Tech convergence for massive change: What will India's next move be?

Cutting-edge technologies like AI, cloud, quantum computing, and blockchain, are already accelerating and redefining innovation.

- Amith Singhee

As we look ahead, the interoperable power of ‘bits’, ‘neurons’, and ‘qubits’ has the potential to solve some of the toughest problems that challenge the limitations of classical computing – for instance, untangling complex logistics problems at an exponential level, discovering optimal delivery routes, or even enhancing forecasts for climate science. This convergence is taking place by:

• Problem-solving through interdisciplinary context analysis, problem finding, framing, and idea generation, along with in-field experimentation, validation, and adaptation;

• Use of advanced science to underpin the solution;

• Engineering for tech and commercial feasibility

While classical computing will continue to be good at data mining and large-scale analysis, AI can learn to reason in order to solve real-world problems. However, to succeed, all these capabilities will have to be tied together to explore what can be achieved with an AI algorithm that has the reach of the entire cloud behind it, as well as the processing ability that quantum computing could unlock. If that happens, then we can address large-scale chemistry challenges like those in drug development and material design challenges; Industry 4.0 solutions; energy and climate challenges.