Reliance-Backed Group Unveils Hanooman Series of AI Models: Report

Hanooman, a collection of language fashions targeted in direction of the Indian demographic was unveiled on Wednesday, February 21, as per a report. The artificial intelligence (AI) fashions are mentioned to be constructed by the Reliance Industries-backed BharatGPT group. The group is led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and 7 different IITs. The AI mannequin was reportedly showcased at a latest expertise occasion in Mumbai. This comes only a month after Reliance Jio introduced Jio Brain, an AI and machine studying (ML) platform for enterprises.

According to a report by Bloomberg, the consortium plans to launch the AI fashions subsequent month. Reportedly, the Hanooman collection of AI fashions helps 11 Indian regional languages and can function within the fields of healthcare, governance, monetary providers, and schooling. This doubtless implies that the language mannequin was skilled on knowledge involving these sectors, and in consequence, AI instruments constructed utilizing the mannequin may even be proficient in these fields.

While language accessibility is an enormous focus, Hanooman additionally reportedly comes with multimodal capabilities together with textual content, speech, and video. Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Chair of IIT Bombay’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering instructed Bloomberg that it’s going to additionally supply speech-to-text capabilities. The intention is to succeed in individuals who can not learn or write. The occasion additionally reportedly showcased VizzhyGPT, a customized model of the AI mannequin that operates within the discipline of healthcare and has been skilled on related knowledge.

The publication revealed that in the course of the occasion, a demo video was proven the place a mechanic requested queries to a chatbot constructed utilizing Hanooman within the Tamil language, a financial institution worker spoke with it within the Hindi language, and a developer used it to jot down codes.

A separate report by the Times of India touts it to be open supply. It highlighted that the primary 4 language fashions within the Hanooman collection, carrying 1.5 billion, seven billion, 13 billion, and 40 billion parameters every, shall be obtainable to builders and researchers. It will doubtless be made obtainable to construct particular AI instruments equivalent to summarising chatbots, and extra. Commercial rights will doubtless not be given for the fashions since Reliance Jio is reported to be constructing particular AI instruments primarily based on the language mannequin.