A project to assist the poorest people using artificial intelligence (AI) is popular in India. The bottom line is that AI chatbots don’t ask for bribes.

Bloomberg reported on the 14th (local time) that a poverty alleviation program using an AI chatbot being tested by the non-profit foundation OpenNyAI is being successfully conducted within the southern Bangalore and Mewat regions of India.

Based on this, the Indian government is implementing various support measures for the poor, nevertheless it is understood that there are some problems in actually receiving the subsidies. To begin with, many of the poorest people use smartphones for basic purposes akin to waste recycling, cleaners, and cooks, and hardly speak any language apart from their mother tongue.

Subsequently, in an effort to obtain subsidies, communication with fluent government officials is required, and there are a lot of cases where bribes are requested, and it is understood that there’s a situation where the subsidy is abandoned.

Because of this, OpenNyAI, which is constructing a database of assorted languages ​​in India, uses a chatbot called ‘Jugalbandi’ based on ‘ChatGPT’ to interpret various languages ​​into English, after which perform tasks in a big language model (LLM). Translated again, Meta’s ‘WhatsApp’ voice function tells receive the subsidy.

The truth is, a girl named Vijayarakshimi, who lives in Jayanagar, asked the chatbot get an education scholarship in her mother tongue, Kannada, and after some time, the chatbot told her in regards to the government subsidy her 15-year-old son could receive in her native language. She explains that along with her job as a cook and earning her only $100 a month, it is a big opportunity for her.

AI, including chatbots, is now known to be spreading throughout India through information delivery for farmers and tools for the visually impaired. This was introduced on the Davos Forum held earlier this 12 months, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the time said, “The AI ​​model developed on the West Coast of the USA a couple of months ago has now been delivered to Indian developers.” The proliferation of technology has never been seen before. We’re looking forward to the technology reaching every corner of the world.”

Based on the United Nations, about 16% of Indians live in extreme poverty, with language and technology barriers being a significant problem. Thus, the Indian government is specializing in finding ways to ameliorate inequality, unlike developed countries that seek to manage AI. Particularly, several varieties of AI are being introduced to assist marginalized people avoid legal repercussions, farmers get higher yields, and employees get support.

“Billions of persons are technologically behind, but AI will help them overcome the barriers of literacy and technical knowledge,” said Rahul Mathan, India’s Ministry of Finance digital adviser and head of the law firm TriLegal. It is just not the road of India yet,” he said.

Reporter Lim Dae-jun ydj@aitimes.com