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India Can Use DeepSeek Model to Leapfrog AI Progress: Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal
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5m ago
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Bhavish Aggarwal, founder of Ola and AI startup Krutrim, highlighted the potential of adopting DeepSeek's open-source AI model in India, with caution towards the Chinese app itself. Emphasizing secure deployment on Indian servers, Aggarwal announced the global debut of DeepSeek-R1 671B on H100s, available to Indian developers at an introductory price. He also shared Krutrim's commitment to open-source AI development to advance India's AI capabilities and its practical integration within Ola's ecosystem.
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Bhavish Aggarwal’s Krutrim AI starts hosting DeepSeek R1 on Indian servers. Here’s why it matters | Mint
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5m ago
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Bhavish Aggarwal's Krutrim AI is now hosting its DeepSeek R1 reasoning model on Indian servers and offering it at an affordable price to Indian developers. Aggarwal emphasizes caution toward Chinese startups but believes leveraging open-source models on local servers could propel India's technological advancement.
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Bhavish Aggarwal pokes fun at Elon Musk, says ‘Tesla for West, Ola for Rest’ | Mint
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10m ago
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Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO of Ola Electric and Ola Cabs, mocked Tesla founder Elon Musk, stating that "Tesla is for the West and Ola is for the rest". Aggarwal emphasized that companies like Tesla cater to the rich, while Ola Electric aims to build for the global south, starting with India. He also questioned Musk's ventures, suggesting he should try something new. Aggarwal highlighted Ola's achievements, including launching India's first gigafactory and the focus on AI text technology with his new venture, Krutrim. He expressed Ola's vision for India and the role of Indian youth in shaping the future.
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Bhavish Aggarwal’s Krutrim AI follows DeepSeek’s lead, open sources models to develop ‘AI for India’ | Mint
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5m ago
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Krutrim, led by Bhavish Aggarwal, has launched an AI lab and open-sourced its models to develop AI tailored for India, focusing on language and cultural nuances. This move follows the success of Chinese startup DeepSeek, which gained recognition with its cost-efficient, open-source AI models outperforming larger competitors. Aggarwal aims to foster an Indian AI ecosystem, promising significant investments. The trend of open-sourcing AI models is gaining momentum, with major players acknowledging its importance.
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Krutrim To Launch High-Quality Translation APIs For Indian Languages Soon
Inc42
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1y ago
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Krutrim AI, a company founded by Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal, is set to introduce translation APIs for Indian languages on its cloud platform, covering text, speech, and video. The company has launched an Android app and partnered with Databricks to improve its language model capabilities. With a recent funding round of $50 million, Krutrim AI has become India's first AI unicorn and aims to establish data centers and AI-optimized chips to remain competitive in the Indian AI market.
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Most shameless, insensitive dou***bag: Kunal Kamra to Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal
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5m ago
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Comedian Kunal Kamra, who earlier called out Ola Electric's CEO Bhavish Aggarwal for issues with EVs and deficient customer service, has now called Bhavish "the most shameless, insensitive dou***bag". "While not responding to the cry of existing customers...he's here with new schemes to embezzle people of their hard-earned money," Kamra posted on X as Bhavish showed Ola's new bike.
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Ola Electric launches Roadster X series, deliveries to begin mid-March
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5m ago
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Ola Electric, led by Bhavish Aggarwal, has begun pre-orders for its electric motorcycles, Roadster X series, with deliveries starting mid-March. The Roadster X+ 9.1kWh variant includes the 4680 Bharat Cell. These motorcycles reflect Ola's commitment to deepening the EV revolution in India, following their successful electric scooters. Available in various kWh models, prices range from ₹74,999 to ₹1,54,999. Aggarwal emphasized customer safety and faster electrification of motorcycles.
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Bhavish Aggarwal becomes second Indian behind three unicorns with Krutrim
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1y ago
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Bhavish Aggarwal, the co-founder of Ola, has achieved a significant milestone as his AI startup, Krutrim, raised $50 million in funding, valuing the company at $1 billion. This achievement makes Aggarwal only the second Indian entrepreneur to have founded three unicorns. Krutrim, which focuses on AI applications for all Indian languages, plans to use the funds for innovation and global expansion. With its recent release of a large language model (LLM) and conversational AI assistant, Krutrim aims to lead India's AI revolution.
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Ola IP may transfer to Bhavish Aggarwal family office
Economic Times
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2m ago
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Bhavish Aggarwal is restructuring his companies by transferring Ola's brand intellectual property (IP) from ANI Technologies to a new holding entity managed by his family office. This move aims to enhance operational agility but faces resistance from ANI shareholders concerned about losing royalty income. Amidst cross-ownership issues, the restructuring aligns with Aggarwal's broader investment plans in capital-intensive ventures like Krutrim AI. Ola's public offering efforts and shifting market dynamics further add complexity to the group's strategic evolution.
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India won political freedom in 1947, must win tech freedom by 2047: Bhavish
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12m ago
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Entrepreneur Bhavish Aggarwal said AI and new energy can transform India into a $50 trillion economy by 2047. "In 1947, we won our political freedom. In 2047, we must achieve our technological freedom," he stated. "We can transform India into the world's AI powerhouse, just as China revolutionised global manufacturing," he added.
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Bhavish Aggarwal unveils Ola's large language model Krutrim
Economic Times
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1y ago
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Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal's unveiled Krutrim, Ola's large language model. Krutrim aims to facilitate various language-based tasks such as transcription, translation, and sentiment analysis, catering to users from diverse linguistic backgrounds. The model leverages Ola's extensive database of user- and driver-generated content to deliver accurate and contextually relevant results. This initiative aligns with Ola's commitment to fostering technological advancements in the Indian market.
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