Intel India trains 9,500 developers in AI technology

The Hindu Business Line, Updated: October 9, 2017 

Intel India has trained 9,500 developers, students, professors in 90 organisations over the past six months as part of the cloud developer programme involving artificial intelligence.

Prakash Mallya, managing director for sales & marketing at Intel India, said “In April this year, we made a commitment at the India AI day, to democratise AI here by training 15,000 developers. Already as of today we have trained 9500 developers, students, and professors, across 90 organisations to ensure that India is not only AI ready but already delivering results.”

He was addressing the cloud developer day today in Bangalore organised by the the largest chip maker which was attended by more than 400 developers.

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