The Karnataka government has announced a series of initiatives to strengthen artificial intelligence education, research, and technology infrastructure in the state. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the government will introduce an AI-based personalized digital tutor for students in Classes 8 to 12 in collaboration with IIT Dharwad.
The Personalized Self-Learning Digital Tutor facility using AI technology will be provided to approximately 12.28 lakh students from Classes 8 to 12 at an estimated cost of ₹5 crore.
The state also announced plans to establish a robotics and artificial intelligence campus titled the 'Bangalore Robotics and AI Innovation Zone' during the current year under the AI and Robotics Technology Park initiative at the Indian Institute of Science.
A Centre of Excellence for artificial intelligence will also be established at International Institute of Information Technology Raichur with an allocation of ₹5 crore.
The government said additional AI research initiatives will be set up in Bengaluru through two Centres of Excellence to be created in partnership with the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, and NASSCOM at a total cost of ₹16 crore.
