Wipro, a major Information Technology services provider, has recently announced the launch of a new center of excellence centered around Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). This initiative will be established at the renowned Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI) at IIT Delhi.
As part of this collaboration with the university, Wipro expressed its commitment to supporting fundamental and practical research, fostering talent, and enhancing the advancements in this crucial field.
In July, Wipro announced its commitment to invest $1 billion in AI over the next three years. As part of this initiative, Wipro aims to train its 2.5 lakh employees on AI.
In a statement, Wipro said the center will be a hub for research and development and will bring ‘Wipro researchers with ScAI faculty members and graduate students to address at-scale real-world problems’. Teams at the centre will jointly work on building solutions using AI, ML (machine learning), and other technologies.
‘This collaboration will not only enhance our research & 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 said that it has been investing in a generative AI centre of excellence, as well as conducting research with leading academic institutions for over two years.
