NEED FOR INDIA TO TAKE LEADERSHIP IN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS: S KRISHNAN, SECRETARY MEITY

Addressing the FICCI conference, Bhashantara, Secretary MEITY, Mr S Krishnan, underlined that the inclusion of Indian language content in large language models will help improve these models.

Also, he emphasised the necessity of developing foundational models relevant to India’s diverse linguistic landscape, which could then be adopted on a vast, continental scale. “India has the opportunity to present this to the rest of the world as an alternative; it is an opportunity really to demonstrate leadership across the world,” Mr Krishnan asserted.

Secretary Krishnan advocated for increased use of local languages to ensure wider participation and deeper engagement in various societal domains. He alluded to the Government of India’s approach, noting, The one thing that we try to do certainly is to use the language of the people and use it in a way, which is simplified, and in a way that everybody can understand.”

On occasion, Dr Ajay Data, Chairman of the FICCI Task Force on Multilingual Internet and Universal Acceptance and CEO of Data Xgen Technologies, highlighted the critical need for a multilingual internet in India’s diverse linguistic landscape.