Inclusive AI and Robotics for billions
Artificial Intelligence will completely redefine our society & businesses, adding $15.7 trillion in new economic value globally by 2035 (PWC Research). However, gains from this major revolution in AI might be unequally distributed to a chosen few - if the current path of AI technology evolution continues. The developing world, where more than 6 billion of the global population lives, might miss the impact of this major revolution on their standard of living and access to resources. ARTPARK is committed to leveraging AI & Robotics in a mission-driven model to bring a better quality of life for these billions. Through open collaboration and inclusive development, we believe we can make a huge difference to our collective trajectory.
Our vision is to create a world with inclusive and equitable access to AI & Robotics via Open Tools, Databanks, Standards, IP, Technologies, and path-breaking companies.
Core values of ARTPARK
We have 6 core values central to all our endeavors.
1. Inclusive in thinking
2. Collaborative in action
3. Strive for diversity
4. Respect for both man and machine
5. Ethical in our approach
6. Dignity for everyone
What are we building now?
We believe in moving the key technology milestones in AI & Robotics forward in a "Mission Mode" model. We look for the intersection of societal scale impact, economic sustainability and technology challenges in choosing our problems.
Digital nomads
Connecting tele-operated robots to remote workflows with 5G & Wifi 6
Drone-skyways
Roads in the sky for autonomous operation of drones
Remote learning labs
Robotics labs for inclusive education for millions of learners
Data Setu
Building databanks for open innovation in healthcare, mobility, fin-tech and agriculture
Our Charter
Creating an inclusive AI & Robotics future could be a long and uncertain journey.
Our charter guides us in this quest and is our real North Star.
1. Lower Cost of Living with AI & Robotics
Leapfrog solutions to create impact for billion+ people for the quality of life
We believe that leapfrog solutions will emerge by thinking for reducing the cost to access radically for billions. Enabling a lower cost of living that will make possible a welfare state that provides a safety net that can scale to all its citizens.
For example, if we can reduce the cost of basic living to a fraction, say less than $ 100/m, universal basic income is a real possibility. With leapfrog diagnostic solutions leveraging AI & Robotics in healthcare, we already see a path to reduce the cost of diagnostic by 1/10th. Such breakthroughs potentially will also open up new markets worth $6tn in developing nations. At ARTPARK, we are aggressively working on turning ideas like these into sustainable change agents via translating research into open IP, foundations, for-profit companies and policy approaches.2. Better quality of life for everyone
Creating opportunities of growth for everyone
By enabling AI & Robotics tools and technologies that can bring growth to the developing world, we believe that the path to an equal man-machine society is possible. It means creating new and better pathways to fulfilling work and enabling a large section of society to participate in it. Better growth for everyone could be foundational for creating inclusive and sustainable development with a cooperative man-machine society.
3. Access to AI awareness, education and enablement
Inclusive growth and access to tools in AI & Robotics for everyone
By connecting AI rich clusters in the US, Canada, UK & EU with India, Middle East, Southeast Asia & Africa, it is possible to make AI & Robotics more accessible to larger populations. India has a rich diversity of problem data, from healthcare to financial services to education to agriculture. AI solutions built in India and tested with the largest pool of edge cases can create robust AI. These solutions can be taken globally, including the developing world. It will go a long way, lowering the odds that the world will get dominated by an AI monopoly, not caring about the future of humanity and potentially bringing in a more diverse technology-driven world.
Our Team
We like to roll up our sleeves and help our research teams and entrepreneurs in building AI & Robotics technology, products, strategy, raising money, business development & anything else on their minds
Bharadwaj Amrutur
Dr. Bharadwaj Amrutur (Professor, IISc), Head of Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber physical systems (Stanford, IITB)
Dr. Chiranjib Bhattacharyya
(Professor, IISc), Convenor of Machine Learning lab, Bioinformatics.(UC Berkeley, IISc)
Dr. Debasish Ghose
(Professor, IISc), Guidance and control of autonomous systems (IISc)
Dr. Shalabh Bhatnagar
(Professor, IISc), Reinforcement Learning, autonomous systems, communication and wireless networks (IISc)
Dr. Suresh Sundaram
(Associate Professor, IISc), Intelligent flight control system
Autonomous System
Computer Vision and Robotics (IISc)
Subhashis Banerjee
(Co-founder, COO, AI Foundry, Ex. Stan Chart PE, Sequoia Capital, Tishman speyer , IIMC, IITK)
Umakant Soni
Co-founder AI foundry, Advisor & Founding Partner pi Venture, a $35m early stage fund for AI (India’s first & only AI focused fund). Sr. AI Advisor , Sweden India Business Council. India's nominated expert on GPAI (Global Partnership on AI ) for Innovation and commercialisation
Founding Partners
ARTPARK is an autonomous section-8, not-for-profit company, a joint initiative of IISc and AIfoundry, seed-funded by DST (Department of Science and Technology ) and GoK (Government of Karnataka)
Indian Institute of Science
Founded in 1909, IISc is the oldest research university in India. QS World University rankings ranked IISc second in the world in terms of citations per faculty. With more 2000+ PhD students, it has one of the largest AI & Robotics research clusters in India.
AI foundry
AI foundry is a venture studio building "idea to impact" AI innovation ecosystem for creating leapfrog companies for next 6bn people. Founded by AI investors, entrepreneurs and thinkers.
Department of Science and Technology
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India. It plays play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting Scientific and Technological activities in the country.
Government of Karnataka
AI foundry is a venture studio building "idea to impact" AI innovation ecosystem for creating leapfrog companies for next 6bn people. Founded by AI investors, entrepreneurs and thinkers.
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