BharatGen

Overview

The world’s first government-funded multimodal large language model initiative was launched by the Ministry of Science and Technology. It was created by IIIT IIT Bombay under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

Objectives

• Creation of generative AI systems that can generate high-quality text and multimodal content in various Indian languages by prioritizing India’s socio-cultural and linguistic diversity.

Features

• Multilingual and multimodal capabilities.
• Bharatiya dataset-based building and training.
• Open-source platform.
• Developing an ecosystem of generative AI research.
• Focus on data-efficient learning.

Significance

• Boosts the preservation of the diversity of the nation.
• Aligns with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat by creating foundational AI models specifically tailored for India.
• Reduces dependency on foreign technologies.
• Strengthens the domestic AI ecosystem for startups.
• Allows innovators, researchers, and startups to build AI applications quickly and affordably.
• Fosters a vibrant AI research community through training programs, hackathons, and collaborations with global experts.