NVIDIA, beyond solidifying its position as a "supplier" in the tech world, is also bolstering its support for the "miners" of the digital age. Recent news reveals that NVIDIA is intensifying its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) by partnering with two major Indian corporations.
On Friday, September 8th, Eastern Time, NVIDIA announced its collaboration with India's largest private enterprise, Reliance Industries Limited, to develop India's foundational large language model (LLM). This model will be trained across various linguistic environments in India and will be tailored for generative AI applications, aiming to serve the Indian populace.
NVIDIA and Reliance Industries are set to construct an AI infrastructure that will be an order of magnitude more powerful than India's fastest supercomputer today. NVIDIA will offer its cutting-edge GH200 Grace Hopper superchip and the DGX Cloud AI supercomputing service.
Reliance Industries plans to craft AI applications and services for its subsidiary, Reliance Jio Infocomm, which boasts 450 million customers. Moreover, it aims to provide energy-efficient AI infrastructure to scientists, developers, and startups across India.
The aforementioned AI computing infrastructure will be housed in a computing data center where AI technology is already in place. The ultimate capacity is projected to reach 2,000 megawatts, with Reliance Jio Infocomm overseeing the implementation and management of the facility.
Later on the same day, NVIDIA also unveiled its collaboration with India's largest conglomerate, Tata Group. The partnership entails NVIDIA providing the AI computing infrastructure and platform for developing AI solutions. Together, the companies will create an AI supercomputer powered by NVIDIA's next-generation GH200 Grace Hopper superchip.
Specifically, NVIDIA highlighted its collaboration with two companies under the Tata Group umbrella. Tata Communications will work alongside NVIDIA to develop an AI cloud, aiming to provide the essential infrastructure to support the next computing lifecycle.
Tata Consultancy Services will harness the AI infrastructure and capabilities to create and process generative AI applications. Through its partnership with NVIDIA, the company plans to restructure its client collaborations with an AI-first approach and enhance the skills of its 600,000-strong workforce.
NVIDIA stated that the collaboration will also drive an AI-led transformation across the entire Tata Group, encompassing both manufacturing and consumer-oriented businesses.
