NVIDIA CEO Highlights India's Potential to Lead Global AI Revolution

'India has unique strengths to help it win the AI race'

India's thriving startup ecosystem, the strength of its digital economy and the proliferation of the world's largest global capability centres (GCCs) in the country will position India as one of the top three artificial intelligence (AI) economies globally, said Shanker Trivedi, senior vice president of enterprise business at Nvidia, the world's largest chip maker, in conversation with Himanshi Lohchab & Surabhi Agarwal. "India has unique characteristics. Some other regions are still a fragmented market. But India has always been one market with one currency, even while multiple cultures exist," he told ET in an exclusive interview. "Even the market in Nagaland is bigger, I can assure you, than some other nations. And I bet you, there's somebody in Kohima right now planning a startup using this amazing infrastructure and platform," said Trivedi, who has helmed Nvidia's enterprise business for 15 years and is now a key member of chief executive Jensen Huang's core team. The Indian government's focus on building sovereign AI is leading the way to build accelerated computing projects in the country, he said. "Government has an AI mission, a language mission, a supercomputing mission. That's visionary. I hear 30% of the transactions are now accelerated," said Trivedi. India's strength as a hub of global system integrators (GSIs) also makes it one of the most attractive markets for companies like Nvidia, he said. "I always say internally, 80% of the global 2,000, have some form of capability center in India. The world's biggest GSIs have their developers here. GSIs are no longer just maintaining or managing applications out of their India centres, but also deploying accelerated computing for AI," he said. When it comes to the cost of high-performance compute infrastructure, he said that Moore's law, which says that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit nearly doubles every two years with a minimal increase in cost, is failing. The average selling price of even unaccelerated computing (central processing units) has increased to $9,000 from $3,000 in between 2020-25. "It's a corollary of the growth of accelerated computing. And there's going to be a similar change by 2030 in edge, near edge and far edge servers," said Trivedi. However, he said, India needs to change the perception that investing in high-performance computing infrastructure is expensive. "Mindset in India needs to change. We are no longer a poverty-ridden tiny GDP nation. And actually, Reliance (Industries) showed that way. Why not build the world's biggest refinery? Why not build the biggest port? And so, why not build the largest AI factory? Because if we export intelligence, we will make money. And, therefore, to build that intelligence we need to invest in accelerated computing," Trivedi said. Companies must weigh the total output of computing against per watt usage of power, he said. "You will actually see that accelerated computing is sustainable. And, therefore, the total cost of ownership is lower for an equivalent workload," he said. Trivedi urged India's conglomerates to invest in at least one AI project which promises a high return on investment at the moment. "Chances are 50-50 that it might fail. But the value you derive from just understanding the data and producing intelligence, it's invaluable," he said.

NVIDIA : "India Should Manufacture Its Own AI," Declares NVIDIA CEO

Artificial intelligence will be the driving force behind India's digital transformation, fueling innovation, economic growth, and global leadership, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday at NVIDIA's AI Summit in Mumbai. Addressing a crowd of entrepreneurs, developers, academics and business leaders, Huang positioned AI as the cornerstone of the country's future. India has an "amazing natural resource" in its IT and computer science expertise," Huang said, nothing the vast potential waiting to be unlocked. To capitalize on this country's talent and India's immense data resources, the country's leading cloud infrastructure providers are rapidly accelerating their data center capacity. NVIDIA is playing a key role, with NVIDIA GPU deployments expected to grow nearly 10x by year's end, creating the backbone for an AI-driven economy. Together with NVIDIA, these companies are at the cutting edge of a shift Huang compared to the seismic change in computing introduced by IBM's System 360 in 1964, calling it the most profound platform shift since then. "This industry, the computing industry, is going to become the intelligence industry," Huang said, pointing to India's unique strengths to lead this industry, thanks to its enormous amounts of data and large population. With this rapid expansion in infrastructure, AI factories will play a critical role in India's future, serving as the backbone of the nation's AI-driven growth. NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaking with Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani at NVIDIA's AI Summit in Mumbai. "It makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI," Huang said. "You should not export data to import intelligence," he added, noting the importance of India building its own AI infrastructure. Huang identified three areas where AI will transform industries: sovereign AI, where nations use their own data to drive innovation; agentic AI, which automates knowledge-based work; and physical AI, which applies AI to industrial tasks through robotics and autonomous systems. India, Huang noted, is uniquely positioned to lead in all three areas. India's startups are already harnessing NVIDIA technology to drive innovation across industries and are positioning themselves as global players, bringing the country's AI solutions to the world. Meanwhile, India's robotics ecosystem is adopting NVIDIA Isaac and Omniverse to power the next generation of physical AI, revolutionizing industries like manufacturing and logistics with advanced automation. Following Huang's remarks, the focus shifted to a fireside chat between Huang and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, where the two leaders explored how AI will shape the future of Indian industries, particularly in sectors like energy, telecommunications and manufacturing. Ambani emphasized that AI is central to this continued growth. Reliance, in partnership with NVIDIA, is building AI factories to automate industrial tasks and transform processes in sectors like energy and manufacturing. Both men discussed their companies' joint efforts to pioneer AI infrastructure in India. Ambani underscored the role of AI in public sector services, explaining how India's data combined with AI is already transforming governance and service delivery. Huang added that AI promises to democratize technology. "The ability to program AI is something that everyone can do ... if AI could be put into the hands of every citizen, it would elevate and put into the hands of everyone this incredible capability," he said. Huang emphasized NVIDIA's role in preparing India's workforce for an AI-driven future. NVIDIA is partnering with India's IT giants such as Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra and Wipro to upskill nearly half a million developers, ensuring India leads the AI revolution with a highly trained workforce. "India's technical talent is unmatched," Huang said. Ambani echoed these sentiments, stressing that "India will be one of the biggest intelligence markets," pointing to the nation's youthful, technically talented population. As the session drew to a close, Huang and Ambani reflected on their vision for India's AI-driven future. With its vast talent pool, burgeoning tech ecosystem and immense data resources, the country, they agreed, has the potential to contribute globally in sectors such as energy, healthcare, finance and manufacturing. "This cannot be done by any one company, any one individual, but we all have to work together to bring this intelligence age safely to the world so that we can create a more equal world, a more prosperous world," Ambani said. Huang echoed the sentiment, adding: "Let's make it a promise today that we will work together so that India can take advantage of the intelligence revolution that's ahead of us."

"India Should Manufacture Its Own AI," Declares NVIDIA CEO

Artificial intelligence will be the driving force behind India's digital transformation, fueling innovation, economic growth, and global leadership, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday at NVIDIA's AI Summit in Mumbai. Addressing a crowd of entrepreneurs, developers, academics and business leaders, Huang positioned AI as the cornerstone of the country's future. India has an "amazing natural resource" in its IT and computer science expertise," Huang said, nothing the vast potential waiting to be unlocked. To capitalize on this country's talent and India's immense data resources, the country's leading cloud infrastructure providers are rapidly accelerating their data center capacity. NVIDIA is playing a key role, with NVIDIA GPU deployments expected to grow nearly 10x by year's end, creating the backbone for an AI-driven economy. Together with NVIDIA, these companies are at the cutting edge of a shift Huang compared to the seismic change in computing introduced by IBM's System 360 in 1964, calling it the most profound platform shift since then. "This industry, the computing industry, is going to become the intelligence industry," Huang said, pointing to India's unique strengths to lead this industry, thanks to its enormous amounts of data and large population. With this rapid expansion in infrastructure, AI factories will play a critical role in India's future, serving as the backbone of the nation's AI-driven growth. "It makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI," Huang said. "You should not export data to import intelligence," he added, noting the importance of India building its own AI infrastructure. Huang identified three areas where AI will transform industries: sovereign AI, where nations use their own data to drive innovation; agentic AI, which automates knowledge-based work; and physical AI, which applies AI to industrial tasks through robotics and autonomous systems. India, Huang noted, is uniquely positioned to lead in all three areas. India's startups are already harnessing NVIDIA technology to drive innovation across industries and are positioning themselves as global players, bringing the country's AI solutions to the world. Meanwhile, India's robotics ecosystem is adopting NVIDIA Isaac and Omniverse to power the next generation of physical AI, revolutionizing industries like manufacturing and logistics with advanced automation. Following Huang's remarks, the focus shifted to a fireside chat between Huang and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, where the two leaders explored how AI will shape the future of Indian industries, particularly in sectors like energy, telecommunications and manufacturing. Ambani emphasized that AI is central to this continued growth. Reliance, in partnership with NVIDIA, is building AI factories to automate industrial tasks and transform processes in sectors like energy and manufacturing. Both men discussed their companies' joint efforts to pioneer AI infrastructure in India. Ambani underscored the role of AI in public sector services, explaining how India's data combined with AI is already transforming governance and service delivery. Huang added that AI promises to democratize technology. "The ability to program AI is something that everyone can do ... if AI could be put into the hands of every citizen, it would elevate and put into the hands of everyone this incredible capability," he said. Huang emphasized NVIDIA's role in preparing India's workforce for an AI-driven future. NVIDIA is partnering with India's IT giants such as Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra and Wipro to upskill nearly half a million developers, ensuring India leads the AI revolution with a highly trained workforce. "India's technical talent is unmatched," Huang said. Ambani echoed these sentiments, stressing that "India will be one of the biggest intelligence markets," pointing to the nation's youthful, technically talented population. As the session drew to a close, Huang and Ambani reflected on their vision for India's AI-driven future. With its vast talent pool, burgeoning tech ecosystem and immense data resources, the country, they agreed, has the potential to contribute globally in sectors such as energy, healthcare, finance and manufacturing. "This cannot be done by any one company, any one individual, but we all have to work together to bring this intelligence age safely to the world so that we can create a more equal world, a more prosperous world," Ambani said. Huang echoed the sentiment, adding: "Let's make it a promise today that we will work together so that India can take advantage of the intelligence revolution that's ahead of us."

'India has all the ingredients to lead the AI Revolution,' says Nvidia's Jensen Huang

Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, believes artificial intelligence (AI) makes technology accessible to all, not just the privileged few. He addressed concerns about job displacement, emphasising that AI will enhance efficiency, productivity, and human capabilities. In an engaging conversation with Sruthijith KK, Executive Editor of The Economic Times, at the ET Conversations event in Mumbai, Huang reflected on Nvidia's rise to a $3.43 trillion company and shared his persistent fear of the business failing. He urged India's IT services sector to shift from the back office to the front office and lead the AI revolution. Watch!

India is uniquely positioned to lead intelligence revolution

"India leads globally in AI skill penetration and ranks second in generative AI adoption. Initiatives like the 'IndiaAI Mission' and investments from Nvidia are fostering a thriving AI ecosystem," Shanti Ekambaram, deputy managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, said in her address at ET Conversations.India's artificial intelligence (AI) market is valued at $6.4 billion, with expenditure expected to reach $11.78 billion by 2025, Shanti Ekambaram, deputy managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, said in her address at ET Conversations. "India leads globally in AI skill penetration and ranks second in generative AI adoption. Initiatives like the 'IndiaAI Mission' and investments from Nvidia are fostering a thriving AI ecosystem," Ekambaram said. She said the AI investments in India could potentially add nearly $500 billion to the GDP. "Over 100 GenAI startups have raised more than $600 million since 2019, and educational initiatives are upskilling nearly half a million developers. With massive digital infrastructure and a vast pool of talent, India is uniquely positioned to lead the intelligence revolution. It's safe to say that we'll be seeing a lot more of Jensen in India," she said while introducing Nvidia founder Jensen Huang at the ET Conversations event. Ekambaram said from India that gave the world 'Shunya'- zero - and the decimal system, to Nvidia's journey from a graphics card company to the cornerstone of the AI revolution, there has been a remarkable confluence. "Our massive digital infrastructure and vast pool of talent position us uniquely in this intelligence revolution. At Kotak, we've experienced first-hand how AI isn't about replacing jobs but empowering people. When I meet with technology partners, they often focus on profitability and automation. But like Jensen's vision for Nvidia, we ask a different question: 'How can this technology help us understand our customers better?' This human-centric approach to technology resonates deeply with Nvidia's philosophy under Jensen's leadership," she said.

Indian IT must hitch an AI ride to front office: Nvidia's Jensen Huang

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, urged the Indian IT industry to leverage its strengths in AI to transform into a leading global innovation hub. He advocated for regulatory measures for AI and highlighted its potential to boost productivity, particularly in agriculture, without replacing human jobs. The Indian information technology industry should reinvent itself and lead the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, transforming itself into the world's front office from its back office, said Jensen Huang, founder and chief executive of chip maker Nvidia. He also called for the regulation of AI while dismissing fears that it would replace humans, at the second ET Conversations in Mumbai on Friday that was attended by thought leaders, business chieftains and policymakers. The country has all the ingredients needed to capitalise on the opportunity that will be thrown up by AI thanks to the digital infrastructure that's in place and software capabilities developed over the years, he said. "India has one of the largest digital ecosystems," said Huang in his conversation with ET's Sruthijith KK. "It is an opportunity to reinvent from being the back office of the world, to becoming the front office. From being a cost-reduction centre, to an AI-driven ecosystem." Nvidia's valuation has skyrocketed as its graphics processing unit (GPU) chips, with their vast computing capacity, have become a critical element of the artificial intelligence (AI) surge that's powering all aspects of the global economy. Huang elaborated on the evolution that the Indian IT industry has to undergo. "(From) an industry of cost reduction to an industry of innovation. An industry of labour to an industry of invention. An industry that can only make money when you spend hours -- to an industry that can make money when you're sleeping," he said. "That's the industry that I'm certain India will become." The Nvidia boss said his visit to India has been highly encouraging. "I came not expecting anything, but I leave with incredible enthusiasm and optimism that across the entire IT industry here, all of the technology companies here, the CEOs that I met, (there is a) determination to reinvent the IT industry, to take advantage of this generational opportunity, the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reinvent, to take advantage of that," Huang said. The Indian IT industry is estimated to be worth more than $250 billion and employs more than five million people. While it has propelled the nation to its current status as one of the world's biggest exporters of software services, recent developments in the field of AI are threatening this business model. But Huang is of the view that Indian tech companies are working hard to remain relevant. While the possibilities opened up by AI are set to improve productivity and help achieve tasks that were previously considered impossible, the potential ability to disrupt society is feared as lack of control over it could harm societies. "We should regulate AI in the context of every application," said Huang. "When you use artificial intelligence as an accountant, that accountant should be regulated. When you use artificial intelligence as a lawyer, that lawyer should be regulated. When you use artificial intelligence as a doctor, that doctor should be regulated. AI should be regulated in the context of its use." Huang however dismissed the panic over AI replacing humans and said it could only improve productivity. "AI is not going to replace humans anytime soon,'' Huang said. "There's not one piece of artificial intelligence that can replace 100% of someone. But it is the case that everyone can take advantage of artificial intelligence to elevate our capabilities. So, think of it as a tool that elevates our abilities to make us all superhuman." India should exploit the advantages it has by way of data wealth and build the necessary infrastructure for AI. "The natural resource of your country is the data, not just the land,'' Huang said. "The data of India belongs to India. It's your natural resource. The data of India encodes the knowledge of your people. The AI factories are part of your national infrastructure, just like energy, just as roads, communications. All of those networks should be built here and should be part of the national infrastructure.'' He pointed to the high possibility that India's agricultural economy will benefit from AI. "The vast majority of the country is in the industry of agriculture," Huang said. "And if we could put AI in the hands of farmers, so that the understanding, the capability of precision pest control, pest management, the use of AI to enhance crop yield and make better predictions of the weather and the yield of crops, could lift the productivity of the people.'' Kotak Mahindra Bank's experience showed that use of AI enhances efficiency and it would not reduce jobs, said Shanti Ekambaram, deputy managing director at the lender. The Indian AI market is estimated to double in the next few years from about $6.4 billion now

Indian IT Must Hitch an AI Ride to Front Office: Huang

The Indian information technology industry should reinvent itself and lead the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, transforming itself into the world's front office from its back office, said Jensen Huang, founder and chief executive of chip maker Nvidia.The Indian information technology industry should reinvent itself and lead the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, transforming itself into the world's front office from its back office, said Jensen Huang, founder and chief executive of chip maker Nvidia. He also called for the regulation of AI while dismissing fears that it would replace humans, at the second ET Conversations in Mumbai on Friday that was attended by thought leaders, business chieftains and policymakers. The country has all the ingredients needed to capitalise on the opportunity that will be thrown up by AI thanks to the digital infrastructure that's in place and software capabilities developed over the years, he said. "India has one of the largest digital ecosystems," said Huang in his conversation with ET's Sruthijith KK. "It is an opportunity to reinvent from being the back office of the world, to becoming the front office. From being a cost-reduction centre, to an AI-driven ecosystem." Nvidia's valuation has skyrocketed as its graphics processing unit (GPU) chips, with their vast computing capacity, have become a critical element of the artificial intelligence (AI) surge that's powering all aspects of the global economy. Huang elaborated on the evolution that the Indian IT industry has to undergo. "(From) an industry of cost reduction to an industry of innovation. An industry of labour to an industry of invention. An industry that can only make money when you spend hours -- to an industry that can make money when you're sleeping," he said. "That's the industry that I'm certain India will become." The Nvidia boss said his visit to India has been highly encouraging. "I came not expecting anything, but I leave with incredible enthusiasm and optimism that across the entire IT industry here, all of the technology companies here, the CEOs that I met, (there is a) determination to reinvent the IT industry, to take advantage of this generational opportunity, the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reinvent, to take advantage of that," Huang said. The Indian IT industry is estimated to be worth more than $250 billion and employs more than five million people. While it has propelled the nation to its current status as one of the world's biggest exporters of software services, recent developments in the field of AI are threatening this business model. But Huang is of the view that Indian tech companies are working hard to remain relevant. While the possibilities opened up by AI are set to improve productivity and help achieve tasks that were previously considered impossible, the potential ability to disrupt society is feared as lack of control over it could harm societies. "We should regulate AI in the context of every application," said Huang. "When you use artificial intelligence as an accountant, that accountant should be regulated. When you use artificial intelligence as a lawyer, that lawyer should be regulated. When you use artificial intelligence as a doctor, that doctor should be regulated. AI should be regulated in the context of its use." Huang however dismissed the panic over AI replacing humans and said it could only improve productivity. "AI is not going to replace humans anytime soon,'' Huang said. "There's not one piece of artificial intelligence that can replace 100% of someone. But it is the case that everyone can take advantage of artificial intelligence to elevate our capabilities. So, think of it as a tool that elevates our abilities to make us all superhuman." India should exploit the advantages it has by way of data wealth and build the necessary infrastructure for AI. "The natural resource of your country is the data, not just the land,'' Huang said. "The data of India belongs to India. It's your natural resource. The data of India encodes the knowledge of your people. The AI factories are part of your national infrastructure, just like energy, just as roads, communications. All of those networks should be built here and should be part of the national infrastructure.'' He pointed to the high possibility that India's agricultural economy will benefit from AI. "The vast majority of the country is in the industry of agriculture," Huang said. "And if we could put AI in the hands of farmers, so that the understanding, the capability of precision pest control, pest management, the use of AI to enhance crop yield and make better predictions of the weather and the yield of crops, could lift the productivity of the people.'' Kotak Mahindra Bank's experience showed that use of AI enhances efficiency and it would not reduce jobs, said Shanti Ekambaram, deputy managing director at the lender. The Indian AI market is estimated to double in the next few years from about $6.4 billion now.

Nvidia CEO targets more India growth through fresh partnerships

India has emerged as a potentially major AI arena, with the country of 1.4 billion adopting the technology in industries including agriculture, education and manufacturing to boost efficiency. While still a small part of their revenue, global tech companies from Nvidia to Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. are betting on the rapidly-growing economy as a growth market and operations base.Nvidia Corp.'s Jensen Huang is forging partnerships with India's biggest corporate names from Reliance Industries Ltd. to Infosys Ltd., underscoring the importance of the world's most populous country to the AI pioneer's future. The US chip company, which is holding one of its AI summits in Mumbai, highlighted the ways Indian partners across industries are using its AI technology to bolster their products and services. Chief Executive Officer Huang is due to discuss AI's potential in India with retail-to-refining mogul Mukesh Ambani at the event on Thursday. India has emerged as a potentially major AI arena, with the country of 1.4 billion adopting the technology in industries including agriculture, education and manufacturing to boost efficiency. While still a small part of their revenue, global tech companies from Nvidia to Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. are betting on the rapidly-growing economy as a growth market and operations base. Nvidia said it'll help India's Tech Mahindra Ltd. to build a Hindi large language model, and work with e-commerce company Flipkart on its conversational customer-service systems. It'll also collaborate with India's health-care companies to help them improve productivity in patient care and research. The US company has emerged at the forefront of a global AI boom, supplying the chips tech leaders like Microsoft and Google use to develop artificial intelligence. Huang has toured the globe this year, pushing countries and enterprises to adopt AI technologies he's dubbed a "new industrial revolution." Nvidia began its operations in Bangalore, southern India, two decades ago and also has development centers in three other cities in the country, with a total of about 4,000 engineers, its largest employee base after its home country. About a year ago, it struck pacts to build AI data centers with local conglomerates including Ambani's Reliance Group and the Tata Group. Reliance Industries is building a range of AI tools and applications called JioBrain, Ambani said at the company's live-streamed shareholders meeting in August, during which he mentioned the term AI at least 80 times. India has risen in prominence for global tech companies as the US's tensions with China have escalated. Nvidia is among companies whose business with China has been curtailed by Washington's restrictions. Huang described "India's moment" after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US last month. While India boasts a burgeoning digital economy, its AI infrastructure is still developing. The government has set aside $1.2 billion under the IndiaAI Mission to build data centers vital to building AI systems and commercializing technologies.

India's $1.24B AI Mission Pays off: Nvidia Predicts Nation Will Be Major Producer

In a recent update, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted India's rapid growth as a key AI producer. India's government is investing $1.24 billion to enhance its AI capabilities, including building a supercomputer with over 10,000 GPUs. This initiative, part of the "IndiaAI Compute Capacity," aims to boost the nation's technological self-reliance and democratize AI benefits. India's AI Mission In March 2024, India's government approved a comprehensive artificial intelligence initiative with a budget of 103 billion Indian rupees ($1.25 billion). "The India AI mission will establish a comprehensive ecosystem catalyzing AI innovation through strategic programs and partnerships across the public and private sectors," a translated government statement said. The plan also includes establishing the "IndiaAI Innovation Centre" to focus on indigenous AI models and a series of initiatives to support AI startups, improve datasets, and expand AI education. India's AI drive focuses on generating a self-reliant AI ecosystem in India, broadening its impact through three main initiatives. India's Growing AI Ecosystem Speaking at the Nvidia AI Summit in India, Huang emphasized the country's adoption of sovereign AI strategies, where nations maintain control of their own AI infrastructure and data. In a conversation with Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, Huang said, "India produced and exported software. In the future, India will export AI." Huang added that, alongside the Indian government, they had upskilled around 2,000 professionals in AI. Ambani noted that one of the reasons India stands to succeed in AI innovation is related to the average age of 1.4 billion Indians, which is 35. 10,000-GPU Sovereign AI Supercomputer Central to India's AI strategy is the development of a cutting-edge supercomputer, which will be equipped with at least 10,000 GPUs. No further details were provided at the time. However, it was indicated that the construction of this supercomputer would require a collaborative effort in the form of a public-private partnership. According to India's PSA office, AI expenditure is projected to grow with a CAGR of 39% over the period 2019-2025, touching around $11,781 million by 2025. While the supercomputer's use of domestic technology remains uncertain, a key goal is to push for local AI development, particularly in supporting India's diverse languages. The Indian government recently approved three semiconductor manufacturing facilities, representing an investment exceeding $15 billion.

Jensen Huang Celebrates India's Dominance in IT and Computer Science

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang lauded India's IT industry and deep expertise in computer science. He was speaking at the company's AI Summit held in Mumbai on October 24. "Very few countries in the world have this amazing natural resource called IT and deep expertise in computer science. In the last couple of years, we have been working together and helped upscale about 2,00,000 IT professionals into the world of AI," Huang said in a fireside chat with Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries. Meanwhile, Ambani praised NVIDIA for sparking the AI revolution and said India stands to gain immensely from its young population. He added that it will help the country catapult from being a global IT hub to a global centre for AI. At the ongoing three-day NVIDIA AI Summit, the company also strengthened its partnership to build AI infrastructure in the country. Reliance plans to construct gigawatt-scale data centres in Jamnagar, Gujarat, to ensure affordable access to AI models and services. It is likely that these data centres will be powered by NVIDIA's high-end GPUs Last September, both companies announced their partnership to create AI supercomputers in India and develop large language models (LLMs) tailored to local languages. At the summit, NVIDIA also launched the Nemotron-4-Mini-Hindi-4B model, a small language model for Hindi, enabling businesses to deploy AI solutions specific to local needs. This model, part of NVIDIA's NIM microservice, can be deployed on NVIDIA GPU-accelerated systems, optimising performance for various applications.

Nvidia's Huang teams with Asia's richest man on Blackwell AI hub

The two executives shared the stage at Nvidia's AI summit in Mumbai on Thursday and said a new major data center by Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd. in India is set to use the latest Blackwell chips from the US company. Nvidia also forged partnerships with Indian conglomerates including Infosys Ltd. and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. India has emerged as a potentially major AI arena, with the country of 1.4 billion adopting the technology in industries including agriculture, education and manufacturing to boost efficiency. While still a small part of their revenue, global tech companies from Nvidia to Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. are betting on the rapidly-growing economy as a growth market that can emerge as an alternative to China. "India produced and exported software," Huang said. "In the future, India will export AI." A 1 gigawatt Reliance data center under construction in Gujarat state will use Nvidia's Blackwell, making it among the first to deploy the powerful new chips. Nvidia's customers such as Amazon Web Services are also in the process of starting to use the product, with AWS expecting them to be online next year. Dell Technologies Inc. also has said that Blackwell-based servers will be generally available at the beginning of 2025. Nvidia products have become a prized commodity among data center operators, which use the chips to develop AI software and services. The Santa Clara, California-based company acknowledged in August that Blackwell proved more difficult to produce than anticipated. The company said that it was making changes to improve its manufacturing yield -- the number of functioning chips that come out of factories. Nvidia also said it'll help India's Tech Mahindra Ltd. to build a Hindi large language model, and work with e-commerce company Flipkart on its conversational customer-service systems. It'll collaborate with India's health-care companies to help them improve productivity in patient care and research. The US company has emerged at the forefront of a global AI boom, supplying the chips tech leaders like Microsoft and Google use to develop artificial intelligence. Huang has toured the globe this year, pushing countries and enterprises to adopt AI technologies he's dubbed a "new industrial revolution." Nvidia began its operations in Bangalore, southern India, two decades ago and also has development centers in three other cities in the country, with a total of about 4,000 engineers, its largest employee base after its home country. About a year ago, it struck initial pacts to build AI data centers with local conglomerates including Ambani's Reliance and the Tata Group. Reliance Industries is building a range of AI tools and applications called JioBrain, Ambani said at the company's live-streamed shareholders meeting in August, during which he mentioned the term AI at least 80 times. India has risen in prominence for global tech companies as the US's tensions with China have escalated. Nvidia is among companies whose business with China has been curtailed by Washington's restrictions. Huang described "India's moment" after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US last month. While India boasts a burgeoning digital economy, its AI infrastructure is still developing. The government has set aside $1.2 billion under the IndiaAI Mission to build data centers vital to building AI systems and commercializing technologies.

"Once You Crack LLMs in India, You Can Build Them Anywhere in the World," says Jensen Huang

Ambani humorously mentioned that his version of NVIDIA would be "Vidya," a Sanskrit word for knowledge, symbolising the Hindu goddess Saraswati. Jensen Huang, the chief of NVIDIA, is on his India tour. Speaking at the NVIDIA AI Summit 2024 in Mumbai, Huang highlighted his immense love for India and the potential the country has to build global AI products. He was joined by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani for a fireside chat on stage which turned into a lively discussion about India's potential in driving the future of AI. Ambani humorously mentioned that his version of NVIDIA would be "Vidya," a Sanskrit word for knowledge, symbolising the Hindu goddess Saraswati. He pointed out that knowledge naturally draws Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. In response, Huang enthusiastically suggested that he might have chosen the perfect name for his company, given NVIDIA's increasing ties with India. Huang highlighted India's significance for NVIDIA, noting that the company's name almost spells "India" without the letter "V." He stressed that India is central to NVIDIA's vision as the world moves into what he termed the "intelligence age." Huang said that today NVIDIA has 10,000 engineers in India. Huang praised India's rapid digital transformation, led by Reliance Jio, which has propelled the nation from 158th to first place in global digital connectivity in just eight years. He noted that data in India is significantly cheaper compared to other regions, with Jio offering it at 15 cents per gigabyte, compared to $5 in the US. Ambani also emphasised the need to use AI responsibly, particularly to benefit the Global South, ensuring that technological advancements reduce, rather than increase, global inequalities. Huang spoke of India's potential to shift from being a global IT back-office to a leader in next-generation AI, describing this transition as "Software 2.0." He remarked that India's ability to develop AI-driven software could soon position the country as an exporter of advanced AI solutions worldwide. "Once you crack LLMs in India," Huang said, "you can build them anywhere in the world." He specifically pointed to the complexity of Hindi, where dialects change every 50 kilometres, presenting a significant challenge for AI developers.

NVIDIA ready to go full steam ahead for fab ambitions in India

Nvidia, keen to become the most valuable company, is focusing on India's vast opportunities. CEO Jensen Huang announced major collaborations with Reliance, Infosys, and others to develop AI technology and chip design. Nvidia aims to enhance India's computing power and support its semiconductor ambitions amidst US-China tensions.Nvidia, the giant chipmaker which is breathing down Apple's neck to become the world's most valuable company, is chasing rainbows in India, the world's most populous country that is seen to offer huge opportunities, or should we say 'fab' opportunities. Nvidia Corp.'s founder and CEO Jensen Huang is establishing collaborations with some of India's largest corporations, including Reliance and Infosys, highlighting the significance of the world's most populous nation for the AI leader's future. The company has also expressed interest to collaborate with India on the development of a chip, ET reported earlier this week according to sources familiar with the discussions. While Micron has already bet on India's potential, Nvidia too aims to capitalise on India's robust semiconductor design expertise while also accessing its expanding market potential. Jensen Huang, who is in India currently, said on Thursday that its India units will see 20 times more computing power in the coming year than it has seen in the year past. He further said that he wants India to be at the centre of "the new industrial revolution." He was speaking at the Nvidia AI Summit 2024 in Mumbai being held at the Jio World Convention Centre. Huang's comments came in the wake of multiple attempts made by the leading AI computing company to put India into the limelight. Nvidia also plans to assist Tech Mahindra in developing a Hindi large language model and collaborate with Flipkart on conversational customer service, Bloomberg reported. The chip giant on Thursday also unveiled a streamlined artificial intelligence model for Hindi language, one of India's most spoken languages, aiming capture the expanding market for AI technologies in the region. Nvidia is also seen to work with healthcare companies to improve patient care and research productivity. Moreover, recently, the world's largest AI computing company formed agreements to build AI data centres with local conglomerates like Reliance and Tata Group. Reliance is creating AI applications under the JioBrain initiative, which Ambani has prominently discussed. Earlier, Nvidia had proposed a joint chip development initiative with India, aiming to leverage the country's strong semiconductor design expertise while also tapping into its growing market, ET had reported. The proposal was presented by the CEO Huang to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in the US earlier this year during which he noted "India's moment" in the industry. Ashwini Vaishnaw, the union minister for electronics and IT, confirmed the discussions, stating, "Yes, we are discussing with Nvidia the development of an AI chip; discussions are at a preliminary stage." Officials noted that Nvidia aims to leverage India's vast chip design capabilities to create a chip tailored for the country. "The government is currently thrashing out the details such as costing, benefits, and use cases of such a co-developed chip," one official said, according to the ET report. Nvidia's Corp's interest in India for producing chips comes amidst the nation's pet project for creating a global standing in the industry with its India Semiconductor Mission (ISM). ISM has approved five semiconductor units, all set to receive central and state government subsidies as part of a program aimed at developing the semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in the country, with a total investment of Rs 76,000 crore. Meanwhile, the multi-material semiconductor fabrication unit to be established in India, following the agreement between New Delhi and Washington during PM Narendra Modi's visit to the US earlier, will produce chips to meet the national security needs of both countries. Currently, India imports $1 billion worth of compound semiconductors annually for defence purposes. Once this plant is operational, India's dependence on imported chips will significantly decrease. Meanwhile, amid rising tensions between the US and China, India is becoming increasingly important for global tech firms, especially for Nvidia as it faces restrictions on its China business. Although India has a growing digital economy, its AI infrastructure is still evolving, with the government investing $1.2 billion through the IndiaAI Mission to establish essential data centres for AI development. However, the curbs on China's chip industry by the US and its allies could have come too late. China is said to have already developed expertise in advanced chips and depends on the West only for most advanced cutting-edge technology. Last year, Chinese telecom company Huawei rolled out a phone with an advanced chip, a move widely seen as a challenge. There is a view that curbs on China might push it to innovate further and achieve technological breakthroughs on its own. Chinese imports of equipment to make semiconductors hit a record for the first seven months of this year as the Asian nation's companies continue to ramp up their purchases in case the US and its allies further block them from buying. Nvidia's valuation has soared as its graphics processing unit (GPU) chips play a crucial role in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom that's shaping the tech industry.

NVIDIA, Reliance Industries to build AI infra and Hindi LLMs

Disclaimer: This content generated by AI & may have errors or hallucinations. Edit before use. Read our Terms of use Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO, pushed for India to become the pioneer of manufacturing and export of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on October 24, 2024. Speaking at the NVIDIA AI Summit, Huang said that India should focus on producing digital intelligence while other countries still remain focused on manufacturing systems and chips. "No one manufactures intelligence right now. There's a factory running behind ChatGPT. It's a new kind of factory... That's a new manufacturing industry, don't wait to jump into this one. Enter this one at ground zero," said Huang, arguing that the export of AI would trump India's export of labour. Huang and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced a partnership between the two companies to build AI infrastructure in India. He said the ultimate goal with this partnership is to create that into a "fly-wheel" to create multiple AI models and export it. Largely the partnership will focus on three aspects, building infrastructure for computation, creation of an innovation centre in the country to provide NVIDIA technology to Reliance engineers and the creation of an AI application layer. Huang discussed plans to create a Hindi LLM for India in partnership with other Indian companies. This LLM will be open sourced and will be treated as an operating system for India, said Huang. However, it added that while NVIDIA will look into the building of the infrastructural technology and AI algorithm, the applications for the local market will be created by the companies. "Hindi is the hardest language model region in the world. If anybody can do it, we can do it. Once India figures out a Hindi LLM, we can figure out LLM for everywhere [in the world]," said Huang. Huang talked about the need for Physical AI for the next generation of AI technology. This is an AI that understands the physical world and functions effectively within the real world, be it an automated car, factory, etc. To achieve this, Huang called for an omniverse, a virtual world imitating the real world that trains and refines an AI model to function in the physical world. When asked about AI's limitations in carrying out human work, Huang said that AI cannot perform any human task at 100% and pushed for the technology to be viewed as an assistant. "It turns out that AI has no possibility of doing all that we [humans] do. Depending on the job, an AI can do 20% of the work a thousand times better. However, in no situation can it do 100% of the job. So, AI should right now be used as an assistant. The person who uses AI to automate their 20% job will take your job," said Huang. When asked how NVIDIA will make its products cost-effective and accessible to markets, Huang said that developing new AI tehcnologies will bring down costs by a hundred times every year. According to Huang, this is possible either by distillation techniques wherein a larger AI model will train a smaller AI model to carry out certain tasks in a cost-effective manner. While this smaller model will not work with the same agility as the larger model, it will address the issue of cost to some extent, said Huang.

Nvidia announces multiple partnerships with Indian tech firms

This comes at a time when RIL chairman and managing director called out that India will be one of the biggest intelligence markets with the population scale and government push for AI in India. Several technology and other firms including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, L&T Technology Services (LTTS) and Zoho Corporation, announced collaborations with Nvidia.India visit of Jensen Huang, founder CEO of global chip behemoth Nvidia is garnering multiple partnerships with the country's biggest technology firms and corporates including Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)'s Jio, the Tata Group, Infosys and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) group companies, among others. This comes at a time when RIL chairman and managing director called out that India will be one of the biggest intelligence markets with the population scale and government push for AI in India. Several technology and other firms including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, L&T Technology Services (LTTS) and Zoho Corporation, announced collaborations with Nvidia. The announcements poured in as Huang held its AI summit 2024 in Mumbai and met up with Ambani, in presence of other industry players including Hindi cinema actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday. Partnerships Announcing a five-year partnership expansion, largest Indian IT giant TCS launched Nvidia Business unit for industry-specific solutions and offerings to accelerate AI adoption for customers across manufacturing; banking, financial services & insurance (BFSI); telecom; retail; and automotive businesses. The Business unit will be housed under TCS's AI.Cloud business unit helping to design and deliver curated AI adoption strategies. Bengaluru rivals Infosys and Wipro have also previously forged partnerships with Nvidia to offer enterprise AI solutions for its customers. Fifth largest IT major Tech Mahindra announced the establishment of a Center of Excellence (CoE) powered by NVIDIA platforms to drive advancements in sovereign large language model (LLM) frameworks, agentic AI, and physical AI. While mid-sized technology services player LTTS unveiled its AI experience zone in Bengaluru built on Nvidia AI, to cater to clients in the mobility and technology segments. Chennai-headquartered Zoho Corp also laid out plans to leverage Nvidia AI accelerated computing platform - which includes Nvidia NeMo, part of its AI enterprise software - to build and deploy its LLMs in its SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications. Zoho has already invested over $10 million in Nvidia's AI technology and GPUs, and plans to double this in the coming year. Tata Communications also unveiled its AI Cloud infrastructure in tie-up with NVIDIA, with the first phase to kick off by the end of this year. This will make Tata Communications one of the largest NVIDIA Hopper GPU cloud-based supercomputers in the country. Addressing industry executives, Huang said India is very dear to the world's computer industry and central to the information technology (IT) industry in the world. "Our job is to help India build and deploy AI, and your job is to take these libraries and your incredible IT capability...This is an excellent opportunity for India to have a large population and a large population of computer engineers...this is such an extraordinary time," Huang said. The Nvidia head further stated that India was earlier focused on IT, the backoffice and delivering of software and that the next generation of IT is going to be about producing and delivering AI. During a conversation with Huang, announcing RIL's partnership with Nvidia, Ambani further said that, "Apart from the US and China, India has the best digital connectivity infrastructure...India is fast becoming innovation hub for the world."

Nvidia CEO Heaps Praises On PM Modi For His Vision For AI

The prime minister has been a strong proponent for the use of AI by India Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for artificial intelligence (AI), NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang said he was the first leader in the world to ask him to talk to his cabinet about the uses of the nascent technology. During a fireside conversation with Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani, the CEO of one of the most valued companies of the world said that PM Modi showed interest in AI before people started speaking about the technology. "When I first met Modi ji, he asked me to address his cabinet about artificial intelligence. It was the first time a national leader asked me to address his cabinet on this particular topic. During my last visit with him, I was explaining to him the concept of AI infrastructure and why it was essential for every nation... and he said it makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI. India should not export data to import intelligence," Huang said. The prime minister has been a strong proponent for the use of AI by India. Earlier this year at the 'Startup Mahakumbh', the prime minister said India should aspire to become a global leader in AI. "Our job is to not let the opportunity go. If there are language constraints for the election campaign, I leverage AI to disseminate my message effectively in Tamil, Telugu and Odia," he said. To nurture India's AI ecosystem, the union cabinet approved the IndiaAI Mission earlier this year with a budgetary allocation of INR 10,372 Cr for the upcoming five years. While the primary utilisation of the funds will be to fuel innovation in the AI ecosystem via a public-private partnership (PPP) model, the Mission also aims to fund emerging startups. Moreover, the electronics and IT ministry recently partnered with tech giant Google to upskill 10,000 homegrown startups. As for Nvidia, Huang claimed that the tech giant has partnered with 2,000 Indian startups, including Flipkart, Zoho, Krutrim and Sarvam AI. He also announced a partnership with Reliance to build AI infrastructure in India.

"N(vidya) means knowledge in India": Mukesh Ambani tells Jensen Huang

India will multiply its computing hardware infrastructure by 20 times by the end of this year, said Huang, who is also the president of NVIDIA. "India is very dear to the world's computer industry and central to the IT industry...Our job is to help India build and deploy AI, and your job is to take these libraries and your incredible IT capability," explained the leader of the world's second most valuable company."My version of Nvidia is vidya, which means knowledge in India. Vidya means Saraswati, our Goddess of knowledge. The Goddess of Lakshmi follows," said Mukesh Ambani, India's oil-to-telecom baron, to Nvidia founder chief executive Jensen Huang at the Nvidia Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit here on Thursday. "I knew I named my company right!" Huang responded emphatically. The Santa Clara, California-based company has seen its market cap zoom past that of Microsoft and Alphabet in a short period of time. At $3.39 trillion, it is now only marginally behind $3.57 trillion of Apple, the world's most valuable company. India will multiply its computing hardware infrastructure by 20 times by the end of this year, said Huang, who is also the president of NVIDIA. "India is very dear to the world's computer industry and central to the IT industry...Our job is to help India build and deploy AI, and your job is to take these libraries and your incredible IT capability," explained the leader of the world's second most valuable company. Huang said that from being the world's IT back-office India will be producing next-generation AI software and shipping it to the world. He called it 'software 2.0'. "India used to be a country which produced software. You exported software. In the future, India will export AI," he said. He also said that India is the hardest region in the world to build AI large language models (LLMs) because of its large linguistic diversity. "Once you have cracked LLMs in India, you can build in any part of the world," said Huang. "Building Hindi large language models in India, with our partners. The Hindi dialect changes every 50 kilometres. These are the hardest LLMs to build," he said. Huang also explained that Moore's law, which states that the speed of computing grows twice every year but also drives down the cost of hardware by a factor of two, is failing in the case of AI. "The free ride of Moore's law has now ended, we have to do something else. Moore's law says computing grows two times a year. We are now moving technology four times every year. We will experience computing inflation," Huang said. "We have the necessary connectivity infrastructure. Today, India has the best digital connectivity infrastructure after the US and China. Jio took India from 158 to number one in the world in eight years," said Ambani. He said that while in the US, one gigabyte (GB) of data costs $5, and that the world average is $3.5, Jio charges a mere 15 cents per GB. "We have to work together to bring the intelligence age safely to the world to allow the Global South to catch up," he said, adding that Reliance and Nvidia are partnering to build AI infrastructure in India.

India Will Have Nearly 20X More Computing Infra By Year End: NVIDIA CEO

Huang further noted that the company has been collaborating with local partners to develop a Hindi LLM Projecting AI infrastructure growth in India, NVIDIA's founder and CEO Jensen Huang today (October 24) said that by the end of this year, India will have nearly 20 times more computing infrastructure than a year ago. Huang was addressing the NVIDIA AI Summit 2024 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The growth comes on the back of NVIDIA's partnership with Yoda, VTE, and Tonic Communication to build computing infrastructure in the country. Besides, Huang also pointed out that the first part of building an AI ecosystem is the AI infrastructure, which is followed by the operating system of AI is large language models. Around building LLM models in Indian languages, he added that this is the hardest language model region in the world, mainly because of India's linguistic diversity. Huang further noted that the company has been collaborating with local partners to develop a Hindi LLM.

Nvidia explores partnership with India for custom AI chip development

A hot potato: India has made its intentions clear to invest heavily in AI technology and high-performance computing infrastructure. Authorities in New Delhi may even sponsor a direct partnership with Nvidia, one of the few companies profiting in the new AI gold rush, to jointly develop specialized silicon. Nvidia has approached the Indian government to explore the development of a new AI chip tailored to the local technology market. According to a report from The Economic Times, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang proposed the project to leverage India's highly skilled workforce in chip design. Huang is scheduled to speak at the upcoming Nvidia AI Summit India on October 24, where he is expected to announce the partnership with Indian authorities. Ashwini Vaishnaw, India's Minister for Electronics and IT, has reportedly confirmed the discussions, stating that talks with Nvidia about the AI chip are still in the preliminary stages. The Economic Times claims the new chip would be designed for India's specific tech needs, supporting existing infrastructure like the Indian Railways' security system, Kavach. The technology could also be used to assist government agencies, startups, and local companies looking to adopt AI. India doesn't have a history of manufacturing highly advanced chips like Taiwan's TSMC, Intel, or other leading foundry companies. However, according to a recent study by the Boston Consulting Group, the country is home to 19 percent of the world's chip design talent. Nvidia founder Jensen Huang recently praised India as the home of some of the "greatest computer scientists," and expressed interest in partnering with New Delhi to capitalize on the growing AI industry. "This is India's moment. You have to seize the opportunity," Nvidia's CEO said after speculating about AI's supposed ability to democratize computing. The new jointly developed chip is expected to mix Nvidia's core design, which will likely be an Arm-based SoC, and a customized "top layer" designed by Indian engineers. An unnamed Indian official said India and Germany are the only two countries capable of organizing such a complex chip design partnership with Nvidia. New Delhi recently approved a massive investment to boost its IndiaAI mission, with public subsidies aimed at funding a powerful new supercomputer and fostering the development of a fully Indian AI ecosystem from the ground up.

Nvidia teams up with Indian tech to build next-gen AI Chip, infra

In a decisive push to overhaul India's tech scene, Nvidia has greatly enhanced its presence with major partnerships and launched a Hindi language model tailored to local needs. During the highly anticipated AI Summit in Mumbai, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang unveiled strategic collaborations to accelerate India's transformation into a global leader in artificial intelligence. This expansion underlines a shift from India's historical role as a software exporter to a future where it leads in AI innovation and export. Nvidia's expansion strategy in India centers around high-profile collaborations with key industry leaders such as Reliance Industries and the Tata Group. These collaborations enhance the nation's AI capabilities and mark significant steps toward technological autonomy.

India Will Be Exporting AI In future Using Tokens: NVIDIA CEO

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said that India will now be exporting artificial intelligence (AI), a country which once was known to produce and export software to the world Artificial intelligence or digital intelligence is one of the valuable commodities known today and the production of intelligence at enormous scale will be the novel industrial revolution On this ground, he expressed his interest in partnering with Indian enterprises and startups to pave the way for India to be at the centre of this new revolution

Nvidia's Huang Teams With Asia's Richest Man on Blackwell AI Hub

(Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp.'s Jensen Huang struck a partnership with Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure and spur the technology's adoption in the world's most populous country. The two executives shared the stage at Nvidia's AI summit in Mumbai on Thursday and said a new major data center by Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd. in India is set to use the latest Blackwell chips from the US company. Nvidia also forged partnerships with Indian conglomerates including Infosys Ltd. and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. India has emerged as a potentially major AI arena, with the country of 1.4 billion adopting the technology in industries including agriculture, education and manufacturing to boost efficiency. While still a small part of their revenue, global tech companies from Nvidia to Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. are betting on the rapidly-growing economy as a growth market that can emerge as an alternative to China. "India produced and exported software," Huang said. "In the future, India will export AI." A 1 gigawatt Reliance data center under construction in Gujarat state will use Nvidia's Blackwell, making it among the first to deploy the powerful new chips. Nvidia's customers such as Amazon Web Services are also in the process of starting to use the product, with AWS expecting them to be online next year. Dell Technologies Inc. also has said that Blackwell-based servers will be generally available at the beginning of 2025. Nvidia products have become a prized commodity among data center operators, which use the chips to develop AI software and services. The Santa Clara, California-based company acknowledged in August that Blackwell proved more difficult to produce than anticipated. The company said that it was making changes to improve its manufacturing yield -- the number of functioning chips that come out of factories. Nvidia also said it'll help India's Tech Mahindra Ltd. to build a Hindi large language model, and work with e-commerce company Flipkart on its conversational customer-service systems. It'll collaborate with India's health-care companies to help them improve productivity in patient care and research. The US company has emerged at the forefront of a global AI boom, supplying the chips tech leaders like Microsoft and Google use to develop artificial intelligence. Huang has toured the globe this year, pushing countries and enterprises to adopt AI technologies he's dubbed a "new industrial revolution." Nvidia began its operations in Bangalore, southern India, two decades ago and also has development centers in three other cities in the country, with a total of about 4,000 engineers, its largest employee base after its home country. About a year ago, it struck initial pacts to build AI data centers with local conglomerates including Ambani's Reliance and the Tata Group. Reliance Industries is building a range of AI tools and applications called JioBrain, Ambani said at the company's live-streamed shareholders meeting in August, during which he mentioned the term AI at least 80 times. India has risen in prominence for global tech companies as the US's tensions with China have escalated. Nvidia is among companies whose business with China has been curtailed by Washington's restrictions. Huang described "India's moment" after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US last month. While India boasts a burgeoning digital economy, its AI infrastructure is still developing. The government has set aside $1.2 billion under the IndiaAI Mission to build data centers vital to building AI systems and commercializing technologies.

Nvidia, Reliance to Build AI Infrastructure in India, Says Jensen Huang

Jensen Huang recalled a conversation with PM Modi during the chat Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and the Chairman and the Managing Director of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani sat together for a fireside chat on Thursday. The fireside chat was hosted as a part of the Nvidia AI Summit India event and was focused on the company's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy in India. During the conversation, Huang announced that Reliance and Nvidia will join hands to build and develop the AI infrastructure in India. The discussion also highlighted India's large population of computer engineers and how it can be a pivotal resource to take the lead in the global AI race. After the completion of Huang's keynote session where he took a deep dive into the company's tech stack, highlighted the work done in India, and the future roadmap for AI, the Nvidia CEO invited Ambani for the fireside chat. Linking Nvidia with "Vidya", the Hindi word for knowledge, Ambani said that Reliance is committed to building the best large language model (LLM) in Hindi. Calling the Indian conglomerate's first principles as "driving a knowledge revolution and converting it into the intelligence revolution", Ambani highlighted that India has arrived at the doorsteps of the intelligence age. Next, Huang posed the question of how companies like Nvidia and Reliance can help transform India from an IT centre to the AI centre of the world. "This is a new aspirational India. We are one of the few countries in the world where the average age is below 35. The Prime Minister's vision has been crucial in driving progress on the ground. Indians possess raw talent, and over the years, India has become home to a wide range of companies. Many energy giants conduct their innovations here, making us a fast-emerging innovation hub for the world," said Ambani, answering the question. He also added that Reliance is committed to developing innovation in connectivity infrastructure, including the deployment of 4G, 5G, and broadband networks. "While our company initially did not operate in this domain, we have now become the largest data company in the world," he added. Huang agreed and said that India's market size is a major advantage for companies operating in the country. Discussing the next steps towards building an AI-focused nation, Huang announced that Nvidia and Reliance Industries are partnering to develop AI infrastructure in India. The details of this partnership and its scope were not shared during the fireside chat. Narrating his past interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Huang said, "PM Modi told me when I met him the last time that India should not export data to import intelligence. India should not export flour to import bread." The Nvidia CEO also revealed that he was asked by the PM to advise his cabinet about AI technology. Ambani also took a moment to express his admiration for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Highlighting the company's work in the field of AI, he stated that the open-source AI models released by the company have empowered Indian enterprises to build on top of a set foundation and quickly catch up with the rest of the world. Adding to it, Huang highlighted that India's population and the large industry of computer scientists is a massive advantage. Calling it an extraordinary time, the Nvidia CEO said India had all the right ingredients -- the indigenous advantage, a massive wealth of data that can be converted into intelligence, and a nurturing computer-based industry -- to bring about an intelligence revolution.

We Are At Doorsteps Of Intelligence Age: Mukesh Ambani At NVIDIA Summit

Speaking at NVIDIA's AI Summit 2024, Ambani said India will become one of the biggest intelligence markets in coming years Reliance Industries chairman and founder Mukesh Ambani today said that the world is moving on from the Information age and is at the doorsteps of the Intelligence age, which will be underpinned by AI. Ambani made the comments at the NVIDIA AI Summit 2024, which began on October 23. In a conversation with NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, Ambani said that India is set to become an innovation hub and premier digital market on the back of the country's booming economy, raw talent and digital connectivity infrastructure. India has the best digital connectivity infrastructure in the world after the US and China, Ambani said, adding that, in the coming years, the South Asian nation will be one of the biggest intelligence markets. Amid rapid adoption of AI, NVIDIA announced that it has partnered with Reliance Industries to build AI infrastructure in India. Notably, NVIDIA announced a series of tie ups with Indian startups to further advancement of AI in the country. The company has partnered with the likes of Flipkart, Zoho, Krutrim and Sarvam AI to build large language models for Indian languages. The company has also joined hands with medtech startup SigTuple and fitness startup CureFit to solve challenges in the healthcare sector. The announcements come at a time when demand for AI is on the rise in the country. India has emerged as a leader in the adoption of AI apps, with the country accounting for 21% of AI app downloads globally. In an major boost to the homegrown AI ecosystem, the union cabinet approved IndiaAI Mission with a total outlay of INR 10,372 Cr over the next five years. Recently, it was reported that IndiaAI Datasets Platform will go live as soon as January 2025. On the back of this, the homegrown AI ecosystem has been making massive strides. Earlier this year, Krutrim became India's first AI unicorn. Overall, India has more than 100 GenAI startups which have raised more than $600 Mn since 2019.

Horn ok please! all aboard AI express for time travel to future

After experiencing firsthand the relentless "honking" of Mumbai traffic, Huang raised one eyebrow when asked if India could ever have autonomous cars, making the room erupt into laughter as he remarked if self-driving technology could succeed in India, then it could work anywhere. "You can close your eyes and drive in India. It's sonar. You drive by sound, not by sight," he joked.When Paul Bloch, cofounder of data intelligence platform DDN, remarked that he felt as though he was opening for Taylor Swift, he wasn't entirely wrong. Rock opera guitar strains filled the room, heightening a palpable mix of excitement and intimacy as Jensen Huang took the stage in his signature leather jacket and sneakers at the ET Conversations. When asked how his black jacket was holding up in Mumbai's balminess, Huang chuckled and replied, "I enjoy the heat." While the founder and chief executive of Nvidia, one of the most valuable companies in the world, was predictably held up by the city's notorious traffic, the Regal Room in the Trident at the southern tip of the spectacular Marine Drive began filling up with the who's who - from Uday Kotak, Deepak Parekh, Kishore Biyani and Harsh Jain to self-confessed tech noob Sara Tendulkar. "I don't know much about AI; I've come to learn. I've just used a bit of ChatGPT," confessed Tendulkar, daughter of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. After experiencing firsthand the relentless "honking" of Mumbai traffic, Huang raised one eyebrow when asked if India could ever have autonomous cars, making the room erupt into laughter as he remarked if self-driving technology could succeed in India, then it could work anywhere. "You can close your eyes and drive in India. It's sonar. You drive by sound, not by sight," he joked. But it wasn't only humour taking centre stage. India Inc took notes as Huang elaborated on how the AI revolution has arrived, making it possible to "time travel" far into the future. He described AI as being surrounded by "super intelligent people". One also got a sense of the emotions behind a man driven by technology, chips and machines when Huang spoke of his early days of struggle. "I know what it's like to have nothing. Those feelings never leave you." Huang's musings resonated with everyone as he said that's why he "still enjoys leftovers" jazzed up with Chinese sauces. Taking a few refreshing sips of orange juice, he thanked the young man who brought it on stage, mentioning he needed it after "being up since 3 am." As Huang wrapped up the conversation with a powerful message, saying, "I leave with incredible enthusiasm and optimism to seize this opportunity for reinvention," the audience roared with applause. Many rushed to the stage, eager to capture a selfie with the man of the hour who seemed well accustomed to the rockstar-like admiration. Among the first was Standard Chartered India and South Asia CEO Zarin Daruwala, who remarked that it was Huang's "grounded" quality as well as how he spoke openly of his "humble beginnings" that resonated with her the most.

NVINDIA Huang Co Offers to Jointly Develop Chip

Nvidia has proposed developing a chip jointly with India, said people familiar with the matter, as the company seeks to leverage India's strong semiconductor design talent and also tap this growing market.Nvidia has proposed developing a chip jointly with India, said people familiar with the matter, as the company seeks to leverage India's strong semiconductor design talent and also tap this growing market. The proposal was made by Jensen Huang, founder CEO of the world's second most valuable company, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the two met in the US earlier this year. Nvidia's valuation has surged as its graphics processing unit (GPU) chips have become integral to the artificial intelligence (AI) surge that's driving the tech industry. Confirming the development, Ashwini Vaishnaw, union minister for electronics and IT, told ET, "Yes, we are discussing with Nvidia the development of an AI chip; discussions are at a preliminary stage." Officials said Nvidia wants to use India's huge chip designing base and develop an India specific chip. "The government is currently thrashing out the details such as costing, benefits, use cases of such a co-developed chip," one of them said. The co-developed chip could be customised for Indian use cases, for instance, the Indian Railways' security system, Kavach, the person said. Also, Indian startups, companies, and the government can use the chip to support various apps which may emerge if the government makes it available under the AI mission, the official added. Nvidia did not respond to ET's queries. The Santa Clara, California-based company has seen its market cap zoom past that of Microsoft and Alphabet in a short period of time. At $3.39 trillion, it is now only marginally behind $3.57 trillion of Apple, the world's most valuable company. Huang is visiting India later this week in his annual trip to the country. During his visit in September last year, Huang met PM Modi where both discussed the potential India offers in the world of AI. "He (Modi) said to me, Jensen, India should not export flour to import bread. This makes perfect sense. Why export the raw material to import the value add? Why export the data of India, so that you can import AI?" Huang said, recalling the meeting. Officials said in case of a co-developed chip, the core chip will be designed by Nvidia's chip design partners such as Arm or AMD while the top 10-20% layer, which is being customised, can be designed by government-owned Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) or a private chip design company in India. They said Nvidia's proposal stems from effectively utilising the large number of chip designers in India. "There are only two countries in the world who can do this (co-develop the chip with Nvidia), either us or Germany. India is the top choice due to the sheer size of the talent available in chip design, which no other country has," said the official cited above. Parv Sharma, senior analyst at technology market researcher Counterpoint Research, said India offers significant opportunities for growth in data centre and AI-based applications. "Nvidia is a key enabler for AI, cloud and data centres, and is already working with Reliance Industries and the Tata Group for AI infrastructure. Having a co-developed chip will be a big win as it will enable silicon for custom use cases in India." Sharma said developing in India means adding design-related intellectual property (IP), cost-effective silicon, enabling AI startups' innovation, and supply chain risk management. "Overall, this will be a key value add to India Semiconductor Mission as it will be the first cloud-based chip to be designed in India," he said.

Nvidia's India AI Summit: Jensen Huang and Mukesh Ambani Collaborate to Boost AI Infrastructure

Nvidia and Reliance Industries Partner to Drive India's AI Infrastructure Development At the Nvidia AI Summit in India, a groundbreaking collaboration was announced between Nvidia and Reliance Industries, marking a pivotal step toward building advanced AI infrastructure in the country. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani sat together for a fireside chat, where they discussed India's potential as a global AI hub and outlined their vision for the future of AI in the region. The conversation took place after Huang's keynote, where he delved into Nvidia's technological roadmap and emphasised India's strategic role in the AI landscape. During the chat, Huang revealed that Nvidia and Reliance Industries would be partnering to develop AI infrastructure in India, though specific details of the partnership were not disclosed at the event. Ambani, whose company Jio is recognised as the largest data company in the world, expressed his commitment to leading the AI revolution in India. He linked Nvidia with "Vidya," the Hindi word for knowledge, and highlighted Reliance's goal of building the best large language model (LLM) in Hindi. Ambani emphasised that India is on the verge of an intelligence revolution, driven by innovation in AI and the country's vast pool of tech talent. Huang agreed, pointing out that India's young, tech-savvy population and its wealth of data provide a unique opportunity for the country to become a global leader in AI. He noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had once told him, "India should not export data to import intelligence," underscoring the importance of local AI development. Ambani also discussed Reliance's commitment to improving India's connectivity infrastructure, including 4G, 5G, and broadband networks, which are critical for the nation's AI ambitions. He added that India's position as a fast-growing innovation hub, home to many energy and tech giants, puts the country in an advantageous position to lead the global AI race. This strategic collaboration between and Reliance sets the stage for India to become a major player in AI innovation, as the country continues to invest in its tech infrastructure and nurture its abundant pool of computer engineers. With a partnership between two of the world's most influential companies, India's AI future looks brighter than ever.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Speaks on Blackwell GPUs and India's AI Strategy

Jensen Huang will sit with Mukesh Ambani for a fireside chat as well Nvidia AI Summit India event was kicked off by company CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday. The CEO took the stage adorned in his trademark black leather jacket and greeted India saying, "India is very, very dear to the world's computer industry and central to the IT industry." During his keynote speech, Huang spoke about the rise of technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning models, and computer vision models, and their global impact. He also walked the crowd through the Nvidia tech stack including the Nvidia Inference Microservices (NIM), and the Blackwell B200 GPU. Huang took the stage to explain the rise of AI. He highlighted that Moore's law, which states that the number of transistors in an IC doubles roughly every two years, is coming to an end. A direct impact of this would be that technology depreciation would stop, and access to technology would be more expensive. Continuing along the same vein, the Nvidia CEO highlighted that AI could help kickstart a software-based growth journey for technology which can ensure that technology continues to grow and depreciate at the same rate. The Nvidia CEO also highlighted that the company has a strong AI infrastructure in India which is bolstering the AI ecosystem in the country. Coming to the company's tech stack, Huang highlighted Nvidia's Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) system. He claimed that the technology has accelerated many important industries such as semiconductors, manufacturing, computation, and more. A major announcement made by Huang is that the Blackwell B200 GPUs will be shipped to customers in the fourth quarter of 2024. Notably, a design flaw was spotted in the chipsets recently which delayed the shipping of the latest Nvidia chips aimed at hardware acceleration of AI workflows. The company took full responsibility for the flaw, and on Wednesday, the company announced that the snag had been fixed. Highlighting Nvidia's India partners, Huang named Tata Communications, Infosys, Flipkart, Reliance, and others, who are currently leveraging Nvidia's tech stack to build solutions for India and the rest of the world. The company is also investing in building Hindi-based large language models (LLMs) in India with local startups, enterprises, and other stakeholders. "Once you have cracked LLMs in India, you can build in any part of the World," Huang added. The Nvidia CEO also spoke about agentic AI models, which are specialised chatbots capable of handling complex tasks end-to-end. Huang said the company is now investing in developing platforms that let other companies build this capability for themselves. Highlighting a benefit, he said that agentic AI models will help employees become "super employees" and improve productivity.

Nvidia CEO Targets More India Growth Through Fresh Partnerships

Nvidia Corp.'s Jensen Huang is forging partnerships with India's biggest corporate names from Reliance Industries Ltd. to Infosys Ltd., underscoring the importance of the world's most populous country to the AI pioneer's future. The US chip company, which is holding one of its AI summits in Mumbai, highlighted the ways Indian partners across industries are using its AI technology to bolster their products and services. Chief Executive Officer Huang is due to discuss AI's potential in India with retail-to-refining mogul Mukesh Ambani at the event on Thursday.

NVIDIA Partners Reliance To Build AI Infrastructure In India

Huang said that India has an advantage with a large population of users US-based AI chip giant NVIDIA's founder and chief executive officer Jensen Huang today announced partnership with Reliance to build AI infrastructure in India In conversation with Mukesh Ambani at NVIDIA's AI Summit in Mumbai, Huang said, " In order to lead artificial intelligence, you need to have AI model technology, massive quantity data and AI infrastructure. We're announcing that Reliance and NVIDIA are partnering to build AI infrastructure here in India."

Nvidia offers to jointly develop chip with India

Nvidia has proposed developing a chip jointly with India as the company seeks to leverage India's strong semiconductor design talent and tap this growing market, sources told ET. Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, made the proposal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US earlier this year. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed the same to ET. Nvidia has proposed developing a chip jointly with India, said people familiar with the matter, as the company seeks to leverage India's strong semiconductor design talent and also tap this growing market. The proposal was made by Jensen Huang, founder CEO of the world's second most valuable company, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the two met in the US earlier this year. Nvidia's valuation has surged as its graphics processing unit (GPU) chips have become integral to the artificial intelligence (AI) surge that's driving the tech industry. Confirming the development, Ashwini Vaishnaw, union minister for electronics and IT, told ET, "Yes, we are discussing with Nvidia the development of an AI chip; discussions are at a preliminary stage." Officials said Nvidia wants to use India's huge chip designingbase and develop an India specific chip. "The government is currently thrashing out the details such as costing, benefits, use cases of such a co-developed chip," one of them said. The co-developed chip could be customised for Indian use cases, for instance, the Indian Railways' security system, Kavach, the person said. Also, Indian startups, companies, and the government can use the chip to support various apps which may emerge if the government makes it available under the AI mission, the official added. Nvidia did not respond to ET's queries. The Santa Clara, California-based company has seen its market cap zoom past that of Microsoft and Alphabet in a short period of time. At $3.39 trillion, it is now only marginally behind $3.57 trillion of Apple, the world's most valuable company. Huang is visiting India later this week in his annual trip to the country. During his visit in September last year, Huang met PM Modi where both discussed the potential India offers in the world of AI. "He (Modi) said to me, Jensen, India should not export flour to import bread. This makes perfect sense. Why export the raw material to import the value add? Why export the data of India, so that you can import AI?" Huang said, recalling the meeting. Officials said in case of a co-developed chip, the core chip will be designed by Nvidia's chip design partners such as Arm or AMD while the top 10-20% layer, which is being customised, can be designed by government-owned Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) or a private chip design company in India. They said Nvidia's proposal stems from effectively utilising the large number of chip designers in India. "There are only two countries in the world who can do this (co-develop the chip with Nvidia), either us or Germany. India is the top choice due to the sheer size of the talent available in chip design, which no other country has," said the official cited above. Parv Sharma, senior analyst at technology market researcher Counterpoint Research, said India offers significant opportunities for growth in data centre and AI-based applications. "Nvidia is a key enabler for AI, cloud and data centres, and is already working with Reliance Industries and the Tata Group for AI infrastructure. Having a co-developed chip will be a big win as it will enable silicon for custom use cases in India." Sharma said developing in India means adding design-related intellectual property (IP), cost-effective silicon, enabling AI startups' innovation, and supply chain risk management. "Overall, this will be a key value add to India Semiconductor Mission as it will be the first cloud-based chip to be designed in India," he said.

India and Nvidia may work together on AI chip

Current capabilities mean local manufacturing is not likely - but a chip tuned to Indian needs could work India's government is reportedly in talks with Nvidia to co-develop AI silicon. Local outlet the Economic Times on Tuesday quoted minister for electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw as confirming "Yes, we are discussing with Nvidia the development of an AI chip; discussions are at a preliminary stage." Just what's being discussed is not known, but India is definitely keen to develop a semiconductor manufacturing industry and to expand its already-substantial role as a source of chip design talent. New Delhi has launched an "AI mission" that makes development of AI infrastructure a priority. Plans are afoot to build a 10,000-GPU supercomputer. Funding has also been made available to fund service providers who want to offer GPUs for rent. The rules for that project were recently modified to allow smaller service providers that may struggle to afford bulk GPU buys to offer more modest clusters. India has also pledged that it won't be shy about putting AI to work in the service of citizens. The Economic Times report suggests talks between Nvidia and India have considered chips for specific Indian use cases - such as security systems for the nation's vast railway networks. Nvidia already offers video analytics and smart city products, plenty of them built on its Orin edge AI platform. Hitachi has already used that hardware in real-time railway analysis tools. But the Arm Cortex-A78AE processors present in much Orin hardware are well and truly beyond the capabilities of the few semiconductor manufacturing plants currently being built in India. The Register cannot imagine those chips - or other Nvidia hardware - will emerge from an Indian fab this decade. That leaves a design collaboration as a more likely outcome. We may learn what India and Nvidia are cooking up very soon, as the GPU giant's CEO Jensen Huang is delivering a fireside chat at an event in Mumbai this week. ®

Reliance and Nvidia Join Hands to Build AI Infra in India

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Nvidia have announced that they will work together to build AI (artificial intelligence) infrastructure in India. Reliance has already announced that its next goal is to become a deep tech company, so this announcement in collaboration with Nvidia looks like a natural extension to the statement. The announcement was made by Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, during a chat session with Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Reliance Industries, at the Nvidia AI Summit 2024. Read More - Everyone in India Can Ask AI Assistants Questions About Health Issues, Says Meta Official: Report "It makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI. You should not export data to import intelligence. India should not export flour to import bread," Jensen said during the interaction. To this, Ambani added, "We can use intelligence to actually bring prosperity to all the people and bring equality to the world. Apart from the US and China, India has the best digital connectivity infrastructure." Read More - India Launches International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System At the 2024 AGM, Reliance Industries had announced its plans to make AI accessible to everyone, starting with offering 100GB of cloud storage for free. The AI feautures that Jio is working on will be offered to cosnumers at no additional cost to their active plans. Reliance Industries and Nvidia coming together to build AI infra together feels like something big is cooking and we are more than excited to uncover what that is in the future. Nvidia is further deepening its ties in the Indian market by partnering with companies such as Tata Communications, Infosys, Tech Mahindra and Flipkart. Nvidia is the world's largest AI tech company and these partnerships will help India in progressing with its AI journey much faster and efficiently. Nvidia has also proposed a joint chip development initiative with India.

Reliance and Nvidia to build AI infrastructure in India

Reliance and Nvidia announce a partnership to build AI infrastructure in India. Nvidia to collaborate with major Indian firms like Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Flipkart on AI projects, including a Hindi language model and conversational customer service. Reliance advances AI applications under the JioBrain initiative.Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance and Nvidia, a leading US-based company in Artificial Intelligence computing has announced a joint attempt in building AI infrastructure in India. The announcement was made by CEO Jensen Huang during a chat session with Mukesh Ambani at the Nvidia AI Summit 2024 on Thursday. The summit was being hosted by one of the world's leading tech companies for the first time in India. In addition to the partnership with Reliance, Nvidia Corp.'s CEO announced on Thursday that the company is establishing partnerships with major Indian companies, including Reliance Industries and Infosys, highlighting India's significance to the AI pioneer's future, reported Bloomberg. Nvidia plans to assist Tech Mahindra in developing a Hindi large language model and collaborate with Flipkart on conversational customer service. It will also work with healthcare companies to improve patient care and research productivity. Moreover, recently, the world's largest AI computing company formed agreements to build AI data centres with local conglomerates like Reliance and Tata Group. Reliance is creating AI applications under the JioBrain initiative, which Ambani has prominently discussed. Earlier, Nvidia had proposed a joint chip development initiative with India, aiming to leverage the country's strong semiconductor design expertise while also tapping into its growing market, ET had reported.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Meets Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Duo Forge Partnership To Build AI Infrastructure - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

This story was first published on the Benzinga India portal. Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani joined Nvidia's NVDA CEO Jensen Huang for a fireside chat in Mumbai on Thursday as the latter addressed the Nvidia AI Summit India at the city's Jio World Convention Centre. What Happened: Ambani and Huang came together to speak about developments in the artificial intelligence field. The Indian billionaire began the conversation by welcoming the U.S. giant's CEO to India. The duo discussed India's information technology industry, which Huang said was world-renowned for its large-scale presence and deep expertise. In the past few years, 200,000 IT professionals have been upscaled to work with AI, he added. If you'd like to be ahead of the curve on the Indian stock market, sign up for our Ring The Bell newsletter by clicking here. The businessmen also spoke of ways to work together to help transform India into a center of AI. Ambani spoke about how India's demographic advantage could further propel the country's growth, hailing the country's infrastructure development. Moreover, Nvidia is partnering with Reliance to build AI infrastructure in India, Huang announced. The 1 gigawatt AI infrastructure center will be built in Jamnagar, Gujarat, the Reliance CEO said. He went on to praise Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg for bringing open source to the world of intelligence, adding that the Facebook founder is likely to be remembered in history for doing this. Read Next: Apple Hires 400 New Workers For Retail Stores As It Looks To Ramp Up India Presence Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs

Why Nvidia is Partnering with India for AI Chip Development?

Nvidia and India: A Strategic Partnership for AI Chip Development Why is Nvidia focusing on AI chip development in India? AI has seen major growth and advancements worldwide, and its impact on India's technological future could be significant. India is poised to become a global hub for AI and semiconductor manufacturing, and Nvidia's involvement is highly strategic. The recent discussions between India and Nvidia signal key developments that could soon transform AI chip production in the country. This article explores why Nvidia has chosen India as a partner and the potential benefits of this collaboration for AI, the chip industry, and technological growth.

RIL, Nvidia partner to build large-scale AI infrastructure in India

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani today announced a strategic partnership to build state-of-the-art AI infrastructure in India at the NVIDIA Summit in Mumbai "It is important that we design and build infrastructure so that to use AI our customers don't have to change their phones or computers but they can still get good quality AI and we take the burden of putting that infrastructure together. That is what we are counting on you and us to do...On top of that, I have great respect for my friend Mark Zuckerberg, because by bringing open source to the world of intelligence, he has given everybody an opportunity to participate in this revolution...," said Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani.