In a groundbreaking move for India’s artificial intelligence landscape, Reliance Industries and Nvidia have announced a partnership to develop large-scale AI infrastructure in the country. This announcement was made during a fireside chat at the Nvidia AI Summit 2024 in Mumbai, featuring Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

While announcing the mega deal, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani brought a cultural spin to Nvidia’s name during a lively conversation with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. He reinterpreted Nvidia, associating it with the Sanskrit word “Vidya,” which means knowledge and is linked to the Hindu goddess of wisdom, Saraswati. This symbolic connection wasn’t lost on Huang, who quipped that perhaps he had intuitively named Nvidia perfectly 32 years ago, despite initial skepticism from others.

One of the main goals of this partnership is to make AI accessible and affordable to India’s vast population of 1.4 billion people. Mukesh Ambani drew a parallel to Reliance's Jio, which revolutionized mobile data pricing by delivering it at an astonishing 15 cents per gigabyte, in stark contrast to the global average of $3.5. This model of democratizing technology resonates deeply with the ambitions of the new AI initiative.


Huang noted that India possesses unique advantages in the AI race, such as a large pool of IT talent and an extensive amount of digital data. This combination can create what he described as an "AI flywheel," where data and talent fuel each other’s growth. With over 10,000 engineers working in India, Nvidia views this partnership as a pivotal step towards building indigenous AI capabilities.


Both leaders also discussed the role of open-source AI models, particularly Meta's Llama, in democratizing AI development. Ambani suggested that Indian developers could leverage Llama as a foundation to create more advanced language models tailored to Indian languages.


At the heart of this collaboration is the deployment of Nvidia's latest GB 200 supercomputer technology, which will lay the groundwork for a massive AI infrastructure in India. Ambani expressed his enthusiasm about the initiative, stating, "India will start with what is the absolute best technology you have." He revealed plans for a 1 gigawatt (GW) infrastructure, emphasizing its potential for expansion at a single location to meet future demands.

This partnership between Reliance and Nvidia represents a significant milestone in India's AI journey. By combining Nvidia's cutting-edge technology with Reliance's execution capabilities and infrastructure expertise, this partnership is poised to accelerate India's position in the global AI landscape, empowering millions and fostering innovation across various sectors.
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