Wipro Teams Up with IIT Delhi to Launch Center of Excellence for Cutting-edge Generative AI
- ByStartupStory | August 17, 2023
Wipro, a major Information Technology services company, announced on August 16 that it is establishing a center of excellence for Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI), located at IIT Delhi.
Under this collaboration with the university, Wipro aims to facilitate fundamental and applied research, nurture talent, and advance the state of the art in the field of Generative AI.
As part of a $1 billion investment in AI over the next three years, which also involves training 250,000 employees in AI, Wipro’s new center of excellence is an integral component, according to the company’s statement.
The center of excellence is a part of this $1 billion commitment, Wipro said in a statement.
In a statement, Wipro said the center will be a hub for research and development and will bring together “Wipro researchers with ScAI faculty members and graduate students to address at-scale real-world problems”. Teams at the center will jointly work on building solutions using AI, ML (machine learning), and other technologies.
The center is poised to become a hub for research and development, fostering collaboration between Wipro researchers, ScAI faculty members, and graduate students. Their collective efforts will be directed toward tackling real-world challenges at scale. The center will focus on crafting solutions through the utilization of AI, machine learning (ML), and other cutting-edge technologies.
“This collaboration will not only enhance our research and development capabilities in emerging areas, such as generative AI, but will also connect us with a talent pool that will help us build advanced solutions to address existing and emerging business problems,” said Subha Tatavarti, Wipro’s Chief Technology Officer.
Professor Mausam, Head of the Yardi School of AI at IIT Delhi, said: “We are delighted to collaborate with Wipro to create new learning and growth opportunities for our students. Through the creation of this Center of Excellence, our students will gain valuable insight into problems of relevance to industry and will learn first-hand how their technical know-how transfers to commercial environments. Ultimately, our partnership with Wipro will be a win-win for everyone, and significantly contribute to India’s advancement in these critical new technology fields.”
Wipro has previously mentioned its dedication to investing in a generative AI center of excellence and has been engaged in research partnerships with leading academic institutions for more than two years.
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