Research On Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Will Be Done By Indian Developers Of IBM

Technology major IBM is looking at working with coders in India in fields such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and Internet of Things (IoT) to assist them sharpen their skills for innovative technological trends. As a fraction of its attempts, IBM is carrying out road shows in 3 cities of Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.

“We are operating with developers all across the globe. From India’s point of view, we believe it is the correct time for coders to operate on technology areas such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science; and we want to assists them in their voyage,” Seema Kumar, Country Leader Developer Ecosystem and Startups, IBM India/SA, told the media.

She further added that besides from applicable tools, developers are also offered with guidance and mentorship for their projects. “Via the road show, we expect to reach out to hundreds of thousands of coders in these metro cities,” she stated. “Employing IBM technology, say for instance Watson, coders can surface up with solutions that can assist resolve issues in not just their society but also in others,” she stated.

IBM’s Watson is a cognitive platform based on artificial intelligence that can analyze large quantity of information. It recognizes natural language and can assist businesses to make certain decisions. Watson came into limelight in 2011 after claiming the winner’s title in TV game show “Jeopardy.” It is now being utilized in different sectors, including helping in curing the cancer. “Employing the best of cloud and cognitive technologies, we wish to give power to these developers to build and innovate next-generation enterprises and startups,” Kumar added.

As per the reports from the industry, India will have the biggest developer base in the world by the end of 2020. With 3 Million developers in the nation, India single handedly is anticipated to design 10% of all applications by 2017.