Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence
| Formation | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Romesh Wadhwani, Sunil Wadhwani |
| Purpose | Artificial intelligence for Social Impact |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Area served | India |
Key people | Sameer Garde(CEO) P. Anandan (ex-CEO) |
| Website | Wadhwani AI |
Wadhwani AI, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, is an independent, non-profit institute. Founded in 2018, it is dedicated to developing Artificial intelligence solutions for social good. Their mission is to build AI-based innovations and solutions for underserved communities in developing countries, for a wide range of domains including agriculture, education, financial inclusion, healthcare, and infrastructure.
History and funding
The institute was founded with a $30 million philanthropic effort by the Wadhwani brothers, Romesh Wadhwani and Sunil Wadhwani. The institute was inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by Narendra Modi, the 14th Prime Minister of India.
In 2019, the institute received a $2 million grant from Google.org to create technologies to help reduce crop losses in cotton farming, through integrated pest management. The United States Agency for International Development awarded $2 million to the institute in 2020 to develop tools, using mathematical modeling techniques and digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, to forecast COVID-19 disease patterns, estimate resources needed, and plan interventions.