Reliance, NVIDIA To Develop Foundational Large Language Model for AI in India

Reliance Industries has partnered with GPU giant Nvidia to work on creating a sizable language model that is trained on India's several languages, according to a statement released on Friday by the companies.

The companies will work together to build AI infrastructure that is over an order of magnitude more powerful than the fastest supercomputer in India today. NVIDIA will provide access to the most advanced AI supercomputing service in the cloud.

The Reliance Jio Infocomm, the telecom division of Reliance Industries, new frontier into AI is built on NVIDIA-powered AI infrastructure. Industry and day-to-day living are being transformed by the global AI revolution. Reliance will develop AI applications and services for its 450 million Jio subscribers as well as offer energy-efficient AI infrastructure to researchers, developers, and startups across India in order to serve India's enormous potential in AI.

The AI infrastructure will be hosted in AI-ready computing data centers that will eventually expand to 2,000 MW. Execution and implementation will be managed by Jio, which has extensive offerings and experience across mobile telephony, 5G spectrum, fiber networks and more.

"We are delighted to partner with Reliance to build state-of-the-art Al supercomputers in India. India has scale, data and talent. With the most advanced Al computing infrastructure, Reliance can build its own large language models that power generative Al applications made in India, for the people of India," said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA.

Jio has broad expertise, infrastructure and engineering skill to roll out and manage the new AI computing infrastructure. The collaboration with NVIDIA also aligns with its strategy of serving as a large, comprehensive digital, cloud and networking platform for both consumers and business customers.

"As India advances from a country of data proliferation to creating technology infrastructure for widespread and accelerated growth, computing and technology super centres like the one we envisage with NVIDIA will provide the catalytic growth just like Jio did to our nation's digital march," said Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. "I am delighted with the partnership with NVIDIA and looking forward to a purposeful journey together."

"At Jio, we are committed to fueling India's technology renaissance by democratizing access to cutting-edge technologies, and our collaboration with NVIDIA is a significant step in this direction," said Akash Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm. "Together, we will develop a state-of-the-art AI cloud infrastructure that is secure, sustainable and deeply relevant across India, accelerating the nation's journey towards becoming an AI powerhouse."

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited, said on the partnership, "As India advances from a country of data proliferation to creating technology infrastructure for widespread and accelerated growth, computing and technology super centres like the one we envisage with NVIDIA will provide the catalytic growth just like Jio did to our nation's digital march. I am delighted with the partnership with NVIDIA and looking forward to a purposeful journey together."

Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, said, "At Jio, we are committed to fuelling India's technological renaissance by democratizing access to cutting-edge technologies. Our collaboration with NVIDIA is a significant step in this direction. Together, we will develop an advanced AI cloud infrastructure that is secure, sustainable, and are deeply relevant to India's unique opportunities. This state-of-theart platform will be a catalyst in accelerating AI-driven innovations across sectors, from healthcare and education to enterprise solutions. Our vision is to make AI accessible to researchers, start-ups, and enterprises across the nation, thereby accelerating India's journey towards becoming an AI powerhouse."