Bengal: IIT Kharagpur plans India's first physical AI school with Rs 35-crore investment

Midnapore, Oct 26 (UNI) In a major push to advance India's artificial intelligence capabilities, IIT Kharagpur has announced a Rs 35-crore initiative to establish the country's first dedicated School of Physical AI, seeking to move artificial intelligence beyond digital applications into the world of engineering, medicine, agriculture and industrial technologies. The proposed Benjamin Gupta School of Physical AI will be established through a tripartite memorandum of understanding involving IIT Kharagpur, distinguished alumnus and philanthropist Vinod Gupta, and the IITKGP Foundation USA. The initiative aims to integrate artificial intelligence with the fundamental laws of physics and real-world engineering systems, enabling intelligent…