`Don't use Silicon Valley as a template, India should rethink what AI should be'
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 13, 2026, 17:55 (IST)
Author Karen Hao critiques Silicon Valley's AI model, urging India to develop its own path with small, affordable models. She highlights the exploitation of poor communities for data annotation and content moderation, arguing that application-specific AI can avoid these issues. China's focus on cost-effective, smaller models offers a potential blueprint for India's AI future.