BharatGen bets on small models to hit big AI goals

Government-backed AI initiative BharatGen will develop a suite of generic and domain specific small language models (SLMs) with sectoral applications, to build up a sovereign resource base for Indian firms as well as unlock enterprise value, its executive vice president Rishi Bal told ET.

An academic consortium based out of IIT Bombay, BharatGen last week secured the largest government support under the India AI Mission — Rs 988.6 crore. Seven other entities were also selected under the mission to receive incentives for building foundational AI…