Advancing India's AI Skills

This paper refers to these five core segments while discussing the skills required and initiatives from industry, academia, and government. The skills required for training these cohorts will encompass a mix of technical and non-technical areas and depend on the specialisation, such as AI developers, AI experts and technical college students.

In line with these levels, there are five core segments that need to be targeted with different learning paths, ranging from generic to specialised:

• AI informed: Focused on general AI literacy
• AI users: Focused on using AI to improve productivity and be AI first in the respective discipline
• AI integrators: IT workforce integrating AI tools and technologies into existing workflows
• AI builders/developers/architects: Workforce that will develop AI-related software and applications
• AI experts: Top-tier talent focused on new age research and who have the skill and capability to develop AI models from scratch

By 2030, it is expected that India will have a surplus of talent, with over one million highly skilled tech professionals. To ensure a successful strategy and execution for AI skill development and talent availability in India, a collaborative approach involving industry, academia and the government is essential.