Nvidia Strengthens Partnerships in India, Launches AI Model in Hindi Language
Nvidia strengthens its partnerships in India and introduces an AI model designed for the Hindi language.
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Chip giant Nvidia announced on Thursday that it is expanding partnerships with major Indian firms, including Reliance Industries, and introduced a lightweight artificial intelligence model specifically for the widely spoken Hindi language, aiming to capitalize on a growing market.
The company is hosting an AI summit in Mumbai, the commercial heart of India, where Chief Executive Jensen Huang engaged in discussions with Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani, who is also recognized as Asia's wealthiest individual.
"Nvidia is AI in India," said Huang. "In just one year's time, by the end of this year, we will have nearly 20 times more compute here in India than just a little over a year ago," he noted, highlighting advancements in computing infrastructure.
Businesses across India, from large enterprises to startups, have been focusing on creating AI models tailored to its diverse languages to enhance consumer engagement and facilitate services like AI-driven customer support and content translation.
Nvidia announced the launch of a new small language model named Nemotron-4-Mini-Hindi-4B, which features 4 billion parameters for companies to utilize in developing their own AI solutions.
"The model was pruned, distilled and trained with a combination of real-world Hindi data, synthetic Hindi data and an equal amount of English data," the company stated.
Tech Mahindra, an Indian IT services firm, is the first to leverage Nvidia’s offering, creating a custom AI model called Indus 2.0 that focuses on Hindi and its many dialects, according to the U.S. company.
Nvidia highlighted that only about a tenth of India's 1.4 billion population speaks English, while the constitution recognizes 22 different languages.
In addition to Tech Mahindra, Nvidia is collaborating with other leading Indian IT firms such as Infosys, TCS, and Wipro to train approximately half a million developers in designing and deploying AI agents using its software tools.
Companies like Reliance and Ola Electric intend to implement Nvidia's "Omniverse" simulation technology, enabling them to test factory plans in a virtual environment.
Sanya Singh for TROIB News
The company is hosting an AI summit in Mumbai, the commercial heart of India, where Chief Executive Jensen Huang engaged in discussions with Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani, who is also recognized as Asia's wealthiest individual.
"Nvidia is AI in India," said Huang. "In just one year's time, by the end of this year, we will have nearly 20 times more compute here in India than just a little over a year ago," he noted, highlighting advancements in computing infrastructure.
Businesses across India, from large enterprises to startups, have been focusing on creating AI models tailored to its diverse languages to enhance consumer engagement and facilitate services like AI-driven customer support and content translation.
Nvidia announced the launch of a new small language model named Nemotron-4-Mini-Hindi-4B, which features 4 billion parameters for companies to utilize in developing their own AI solutions.
"The model was pruned, distilled and trained with a combination of real-world Hindi data, synthetic Hindi data and an equal amount of English data," the company stated.
Tech Mahindra, an Indian IT services firm, is the first to leverage Nvidia’s offering, creating a custom AI model called Indus 2.0 that focuses on Hindi and its many dialects, according to the U.S. company.
Nvidia highlighted that only about a tenth of India's 1.4 billion population speaks English, while the constitution recognizes 22 different languages.
In addition to Tech Mahindra, Nvidia is collaborating with other leading Indian IT firms such as Infosys, TCS, and Wipro to train approximately half a million developers in designing and deploying AI agents using its software tools.
Companies like Reliance and Ola Electric intend to implement Nvidia's "Omniverse" simulation technology, enabling them to test factory plans in a virtual environment.
Sanya Singh for TROIB News
