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IIT-Madras’ AI4Bharat Unveils IndicVoices, Offers Access To 7,300 Hours Of Speech Datasets

Inc42 · 1y ago

IIT-Madras’ AI4Bharat Unveils IndicVoices, Offers Access To 7,300 Hours Of Speech Datasets

AI4Bharat, a research lab at IIT-Madras, has released an open-source speech dataset called IndicVoices funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's (MeitY) Bhashini initiative. The dataset includes 7,348 hours of audio from 16,237 speakers in 22 Indian languages. The project aims to collect 17,000 hours of voice data from over 400 districts across India to build the country's first automatic speech recognition (ASR) model that covers all 22 languages listed in the Indian Constitution's eighth schedule. The initiative will enable the training of ASR models to transcribe Indian languages and facilitate governance delivery in multiple languages.

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Microsoft-backed AI4Bharat researchers to raise $12 mn: Report

Inshorts · 2y ago

Microsoft-backed AI4Bharat researchers to raise $12 mn: Report

AI researchers from AI4Bharat, an initiative by IIT Madras, are seeking to secure $12 million in funding from Peak XV Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners to establish a new AI startup called Sarvam. The startup aims to develop specialized large language models tailored to India-specific applications. AI4Bharat is supported by Microsoft and NVIDIA, providing further backing to the venture.

IIT Madras students and staff to get free access to Perplexity AI's Pro version

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YourStory · 7m ago

IIT Madras students and staff to get free access to Perplexity AI's Pro version

Students, faculty, and staff at IIT Madras now have free access to the Pro version of Perplexity AI, a conversational search engine, announced by founder and IIT Madras alumnus Aravind Srinivas. This collaboration aims to enhance research tools and AI capabilities for students. The Pro version, typically costing $20 monthly, offers advanced features like over 300 daily searches, AI model access, and unlimited file analysis. Srinivas emphasized his commitment to supporting his alma mater.

AI4Bharat releases Hindi LLM ‘Airavata’

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

AI4Bharat releases Hindi LLM ‘Airavata’

AI4Bharat, an initiative by IIT Madras, has released a new language model called ‘Hindi LLM Airavata’ to promote AI research and development in the Hindi language. Airavata, trained using 940,000 Hindi articles, aims to bridge the language barrier and enable advancements in areas like language understanding, machine translations, and more. It will be freely available with the hope of encouraging AI innovation and applications in Indian languages.

IIT Madras Ecell to host 100 Innovative Startups at E-Summit 2024 Startup Expo

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IndianStartupNews · 1y ago

IIT Madras Ecell to host 100 Innovative Startups at E-Summit 2024 Startup Expo

The Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Madras is organizing Startup Expo, a part of the E-Summit 24, an entrepreneurial fest. It is a platform for 100 innovative startups to showcase their products and services to a diverse audience of students, investors, incubators, and more. The event offers valuable exposure, investment opportunities, real-time market insights, and access to the IIT Madras ecosystem. Startup Expo features different tiers of stalls- Silver, Gold, and Platinum, with varying levels of visibility and deliverables. Registration for the event is ongoing until 1st March.

IIT-M completes Phase I of placements, median salary crosses Rs 19 lakh

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

IIT-M completes Phase I of placements, median salary crosses Rs 19 lakh

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has successfully completed the first phase of placements, overcoming the challenges posed by Cyclone Michaung. The institute recorded a significant rise in hiring from the core sector and a higher number of international offers compared to last year. The median salary for all offers made during Phase I exceeded Rs. 19 lakh. More than 55% of placed students came from socially and economically challenging backgrounds, and approximately 50% of the students were successfully placed. IIT Madras has invited organizations to visit the campus for the second phase of placements.

OpenAI unveils learning accelerator, India-first initiative; partners with IIT Madras, others - The Economic Times

Economic Times

Economic Times · 9d ago

OpenAI unveils learning accelerator, India-first initiative; partners with IIT Madras, others - The Economic Times

OpenAI has launched an India-first learning accelerator, partnering with IIT Madras and education bodies to enhance AI research, tools, and training, supported by $500,000 funding. This initiative aims to provide 500,000 ChatGPT licenses, focusing on improving education through AI. OpenAI plans to open its first India office in New Delhi and has appointed Raghav Gupta to lead educational efforts in India and Asia Pacific, strengthening AI literacy and access among educators and students.

No GPUs: How Ziroh Labs is running AI model just with CPUs

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Livemint · 4m ago

No GPUs: How Ziroh Labs is running AI model just with CPUs

Ziroh Labs, a California-based startup, has developed Kompact AI, enabling AI models to run on CPUs without quality loss, addressing the GPU shortage hindering AI advancement. Partnering with IIT Madras, Kompact AI offers pre-optimized models for CPUs, enhancing accessibility and sustainability. Its library covers text, speech, images, and more, with real-world applications like aiding farmers and supporting students. Kompact AI ensures data privacy by running models on local devices, solving privacy concerns in AI deployment.

BharatGPT consortium unveils 'Hanooman', a series of Indic large language models

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

BharatGPT consortium unveils 'Hanooman', a series of Indic large language models

The BharatGPT consortium, led by IIT Bombay, has introduced 'Hanooman', a series of Indic large language models trained on 22 Indian languages. The models, ranging from 1.5 billion to 40 billion parameters in size, are designed for enterprise use and will be open-sourced. They currently support 11 Indian languages, with plans to extend to all 22. Hanooman offers multimodal AI capabilities and is already in discussions with various industries for customized applications. However, one of the key challenges is sourcing quality datasets in Indian languages. Other models in the Indic AI space include Krutrim, OpenHathi, and Airavata.

IIT Madras launches 5 free AI courses for people with no coding experience

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YourStory · 4m ago

IIT Madras launches 5 free AI courses for people with no coding experience

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has introduced five free online AI-related courses on the SWAYAM Plus platform, accessible to learners from multiple disciplines, including science, engineering, and commerce. These interdisciplinary courses require between 25 to 45 hours, incorporating case studies and practical exercises. The courses align with the National Credit Framework, offering certification for a fee. They are open to undergraduate, postgraduate students, and faculty members, with registration closing on May 12, 2025.

Under Bhashini, IISc to open source 16,000 hours of speech data

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Under Bhashini, IISc to open source 16,000 hours of speech data

The Indian Institute of Science's AI and Robotics Technology Park (IISc-ARTPARK) plans to open-source 16,000 hours of spontaneous speech from 80 districts as part of Project Vaani in collaboration with Google. The aim is to build AI models for low resource languages and enable startups to develop applications and AI models using the datasets. The project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the GIZ, aims to cover a total of 160 districts in India. The recorded speech will be used as training data for speech-to-text AI models.

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