At Reliance’s 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM), Mukesh Ambani announced that his networking giant Jio is set to build “India-specific AI models” that will benefit different verticals of the country including government, business and consumers to make them accessible for “everyone, everywhere”. The company is also investing in developing up to 2,000 MW of AI-ready computing capacity.
Last year, Reliance acquired a 25% stake in Silicon Valley-based Two Platforms, a company focused on advanced technological projects aimed at creating interactive and immersive experiences through AI interactions with a sum of $15 million. “India has scale. India has data. India has talent. But we also need AI-ready digital infrastructure that can handle AI’s immense computational demands,” said Ambani.
Ambani added that seven years ago, Jio had pledged to provide broadband connectivity to everyone, and delivered on that promise. He mentioned that today, Jio is promising AI accessibility to everyone, everywhere, and he assured that they would fulfil this commitment.
The update comes soon after Indian IT Tech Mahindra announced that they are building their proprietary large language model called Project Indus. The open-source large language model aims to speak over 40 Indic languages in the first phase, including Kinnauri, Kangri, Chambeli, Garhwali, Kumaoni, Jaunsari and more. The initiative will be carried out by the Makers Lab of Tech Mahindra to develop India’s foundational model for various Indian languages, starting with Hindi.
