What do you think of India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw comparing the Indian government's efforts to build a localised AI model to sending a mission to the moon at a fraction of the cost?

Didn't the Chinese ones bring some soil back?

A Maruti 800 and a Ferrari both transport people from one point to another but their entire purpose is extremely different is it not?

It is a strange argument

Trump administration’s deep cuts to public health leave system reeling - PBS

India made a Maruti 800 that could take a trip between two places, at a lower cost that the States that had a Ferrari take the same trip long ago

—

Developing a Multimodal AI means challenging a 500 Billion dollar to possibly 1 Trillion dollar worth of investments made by the Big 5 Companies in the States - Google, Meta, Amazon, Oracle and Microsoft

If there is an abandoned house with no owner, can I live in it?

Now India has to make a Galardo and compete with a Ferrari made by the States and a Porsche made by China

The States and China, they did a lot more in Mars than India did in terms of exploration and study

A second point is - the Moon Mission was inexpensive because it was extremely basic

Meta Ray-Ban Glasses are at their Lowest Price Ever: Deal of the Day - NBC News

Your Mars mission was also inexpensive because it was extremely basic

Ashwin talked of the Moon mission being at a fraction of the cost but did he also talk of the objectives of the various moon missions of other countries?

I don't think the Big 5 Companies will take that lying down and may place a lot of obstacles in India's way

Why is the concept of pumping water uphill not commonly used as a source of electricity generation, similar to pumped-hydro systems?

So if you translate his speech, is he saying India would create a low cost AI model which will fulfil some very basic objectives and not be anywhere near the level of the latest versions of GPT or Deepseek?

Would you be able to tell me how either benefited the Indian population?

Is it not an entirely different ball game?

How do you get the most out of red light therapy?

Didn't the States put living people on the moon?

—

So i doubt India ruffled any feathers with a moon mission

Tomato Recall Escalates to Highest Health Risk Alert—Here’s What You Need to Know - Real Simple

For one thing, moon travel is not a commercial thing and the benefits of moon travel are primarily futuristic and at a level which cannot be immediately monetized

Without any of this being discussed, Ashwin going directly to cost, seems a very untenable argument

Was that a comparable argument ?

I Tracked My Glucose Levels With My Favorite Fitness Tracker. These 3 Takeaways Surprised Me - CNET

Does India have critical areas that need AI models?

The only answer would be a possible advantage for ISRO, sometime in the distant future

Does India have the necessary AI Talent?

LSU baseball vs. Little Rock: First pitch time, how to watch Monday's Baton Rouge regional final - NOLA.com

On the other hand, a mission to the moon, something already done by everyone else of consequence, is not something that would challenge anyone's interest in any way

Does India have the necessary set up in place?

So the Minister gave an erroneous analogy which makes me wonder if he knows what he is talking about

LIVE: Reaction as Russell wins but Piastri and Norris collide in Canada - racingnews365.com