Rs 10K crore, 38K GPUs, and 12 firms later, India's AI mission is still looking for users - The Ken
• The Indian government launched an AI mission with ₹10,000 crore in funding and 38,000 GPUs, selecting 12 companies to develop indigenous AI tools for public welfare sectors like farming, education, and healthcare. • Despite these goals, the initiative has struggled with adoption, as participating firms are primarily selling their products to general commercial markets rather than the intended government sectors. • A key example of the mission's output is Tech Mahindra's Project Indus, an open-source large language model (LLM) specifically designed to support Hindi and its various regional dialects.
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