Reliance Jio, IIT Bombay Engaged on ‘Bharat GPT,’ Telecom Large to Launch a TV OS: Report

Telecom big Reliance Jio is reportedly engaged on generative AI and plans to launch a ‘Bharat GPT’ programme alongside the strains of huge language model-based AI chatbots like ChatGPT. The firm has reportedly partnered up with Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to develop an India-first AI programme. Jio, which now gives services throughout the digital sector, together with steaming apps and Internet companies, can be mentioned to be engaged on an working system for televisions.

According to a report by the Press Trust of India, Reliance Jio Infocomm chairman Akash Ambani mentioned Wednesday that the corporate would carry a ‘Bharat GPT’ programme to market in collaboration with IIT-B. Ambani, nonetheless, didn’t specify a launch timeline for its AI endeavour.

Speaking at IIT Bombay’s annual techfest, Ambani mentioned that the approaching years could be outlined by generative AI purposes. The Jio chairman mentioned that AI could be built-in throughout the corporate’s varied merchandise and choices. “We are working very hard to launch AI not only as a vertical inside our organisation, but also horizontally across all our sectors,” the report quoted him as saying.

Additionally, Jio additionally plans to introduce an working system for televisions and has been engaged on the identical for some time. A TV OS could be in keeping with Jio’s set-top field and tv apps companies. “We have been working on our own OS for a while now for the TVs and we are comprehensively thinking about how to launch it,” Ambani was quoted as saying within the report.

Back in September, Reliance and chip big Nvidia introduced a partnership to construct language fashions, generative AI apps and cloud infrastructure platform for AI growth within the South Asian area. “Reliance will create AI applications and services for their 450 million Jio (telecom) customers and provide energy-efficient AI infrastructure to scientists, developers and startups across India,” Nvidia had reportedly mentioned on the time.

Earlier this yr, Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani had mentioned that the corporate meant to develop India-specific AI fashions and AI-powered options throughout domains. Calling synthetic intelligence probably the most thrilling frontier of development for Jio, Ambani had promised “AI to everyone, everywhere.”

In the previous yr, AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot have exploded in recognition, resulting in a glut of AI-driven purposes and and funding rush within the sector. Several Indian startups and companies have since labored to develop their very own India-focussed AI apps and companies.