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The themes discussed at the conference included -

Ongoing Efforts and Innovations in AI

• Current state of research and development of localized generative AI systems.
• Use-cases of generative AI products in Indian languages.
• Challenges with the availability of training datasets and dependency on big tech.
• Open-source development of generative AI models.

Development and Use of Digital Commons

• Digitizing, preserving, and using knowledge and cultural heritage for training AI models.
• Practices and challenges in archives and digitization movements, especially in Indian languages.
• Role of open knowledge movements and GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) institutions.

Future of AI, including LLMs, in Indian Languages

• Designing AI systems that contribute to the digital commons.
• Incentivizing expansion, foregrounding diversity, and safeguarding digital commons.
• Role of law, policy, ethics, and algorithmic justice.