Gorakhpur: In a major milestone, Gorakhpur has secured a place in the Guinness World Records for an Artificial Intelligence awareness campaign that registered 7,64,187 participants online within a week.The ‘AI for All Awareness Programme’, conceptualised under the guidance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, surpassed its initial target of five lakh registrations well before the April 9 deadline. The initiative was led by Maharana Pratap Institute of Technology in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services and several academic institutions.The Guinness World Records certificate was formally handed over by its representative Rishi Nath to CM Yogi Adityanath and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran during the inauguration of eastern Uttar Pradesh’s first Centre of Excellence at MPIT on Wednesday.The programme witnessed participation from leading institutions, including Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, and Mahayogi Gorakhnath University, among others.Officials said the registrations underwent rigorous verification before being recognised as a world record. The free programme aims to boost digital literacy and covers topics such as introduction to AI, generative AI tools, prompting techniques, responsible AI use, cyber hygiene, fraud prevention, and password and OTP safety.
