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PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality check

India is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation faces significant challenges including underinvestment in computing power and a late start in advanced AI model development. This ambition is crucial for technological independence as global powers leverage AI for geopolitical…

The Economic Times

Why Sarvam's Vivek Raghavan calls ‘data in motion’ the most valuable asset for AI startups

Sarvam AI cofounder Vivek Raghavan highlighted "data in motion"—user interaction data with AI systems—as the most valuable asset for AI companies. This real-world usage data, generated during product development and operation, offers a significant competitive edge.

The Economic Times

Lightspeed eyes new India fund, plans smaller corpus of $300–350 million amid AI focus

The venture capital firm, which was initially looking to raise as much as $500 million for its fifth India fund, has now cut the target size to around $300-350 million, the people said, requesting anonymity as the discussions are private.

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Paperwork causing AI mission lag as startups flag funding, IP concerns

IndiaAI mission startups face delays in formal agreements, impacting non-compute support and raising IP concerns. While compute access is provided, founders report operational hurdles and potential timeline shifts due to pending MoUs. The government is exploring advance payments to mitigate these issues.

The Economic Times

India enters AI race with ChatGPT rival that can be used without internet

Sarvam AI co-founder warns India must develop its own AI models or ‘become a digital colony... dependent on other countries for this core technology’. Stuti Mishra reports from the India AI Impact Summit in Delhi

The Independent UK

This Indian AI startup is claiming victory over Gemini and ChatGPT, here's why

India-based startup Sarvam AI claims its language-first OCR and speech models outperform Gemini and ChatGPT

TechRadar

India's moment: Navigating a world torn by U.S.-China rivalry

It’s a high-wire act, but India is uniquely suited to pull it off—and companies like Apple have noticed.

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