IIT-K experts’ AI classes for UP MLAs to cover wide range of tools

KANPUR: Professors from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) will conduct classes over two days for members of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in order to introduce them to the fundamentals of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential use in governance.

- Haidar Naqvi

In its July 17 edition, HT was the first to report (‘AI to help UP MLAs with digitisation of files, reports’) that the upcoming monsoon session of the UP assembly will see a special IIT-Kanpur designed class on artificial intelligence for legislators, aimed at motivating them to use technology for various legislative works. Now, the details of the training schedule have emerged.

The sessions will be held on the assembly premises and they will involve four faculty members from IIT-K’s department of computer science and engineering.

The programme aims to familiarise legislators with AI tools, their practical applications, and the ethical and technical nuances involved in their use.