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Vigilance is key to managing AI risks without halting innovation, says IBM India MD
- •IBM India and South Asia MD Sandip Patel stated that technology should not be artificially paused, emphasizing vigilance and proper governance instead.
- •Patel highlighted India as a hotbed of global innovation, citing local achievements like UPI and SBI's YONO platform.
- •Addressing job concerns, Patel stressed that the primary focus should be on the skilling imperative as new technologies reshape the workforce.
- •IBM introduced Bharat Core, a set of India-specific tools built on its Sovereign Core platform to support digital swaraj and local integration with Aadhaar.
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IBM India and South Asia Managing Director Sandip Patel stated that no form of technology should be artificially paused. Instead, he emphasized the need for constant vigilance, human oversight, and appropriate governance to ensure innovation is not stifled.
Bharat Core is a set of India-specific connectors and tools developed by IBM that sits on top of its Sovereign Core platform. It features roughly 20 to 25 different tools that link the sovereign core to local capabilities like Aadhaar to realize digital sovereignty.
IBM collaborated with the Andhra Pradesh government, alongside partners BharatGen and NxtGen, to create a working reference architecture for a sovereign AI stack. This stack can be utilized by state governments, central entities, and global clients.
