Naandika Tripathi

1 week ago | forbesindia.com | Naandika Tripathi

India has adopted “a techno-legal approach” to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) which, according to Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister for electronics and information technology, could provide a model to the world for safe development of the transformational and disruptive technology. This will be different from the purely legal approach being taken in some other countries.

2 weeks ago | forbesindia.com | Naandika Tripathi

The fourth part of the initiative focuses on talent development through large programmes at multiple levels. We are working on data annotation, AI app development and real research into AI, primarily with industry and academic institutions. The fifth and equally important pillar is developing apps that can be used to solve our problems.

2 months ago | forbesindia.com | Naandika Tripathi

Krutrim’s AI chatbot admitted to shortcomings (Forbes India has screenshots) during our interaction in March. When Forbes India posed two questions—related to its origins and evaluation of its performance—the responses were underwhelming. The chatbot initially struggled to provide accurate and prompt answers. And when rephrased and asked multiple times, they lacked clarity and quality.

Mar 7, 2025 | forbesindia.com | Naandika Tripathi

Also Read: Tata Group aims to make Gujarat's Dholera the global epicentre of semiconductor excellence: Tata Electronics CEO Randhir ThakurQ. Which countries have the strongest semiconductor ecosystems and manufacturing hubs? Currently, the strongest semiconductor ecosystems and manufacturing hubs are in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the US, with some European countries and Southeast Asia also having a notable presence.

Feb 25, 2025 | forbesindia.com | Naandika Tripathi

Investors have remained hesitant to fund foundational projects, citing high costs and uncertainty. With growing interest from the government and large companies, key stakeholders have now started showing interest, explains Vardhan, who is developing a generative AI model with 9 trillion data points, which he says will operate at a significantly lower cost. “By hosting our model on Indian servers, we've reduced costs to nearly one-third of DeepSeek's token costs.