Why in news:

• Chief minister of Rajasthan state has recently approved the proposal for roping in world-class IT companies for imparting training programmes to the youth.
• Under the programme, the youth will be trained in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics and virtual learning at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Advanced Technology being set up at the information centre.

Key Points:

• The chief minister in the budget announced to set up Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Advanced Technology in Jaipur with an amount of Rs 200 crore.
• The centre would conduct certificate courses and multidisciplinary research in Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, robotics and virtual reality.
• Additionally, the centre will also act as an epicentre of knowledge to make the general public aware of the innovations happening in this field.
• This centre has been envisaged as a high-level institution in which latest information technology training programmes will be conducted for the youth of the state by world class IT companies.
• To facilitate and encourage these companies to start their own training facilities in the state, the chief minister has given approval to provide well-equipped training institutes and maintenance facilities free of cost.
• Various quality training courses in three categories will be conducted in this institute by reputed IT companies as training partners.
• The first will be a premium course, which will be fee based.
• The second course will be subsidised by the state government, in which 100 children will be selected for each of the training partners.
• The third course will be based on e-learning and will be free of cost, in which the course material will be provided free.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• It describes the action of machines accomplishing tasks that have historically required human intelligence.
• It includes technologies like machine learning, pattern recognition, big data, neural networks, self algorithms etc.
• AI involves complex things such as feeding a particular data into the machine and making it react as per the different situations.
• It is basically about creating self-learning patterns where the machine can give answers to the never answered questions like a human would ever do.