Davos, Jan. 22 -- Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday described the five distinct elements that form the backbone of India's artificial intelligence mission. During the ongoing global summit, the Minister pointed out that the whole world, and especially the AI-related industry, is appreciating that India is working methodically across all five layers.

On the industry's reaction to India's progress, Vaishnaw commented, " The whole world today, and especially the AI-related industry, is appreciating the fact that India is working methodically on all five layers."

Breaking down the technical framework, the Minister said, "If we look at what AI is, AI has five elements. The first element is the application layer, that is, how we us...