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Institutional development · Digital transformation, data and AI · India

Amrita's UNESCO Chair urges universities to make AI more inclusive at QS Asia-Pacific Summit

Prof. Raghu Raman, UNESCO Chair at India's Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, used the QS Asia-Pacific Summit to examine how universities can help ensure AI is accessible to everyone.

Photo: Purnesh JP / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Why it matters: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has publicly set out a role for universities in making AI used in education and public services accessible to all.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham reported that Prof. Raghu Raman, a UNESCO Chair, spoke at the QS Asia-Pacific Summit about the role universities play in making artificial intelligence more inclusive.

According to the university, his contribution centred on whether AI technologies, which are increasingly used in education and public services, are accessible to everyone.

Editor’s view

Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

The talk places Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's UNESCO Chair on record at the QS Asia-Pacific Summit on the question of who can access AI tools now entering education and public services.

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