Andhra Pradesh government and Vision Digital India sign agreement for AI training centres

Bengaluru-based Vision Digital India company, in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh government, will establish Artificial Intelligence (AI) training centres in selected educational institutions of the state. According to a report by The Hindu, this significant agreement was signed during the CII Partnership Summit held in Visakhapatnam.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the company's Chairman Harikrishna Maram and the state government. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Information Technology and Education Minister Nara Lokesh were present on the occasion. Harikrishna Maram signed the agreement documents in the presence of the Minister during an exchange with Minister Nara Lokesh.

In a press release issued on Friday, Harikrishna Maram stated that through this initiative, thousands of youths from Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, and other parts of the state will receive guidance and training in the field of practical AI training. He further added that his company has already signed MoUs with several educational institutions in Vizianagaram. He expressed hope that students from deprived or marginalised sections would also benefit from these proposed training facilities.

Despite the initial challenges arising from technological development, Harikrishna Maram expressed confidence that Artificial Intelligence will not take away jobs. He also said that human intelligence will always be more powerful than Artificial Intelligence.

During the summit held in Visakhapatnam, Harikrishna Maram presented a painting to Minister Nara Lokesh as a gift.