Giving shape to LLM dreams

Ever since China’s DeepSeek rocked the world with its low-cost, open-source AI model that rivals OpenAI’s ChatGPT, there has been a clamour among Indian deeptech startups to demonstrate their capabilities in building foundational AI models. While Bengaluru-based Sarvam is the first firm chosen under the Rs 10,370 crore IndiaAI Mission to build the first homegrown large language model (LLM), S Shanthi & Sudhir Chowdhary explore some other promising players in the arena: