Jio Platforms Partners with Nvidia to Democratize AI in India

Jio Platforms Working with Nvidia to Democratise AI in India: Report

Jio Platforms is reportedly joining forces with technology companies like Nvidia to co-develop affordable and personalised AI solutions, aiming to make artificial intelligence (AI) as accessible as mobile data. This move aligns with Reliance Industries' strategy as it gears up to replicate its telecom sector disruption by slashing data prices in the AI space. Jio Platforms to co-develop AI language models to offer transformative solutions such as affordable and personalised AI-as-a-service and AI agent applications, ET reported. Also Read: Jio Delivers Data at 15 Cents a GB: Mukesh Ambani at Nvidia AI Summit 2024 Jio is reportedly working on AI language models and personalised AI agents, targeting sectors like retail, healthcare, agriculture, and education. On the infrastructure front, RIL's technology arm is participating in the India AI Mission, partnering with Nvidia to acquire their high-end Blackwell GPUs. "Once empanelled, Jio aims to offer GPU-as-a-service to startups and researchers at the most competitive price in the world, a senior company executive reportedly said, outlining RIL's overall strategy around next-generation technologies. "There are three factors to accessible and affordable AI - the device, the data (on cloud), and high-speed broadband networks and Jio is working on all these so that every individual can have a personal AI agency based on his needs and likes," the executive reportedly said. "The way Jio has democratised data usage we want to do the same with AI," the executive added, according to the report, referring to how Reliance Jio brought mobile data prices in India crashing down to now being among the cheapest in the world. According to the report, Nvidia GPUs are being utilised by Reliance Industries for in-house applications and the development of Jio-branded products and services based on large language models (LLMs). In addition to driving its AI Mission, Jio is exploring monetisation opportunities through Jio Brain, an enterprise AI suite. Also Read: Akash Ambani Urges Rapid Adoption of AI and Data Centre Policy Reform in India "The AI Mission is a government initiative to offer GPUs at a subsidised cost. For instance, assuming if the price is Rs 25 per GPU hour, the government will subsidise Rs 5-10 out of that. We (Jio and others) as vendors will compete to offer lower prices to Rs 25," the executive reportedly explained. The India AI Mission is a Rs 10,300-crore project aimed at fostering responsible AI innovation in the country. Of this, Rs 5,000 crore is allocated for procuring AI compute hardware through partnerships with cloud providers, data center companies, and others. Jio Platforms, along with 18 other bidders, submitted their bids in December to qualify for empanelment under the Mission, and these bids are currently undergoing technical evaluation, the report highlighted. "RIL is building a 1 GW AI data centre in Jamnagar both for captive use and offering GPU-as-a-service to commercial projects like the India AI Mission. As the usage scales, Jio will expand more AI inferencing facilities in its own premises across India, bringing AI closer to the edge," the executive reportedly said. Also Read: Jio Showcases AI Tools, Industry 5.0 and More Innovations at IMC2024 Speaking about the high cost of AI infrastructure and running LLMs, the executive reportedly said, "Green energy will play a big role in bringing down operational costs of AI going forward. Global research has also suggested that there has been a significant decline in cost of AI hardware. India needs affordability. Without that, AI is just a fancy thing here... It will never scale up." For AI to be accessible, it must be available on cheap devices with data hosted on the cloud, according to the person. Internally, Reliance is working on embedding AI into corporate functions across its various businesses, including oil and gas refinery operations, telecom network management, and retail store security through the Jio Brain suite, the report said, adding, Jio Brain is housed under Jio Platforms. "We are creating end-to-end workflows with real-time data, which helps us in smarter and quicker decision making," the executive reportedly said. "Think of it as automatic, very simple manual tasks. But at scale, they create so much value. Once Jio Brain as a platform is perfected within Reliance, we can offer it to other enterprises as well." Also Read: Reliance Jio Rolls Out 100GB Free AI Cloud Storage with AI Features for Select Users Jio recently started rolling out free AI cloud storage of up to 100GB for users to store photos, videos, documents, other digital content. If you have received your free access, let us know via X at @TelecomTalk.

Jio Might Be Working With Nvidia to Develop Accessible AI Solutions

The company reportedly wants to offer personalised AI-as-a-service Jio Platforms is reportedly partnering with tech giants such as Nvidia intending to disrupt the Indian artificial intelligence (AI) space similar to how it disrupted the telecom sector with competitive pricing and access to unlimited mobile data. As per the report, Jio is working with multiple companies to co-develop native large language models (LLMs). With these, the company reportedly wants to start offering enterprises affordable and personalised AI-as-a-service and agentic AI applications. Additionally, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is also participating in the government's India AI Mission. The Economic Times reported that Jio Platforms is now focusing on disrupting the AI space in India by offering affordable access to AI tools and agentic applications to enterprises. Citing an unnamed senior executive of the company, the publication claimed that Jio is working with Nvidia and other tech giants to also offer hardware support to run AI inference. Jio Platforms reportedly plans that after it is empanelled into the India AI Mission, a Rs. 10,300 crore project by the government, it will offer GPU-as-a-service to startups and researchers "at the most competitive price in the world." The company has reportedly partnered with Nvidia to secure its Blackwell GPUs for this. The executive also reportedly highlighted that Jio is currently working on all three avenues of AI infrastructure -- the device, cloud service, and high-speed broadband networks -- to offer affordable AI to enterprises and individuals. Explaining the financials of the GPU-focused service, the executive told the Economic Times, "The AI Mission is a government initiative to offer GPUs at a subsidised cost. For instance, assuming if the price is Rs 25 per GPU hour, the government will subsidise Rs 5-10 out of that. We (Jio and others) as vendors will compete to offer lower prices to Rs 25." Notably, earlier this year, Jio Platforms announced Jio Brain, a 5G-integrated AI and machine learning (ML) platform for enterprises. The executive reportedly said that the company is also looking for ways to monetise the offering. The AI space in India is fragmented at the moment where different players are offering different services. While Google, Amazon, Nvidia, and Microsoft have been trying to enter the space with integrated AI services, the enterprise pricing of their products is said to be quite steep resulting in slow adoption of the technology. If Jio can offer services where it provides the front-end AI tools, the backend LLMs, as well as cloud services to run data processing, all at competitive pricing, it could accelerate the rate of adoption of AI among enterprises.

Jio brings data playbook to build out accessible and affordable AI

Jio Platforms is working with Nvidia to create affordable AI services and applications. They aim to provide these solutions through GPU-as-a-service at competitive prices. Jio is also building a large AI data centre in Jamnagar for both internal and commercial use. Green energy will help reduce operational costs and make AI more accessible.Jio Platforms is partnering with technology giants like Nvidia to co-develop AI language models to offer transformative solutions such as affordable and personalised AI-as-a-service and AI agent applications as Reliance Industries gears up to disrupt the AI space just as it did in the telecom sector by slashing data prices. On the infrastructure side, RIL's technology arm is participating in the India AI Mission after tying up with Nvidia to secure their high-end Blackwell GPUs. Once empanelled, Jio aims to offer GPU-as-a-service to startups and researchers at the most competitive price in the world, a senior company executive told ET, detailing RIL's overall strategy around next-generation technologies. "There are three factors to accessible and affordable AI - the device, the data (on cloud), and high-speed broadband networks and Jio is working on all these so that every individual can have a personal AI agency based on his needs and likes," the executive said on condition of anonymity. Jio Platforms is working with Nvidia and others to develop AI use cases in areas like retail, healthcare, agriculture and education. "The way Jio has democratised data usage, we want to do the same with AI," the executive said, referring to how Reliance Jio brought mobile data prices in India crashing down to now being among the cheapest in the world. The Nvidia GPUs are also being used for Reliance industries' captive use and building Jio-branded products and service on large language models (LLMs). Besides the AI Mission, Jio eyes monetisation opportunities with Jio Brain - an enterprise AI suite. "The AI Mission is a government initiative to offer GPUs at a subsidised cost. For instance, assuming if the price is Rs 25 per GPU hour, the government will subsidise Rs 5-10 out of that. We (Jio and others) as vendors will compete to offer lower prices to Rs 25," the executive explained. The India AI Mission is a Rs 10,300-crore project to support responsible AI innovation in the country. Of that, Rs 5,000 crore has been earmarked for providing AI compute hardware by empanelling cloud providers, data centre companies, etc. Jio Platforms and 18 other bidders have submitted bids to qualify for empanelment under the Mission in December, which are undergoing technical evaluation. RIL is building a 1 GW AI data centre in Jamnagar both for captive use and offering GPU-as-a-service to commercial projects like the India AI Mission. As the usage scales, Jio will expand more AI inferencing facilities in its own premises across India, bringing AI closer to the edge, the executive said. When asked about the high cost of AI infrastructure and running LLMs, the executive said, "Green energy will play a big role in bringing down operational costs of AI going forward. Global research has also suggested that there has been a significant decline in cost of AI hardware. India needs affordability. Without that, AI is just a fancy thing here... It will never scale up." For AI to be accessible, it must be available on low-cost devices through data hosted on the cloud, the person said. Jio recently announced free cloud storage up to 100 GB for users to store photos, videos, documents and other digital content. Internally, Reliance is working on embedding AI in corporate functions across its companies such as oil and gas refinery operations, telecom network management and retail store security through the Jio Brain suite. Jio Brain is housed under Jio Platforms. "We are creating end-to-end workflows with real-time data, which helps us in smarter and quicker decision making," the executive said. "Think of it as automatic, very simple manual tasks. But at scale, they create so much value. Once Jio Brain as a platform is perfected within Reliance, we can offer it to other enterprises as well."

Jio Platforms develops personalized AI services with Nvidia collaboration

Transforming AI Access: Jio Platform Collaboration with Nvidia Jio Platforms is establishing a new benchmark in the artificial intelligence (AI) segment by leveraging the platform and partnering with key tech companies like Nvidia to provide affordable and customized AI solutions. This initiative is similar to the telecom disrupt strategy that Reliance Industries adopted, where the company eliminated high data costs and aims to make AI as ubiquitous as mobile data. The integration aims to develop AI language models and AI language models, which are expected to revolutionize the retail, healthcare, agriculture, and education industries. As per the latest research, Jio Platforms will leverage Nvidia's high-end Blackwell GPUs to further develop its architecture as a part of the AI India Mission for overall AI development in the country.