Ola's CEO Bhavish Aggarwal unveiled Krutrim AI, India's inaugural full-stack artificial intelligence solution. Derived from Sanskrit, "Krutrim" translates to "artificial," embodying the essence of AI while embracing India's linguistic diversity. Proficient in 20 Indian languages, Krutrim can generate content in 10, including Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, and Odiya, marking a substantial leap in linguistic inclusivity.
Aggarwal underscored Krutrim's cultural relevance, emphasizing its ability to capture the nuances of India's heritage, setting it apart from Western-centric AI models. Boasting extensive training with over 2 trillion tokens, Krutrim outperforms even GPT-4 in Indic language support. Trained on 20 times more Indic tokens than any other model, Krutrim ensures a deep understanding of Indian culture.
Beyond text, Krutrim responds to voice inputs, seamlessly switching between written and spoken communication. The model showcased real-time coding during the unveiling, highlighting its versatility for developers and businesses. Ola plans to launch Krutrim Pro, a more powerful multimodal AI model, in the next quarter.Aggarwal envisions India as a global AI leader, promoting an AI-first economy. Krutrim's website is live, allowing registration of interest, with the base LLM model available next month and APIs set for release in February. As India's inaugural AI, Krutrim promises to reshape the AI landscape with its linguistic diversity, cultural relevance, and extensive training, poised to impact both the economy and cultural fabric of the nation.