Against the backdrop of the US restricting export of advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence in a bid to preserve American leadership in that space, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union minister for electronics & IT, information & broadcasting, and Railways spoke to Surajeet Das Gupta in New Delhi on a range of issues. Edited excerpts:
With the Biden administration proposing restrictions on export of advanced chips or GPUs (graphics processing units) which would impact several countries, does the government have any plan for designing a make-in-India GPU?
Yes, we are consulting with the industry for developing GPU,