5] The United States Agency for International Development awarded $2 million to the institute in 2020 to develop tools, using mathematical modeling techniques and digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, to forecast COVID-19 disease patterns, estimate resources needed, and plan interventions.[6]
References
- ↑ "Cisco India's Garde to join non-profit Wadhwani AI as CEO". Outlook. 2021-06-14. https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/cisco-indias-garde-to-join-nonprofit-wadhwani-ai-as-ceo/2101703.
- ↑ "Wadhwani AI" (in en-US). https://www.wadhwaniai.org/.
- ↑ "A New Initiative in India to Help Shape AI for the Benefit of Everyone" (in en-US). 2018-02-23. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/new-initiative-india-help-shape-ai-benefit-everyone/.
- ↑ "Make Artificial Intelligence in India, Make Artificial Intelligence Work for India: PM Modi". 18 February 2018. https://www.narendramodi.in/prime-minister-narendra-modi-inaugurated-wadhwani-institute-of-artificial-intelligence-at-the-university-of-mumbai--538994.
- ↑ "We are a Google AI Impact grantee" (in en-US). 2019-05-07. https://www.wadhwaniai.org/2019/05/we-are-a-google-ai-impact-grantee/.
- ↑ "United States Provides $5 Million to Support Vulnerable Groups Impacted by COVID-19 | Press Release | India | U.S. Agency for International Development" (in en). 2020-10-20. https://www.usaid.gov/india/press-releases/oct-21-2020-united-states-provides-5-million-support-vulnerable-groups.
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