“Sanskrit suits the language of computers and those learning artificial intelligence learn it,” Indian Space Research Organisation chairman S. Somanath said at an event in Ujjain on May 25. His was the latest in a line of statements exalting Sanskrit and its value for computing but without any evidence or explanation.
But beyond Sanskrit, how are other Indian languages faring in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), at a time when its language-based applications have taken the world by storm?
The answer is a mixed bag. There is some passive discrimination even as the languages’ fates are buoyed by public-spirited research and innovation.
