India's AI Independence Day: From Health Chatbots to Chip Fabs

India's first sovereign healthcare AI model just went live on WhatsApp. Fractal Analytics launched "Vaidya AI" under the ₹10,300 Crore IndiaAI Mission, partnering with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to serve citizens through a chatbot that provides lab report summaries in English and Marathi, locates nearby BMC healthcare facilities, and offers trusted wellness info. The system is built on a "privacy-first architecture" and will...