Nvidia is launching its new small language model named Nemotron 4 Mini Hindi 4B which features 4 billion parameters. This model is designed for companies to utilize in the development of their own AI models according to the company.
Chip giant Nvidia launched a lightweight artificial intelligence model on Thursday tailored for India widely spoken Hindi language aiming to capitalize on the growing demand for AI technologies.
Chief Executive Jensen Huang is scheduled to engage in a discussion with Mukesh Ambani chairman of Reliance Industries and Asia richest man at a conference in Mumbai as stated by the California based company.
Nvidia is introducing its new small language model named Nemotron 4 Mini Hindi 4B which contains 4 billion parameters. This model is intended for companies to use in creating their own AI models according to the announcement.
The model was pruned, distilled and trained using a combination of real world Hindi data, synthetic Hindi data and an equal amount of English data the statement noted.
Indian IT services and consulting firm Tech Mahindra is the first to leverage Nvidia offering to create a custom AI model named Indus 2.0 which focuses on Hindi and its various dialects according to the U.S. company.
Only about ten percent of India 1.4 billion population speaks English and the constitution recognizes 22 languages in the country.
From large corporations to startups businesses in India are concentrating on developing AI models based on its diverse languages to enhance consumer engagement and facilitate activities such as customer service AI assistants and content translation.
Unlike large language models like OpenAI GPT-4 which powers ChatGPT small language models are trained on much smaller and more specific datasets.
These models are typically more affordable making them appealing to companies with limited resources.
Global chip manufacturers are investing in India and establishing facilities to strengthen their presence as the country aims to enhance its semiconductor industry and compete with major hubs like Taiwan although analysts suggest that this effort could take years.
Nvidia which established its presence in India nearly two decades ago has engineering and design centres in the country along with offices in major cities like the southern tech hub of Bengaluru and neighboring Hyderabad.
