- Published on January 30, 2025
- In IT Services
Why Nagarro CTO Believes DeepSeek Might be Good for Indian IT
If India can surpass the security issues with DeepSeek, the model’s low cost will play a big role in its adoption, Kanchan Ray said.
- By Mohit Pandey
DeepSeek, the open-source AI model from China, has captured global attention, and since then, the AI world hasn’t been the same. While ChatGPT served as a wake-up call for India to build its own foundational models, DeepSeek seems to be the one that could actually turn that vision into reality – after more than two years of anticipation.
While Indian IT remains hesitant about building foundational models, Nagarro’s CTO Kanchan Ray acknowledged that DeepSeek brings capabilities that could be particularly relevant for Indian use cases.
Just like most Indian companies, Ray also expressed scepticism about DeepSeek when it comes to Indian use cases due to its low trust factor. “I don’t have any well-formed opinion yet…but the interesting spin to this is [that] they have made i
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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