'India should build its own AI models'

India should develop its own artificial intelligence (AI) models and its own solutions, chief of India’s AI mission said Wednesday while cautioning against becoming a fodder for the global AI biggies.

- SHIVANI SHINDE

Abhishek Singh, additional secretary and CEO of the IndiaAI Mission, said the rush of global AI firms to India not only underscores the country’s scale but also highlights the need for the country to build its own models.

“India is seen as a country with a large number of AI users. What happens is when you end up being only a user, you end up contributing your datasets and your knowledge to these models and help them get better,” he said.

Singh added, “Till India builds its own AI models and its own solutions, we have no choice but to be dependent on what is available.”

He was talking at a fireside session at the Global Fin-tech Fest 2025, in Mumbai.

“When we do have these models, they will be open sourced and will be available to the developer community within India. It’s very essential that we build our strength in this field and not end up being AI users for the big techs coming to India,” said Singh.