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MIT Bengaluru, IBM launch AI lab for new-age skills
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) Bengaluru and IBM have opened an IBM-MIT AI Lab on the Bengaluru campus to democratise access to Artificial Intelligence for students and researchers. The lab houses a High-Performance Computing facility that can support 30 computing workloads simultaneously and will enable cutting-edge research in machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, cybersecurity, and healthcare.
Beyond research, the lab will act as a bridge between academia and industry, hosting hackathons, internships, and startup incubation. Through IBM SkillsBuild, MIT will offer AI awareness workshops and immersive bootcamps. The lab was inaugurated by MAHE Bengaluru Pro Vice-Chancellor Madhu Veeraraghavan and IBM India HR vice-president Nisha Gopinath.
The Indian Opinion
The lab is being hailed as a democratising force, but the real test is whether it reaches beyond elite institutions. Karnataka's minister and IBM executives spoke of inclusive growth and societal challenges, yet the facility is on a private campus with 30 parallel workloads. How many students from government colleges or rural backgrounds will actually get hands-on access? Watch for the number of external researchers and the share of open community programmes in the first year.
Source: thehindu.com
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