SeedToScale | Curated by Accel Google DeepMind's Manish Gupta on Opportunities for AI Startups in India | Decoding AI Episode 5
Jan 16, 2025
Manish Gupta, Senior Director at Google DeepMind, APAC, dives into the transformative potential of AI in India, focusing on healthcare and education. He discusses the challenges of language inclusivity in AI, particularly for Indian languages, and highlights initiatives like IndicGenBench. Gupta shares insights on how startups can leverage partnerships with DeepMind while navigating intellectual property concerns. He also emphasizes India's unique position in the global AI landscape and the potential for breakthroughs in scientific fields, including clean energy solutions.
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Inclusive AI Focus at DeepMind
- Google DeepMind focuses on inclusive AI that benefits billions previously untouched by AI.
- They work on language inclusivity and efficiency to make AI affordable at scale in India.
LLMs Lag on Indian Languages
- Most language models perform well on about a dozen languages, with significant gaps for Indic languages.
- Google's IndicGenBench benchmark shows these gaps and the need to improve performance on 29 Indian languages.
Startups Should Leverage Foundational AI
- Startups should focus on building end-to-end solutions deploying foundational AI tech from companies like Google.
- There's huge opportunity to innovate in sectors like health, agriculture, and transportation through partnerships.