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Sarvam AI spearheads drive to address India’s unique needs; gets funding from Khosla Ventures, others

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Sarvam AI spearheads drive to address India’s unique needs; gets funding from Khosla Ventures, others

[ad_1] Sarvam AI, an emerging AI startup that is dedicated to addressing India's unique requirements, has successfully raised $41 million in a Series A funding round. Led by Lightspeed, the investment round also saw participation from Peak XV Partners and Vinod Khosla's Khosla Ventures, marking a significant milestone as the largest early-stage fundraising endeavour for an Indian AI startup to date.Co-founded by Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar, Sarvam AI aims to pioneer a comprehensive approach towards generative AI development. Their strategic vision encompasses the entire spectrum of generative AI, from pioneering research initiatives in custom model training to establishing an enterprise-grade platform for model authoring and deployment. This holistic approach is expected to cataly...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Big tech’s AI dominance, US AI giants collab, GenAI risk, and more

[ad_1] French competition watchdog probes big tech's AI dominance; US AI giants collaborate on federal safety standards; Microsoft teams up with Sarvam AI for voice-based GenAI tools; government says AI will have jobs impact, but will create opportunities too- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.1. French Competition Watchdog probes big tech's AI dominanceFrance's competition authority has initiated a public consultation on the AI sector, aiming to assess big tech firms' strategies. With a focus on companies in adjacent markets, like cloud infrastructure, it scrutinizes potential misuse of market power. The inquiry targets major players like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. Stakeholders can submit comments until March 22, with the authority expected to deliver its opini...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: 1st Hindi LLM OpenHathi, French Minister lauds India’s AI role, more

[ad_1] Today, December 13, marked another interesting day in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, especially in the Indian context. Indian startup Sarvam AI has launched the first Hindi language large language model (LLM) OpenHathi-Hi-v0.1. In other news, at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit, French Minister Delegate for Digital Affairs, Jean-Noel Barrot emphasized that India is playing a leading role in AI. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.OpenHathi LLM launchedSarvam AI, an Indian AI startup, has introduced OpenHathi-Hi-v0.1, the inaugural Hindi large language model (LLM) in the OpenHathi series, reported Moneycontrols. It is the first ever Hindi language LLM to be built. Developed on Meta AI's Llama2-7B architecture, the ...