Microsoft lays AI sensors for smart farming, cutting-edge healthcare in India

Bengaluru | Sunday | 20th January, 2019

Summary:

Microsoft India also announced a partnership with SRL Diagnostics to expand the “AI Network for Healthcare” to pathology to detect cancer. It provides the capability of applying ML and AI to cardio-vascular health records to develop an Indian-specific heart risk score. For Anant Maheshwari, the company’s India President, Microsoft has begun empowering small-holder farmers in India to increase their income through higher crop yield and greater price control. “The role of AI will only get bigger for both agriculture and healthcare sectors in India. After laying the initial infrastructure for smart agriculture, Microsoft has also taken further steps towards cutting-edge health care with the help from AI-based “Intelligent Cloud” and “Intelligent Edge”..