India AI Mission: 43 of 506 foundational AI model proposals target large language models

India’s drive to establish itself as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining momentum, with an overwhelming number of proposals under the IndiaAI Mission focused on developing large language models (LLMs).

Out of the 506 proposals received by the India AI Mission for building foundation AI models, 43 are specifically dedicated to building LLMs, underscoring the nation’s strategic emphasis on sovereign and culturally relevant AI, said Sunil Gupta, CEO of Yotta Data Services.