India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
In line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision, the Government is making technology accessible to all. The focus is on democratizing the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for real-world problems, ultimately improving lives across various sectors.
IndiaAI mission includes targeted interventions that, inter alia, ensure accountability, safety, fairness, and the protection of human rights and privacy.
Development of India's Foundational Models
Developing indigenous Large Language Models/Small language Models on Indian data sets
Models so trained will ensure a better understanding of local contexts, dialects, and cultural nuances
Target areas: Healthcare, education, agriculture, climate, and governance
Four (4) startups - Sarvam AI, Soket AI, Gnani AI, and Gan AI have been selected (so far) to build India's foundation models (Details in Annexure -1)
The models developed under IndiaAI mission will be made open source to help other startups build applications, especially India specific ones, on top of it.
IndiaAI Compute Capacity: Establishing high-end AI infrastructure access of GPUs to support safe and scalable AI research and innovation
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