India, Feb. 7 -- India is positioned at a rare crossroads of linguistic variety and swift technological acceptance. This mix is reconfiguring the global stage for artificial intelligence in terms of development, deployment, and even scaling.

The 1.4 Bn+ population and the multiplicity of languages and dialects make the 'Indian linguistic landscape' a challenge as well as an opportunity for AI researchers to build a Human-Centric and Accessible AI system.

The Multilingual Terrain: A Complex Dataset

The open scale is the most noticeable characteristic of India's rich diversity in languages: the country acknowledges 22 official languages and many more local and tribal languages.

Language surveys estimate that there are more than 400 diff...