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🌍 Regional LLMs: Unlocking AI's Linguistic Diversity

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Hello investors and tech enthusiasts! 👋 

We're witnessing a transformative wave in technology with regional AI LLMs. 🌊 

India’s rapidly expanding AI sector, along with Japan's advanced LLM developments, are leading the way in reshaping the tech landscape. 💻️ 

Now let's unlock this growing potential of regional LLMs!🔓️ 

🤖The Next Big Revolution in AI!

While the USA and China lead the Large Language Model (LLM) race, other nations are rapidly catching up.

From India’s educational transformation to Japan’s tech advancements, the world is primed for an AI overhaul.. 🏇 

🤖 LLM 101: AI's Language Wizards

Think of Large Language Models as AI super-brains that read, write, and chat like humans. These digital polymaths can tackle everything from essay writing to coding, turbocharging our learning and creativity! 🚀📚

Remember when OpenAI's Sam Altman hinted that a groundbreaking Indian LLM might not be on the horizon? Well, several global players are stepping up to the challenge! 🦸 

🚀Sarvam AI: Leading the Charge in India

  • 📆 Established: July 2023

  • 🧑‍💼 Founders: Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar

  • 🎯Mission: To lead transformative research in AI, making the development, deployment, and distribution of GenAI apps in India significantly robust, performant, and cheaper

💰️ Funding & Team:

  • $41M Series A from Lightspeed Ventures, Peak XV Partners, and Khosla Ventures 💸

  • A growing team of 25-40 AI enthusiasts 🫂 

❄️ Cool Projects:

  • OpenHathi: First Hindi LLM built on Llama 2-7B, rivalling GPT-3.5 for Indic languages 📥

  • Samvaad: 100,000 high-quality conversations in English, Hindi, and Hinglish ✨

🎯 Future Goals:

  • LLM Development: Building from scratch and leveraging models like Mistral, Databricks DBRX, and Meta's Llama 2 🦙

  • Voice LLM: Partnering with Microsoft for an Indic voice LLM

We believe that in India, people will experience generative AI through the medium of voice. 🎙️

Vivek Raghavan.

🗾 Japan’s NEC: A Silent Powerhouse

Japan’s NEC, a tech giant with a legacy of innovation, is making waves in the LLM field, focusing on real-world applications like machine translation, medical diagnosis, and customer service.

🌟 Highlights:

  • NEC’s AI is used by international space agencies to diagnose and troubleshoot spacecraft.

  • Known for the world’s most accurate face recognition technology, used globally in airports and hotels.

🎈 Why Sarvam AI & NEC Japan Stand Out?

🗣️Voice Magic: Sarvam AI focuses on voice-based AI, catering to the preference in India for voice communication.

Tech Expertise: NEC’s rich history in AI and tech innovation makes its LLM efforts highly anticipated. 🚀

The AI revolution is here, and it's not just in the West. From India to Japan, local giants are making significant strides, each bringing their unique strengths to the table. Get ready for an AI revolution that speaks your language! 🦾 

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It has been a pleasure learning with you! I will see you again next week. Until then,

Stay motivated! Stay strong! Cheers!

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