Global AI Conclave | 'If anything keeps me awake at night...it’s the challenge on talent,' Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India's Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, on December 16 said the biggest challenge when it comes to artificial intelligence is the availability of good talent.

"If there’s anything that keeps me awake at night when we talk about semiconductors or AI, it’s the challenge on talent. We need universities to churn out masters and PhDs in AI," he told Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor of CNBC-TV18 at the CNBC-TV18 Moneycontrol Global AI Conclave.

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He believes that while infrastructure-related issues in AI will be resolved quickly, the focus should shift to nurturing talent through academic institutions.

Chandrasekhar pointed out that the benchmark for academic excellence has evolved from securing jobs in companies like Google to encouraging students to build world-class institutions themselves, highlighting a significant shift in the education sector's role in technology development.