India Prepares To Challenge ChatGPT With Homegrown AI

India government has planned to develop its foundational artificial intelligence models, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday.

At a press meet, he said, "We will be developing our own Indian foundational models. The world is talking about ChatGPT and OpenAI. Based on our own languages and our own India data sets we expect that as a consequence of India's AI mission, we will have sovereign AI models that are designed and built in India..."

He said that the government aims to set up 10 AI labs in Thiruvananthapuram. "This is a very powerful, empowering and enabling move of having an India AI mission... Thiruvananthapuram, which used to be a leader in tech in the past has slipped in technology and therefore both in semiconductors and AI, it is my intention, promise and guarantee that we'll create an ecosystem of innovation that is best in South India," he added.