- Published on May 6, 2024
- In Global Tech
Is Sarvam AI the OpenAI of India?
Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI looks to create an LLM from scratch, while also using existing open-source models like Mistral, Databricks DBRX, and Meta’s Llama 2
- By Siddharth Jindal
"We've just started here, I don't think we are trying to build the class of models that OpenAI is trying to build with GPT-5. If there are as many people who can use our models as OpenAI, I will be very happy,” said a camera-conscious Vivek Raghavan, the co-founder of Sarvam AI, a startup nestled in Indiranagar, the heart of Bengaluru, mirroring Starbucks.
“I would be very happy if we are as successful as OpenAI,” said Raghavan, kick-starting an exclusive interview with AIM on a humble note.
Now, OpenAI too is making its presence felt in India. The San Francisco-based company recently hired Pragya Misra, and is working with former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as a senior advisor to oversee the changing regulatory landscape, and facilitating talks with the governm
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Siddharth Jindal
Siddharth is a media graduate who loves to explore tech through journalism and putting forward ideas worth pondering about in the era of artificial intelligence.
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