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Economic Survey warns against frontier AI chase

Economic Survey warns against frontier AI chase

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India should prioritize a bottom-up, sector-specific AI approach over chasing frontier-scale models due to capital and infrastructure constraints, the Economic Survey 2025-26 stated. The survey highlighted entry barriers in AI development and the need to balance data center expansion with resource competition, while also emphasizing AI adoption for manufacturing competitiveness.
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The Economic Survey 2025-26 advises India to adopt a bottom-up, sector-specific AI approach over pursuing frontier-scale models. It highlights the constraints in capital and infrastructure as significant barriers to AI development.