India bets AI policy on compute while frontline ASHA health workers get ignored
Paimaamu · x · 2026-10-17
An ORF essay, "Protocol in Every Pocket: AI at India's Healthcare Frontline," argues that India's AI policy has poured resources into compute and foundation models while frontline health workers serving the last mile go largely overlooked. Sharing it, Paimaamu notes that a voice-first AI assistant for Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers could deliver more measurable public good than any prestige AI project.
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