Lok Sabha Question No. 529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Use of Artificial Intelligence
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 529 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## Use of Artificial Intelligence

## 529. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

## Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  concurs  with  the  view  that  integrating  Artificial  Intelligence (AI),  specifically  Generative  Pretrained  Transformer  (GPT),  into  the  education  system  is  a crucial step to keeping pace with the rapidly changing technological landscape;

(b) if so, the details of the steps that are proposed to be taken by the Government keeping in mind that it could also transform the traditional education model into a more personalised, adaptive, and effective learning experience;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  cognizant  that  educators  can  harness  the  power  of  Chat Generative Pre-training Transformer (ChatGPT) to monitor student progress, create customized learning paths, and provide targeted tutoring;

(d) if so, the details of the steps proposed to be taken by the Government with this innovative language  model,  along  with  other  AI  advancements,  presents  significant  opportunities  for content generation, answering student queries, grading assignments, and shaping the future of learning;

(e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  address  the  challenges  associated  with  Chat Generative Pre-training Transformer (ChatGPT)'s implementation to ensure effective learning outcomes and overcome potential inequities and distractions in the classroom; and (f) if so, the initiatives proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (f): Yes, Sir. Integration of AI in education is important as it can automate some of the routine tasks of  teachers  and  administration,  besides  providing  personalised  learning. Generative  Pre-training  Transformers  (GPTs)  are  very  recent  developments  in  the  field. Experts  and  educators  across the globe are deliberating on  the potential  advantage/ disadvantage of using GPTs in education.

NEP  2020  recognizes  that  to  remain  relevant  in  the  fast-changing  field  of  educational technology, particular attention will need to be paid to emerging disruptive technologies that will necessarily transform the education system. Realising the need to promote multidisciplinary education in the emerging areas, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has  incorporated  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI)  component  in  all  IT  related  courses. Also,  minor  in  AI,  Data  Science,  Machine  Learning  and  Robotics  has  been  suggested  to universities which can be run along with other core area of engineering. Faculty Development Programmes  are  being  conducted  regularly  to  train  faculty  in  AI/ML/Data  Science  and robotics etc.

Further,  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeiTY)  has  also  envisioned 'India  AI'  for  leveraging  transformative  technologies  to  foster  inclusion,  innovation,  and adoption for social impact and is also implementing 'Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme' to enhance the number of PHDs in emerging technologies.

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