Google Brings its Machine Learning Crash Course (MLCC) Study Jam Series to India

Jul. 9, 2018

As part of its recent tie-up with NITI Aayog to foster the growth of India’s nascentartificial intelligence(AI) andmachine learning(ML) ecosystem, American tech giant Googlehas broughtits Machine Learning Crash Course (MLCC) Study Jam series to the country. The course, according to the company, will improve developers’“technical proficiency in machine learning, enabling them to apply cutting-edge techniques to help take on a range of practical challenges”.

Announcing the launch of the initiative in India, the Director of Public Policy at Google India, Chetan Krishnaswamy, said that there’s a‘clear and present need for trained and technically-equipped developers’to deal with the various AI-related projects, what with companies of all sizes starting to incorporate AI in their products and services.

With the AI eco-system in the country growing exponentially, Google signed a Statement of Intent with NITI Aayog earlier this year to jointly work towards building the AI ecosystem in India. As part of the program, the tech giant will train Indian developers in the field of Machine Learning with the same course that was taken up by more than 18,000 Googlers, and was recently made publicly available with a view towards“making AI and its benefits accessible to everyone”.

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