Tech industry hails govt’s move to build domestic AI model

The tech industry on Thursday welcomed, electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s announcement about the government’s plans to build its own foundational model on the lines of ChatGPT, DeepSeek R1, stating that the ideal way forward is to build a dual approach which focuses on both large language models as well as small language models. A dual approach is the best way to enhance the country’s AI capabilities, was the unanimous view of industry executives.