India’s AI policy is favoring compute and foundation models over frontline health workers
Paimaamu · x · 2026-07-27
- The post argues that India’s AI policy has poured resources into compute and foundation models while overlooking frontline health workers.
- It proposes a voice-first AI assistant for Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers as a more measurable public-good use of AI.
- The framing is that practical last-mile health tooling could matter more than prestige model projects.
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