Reliance-backed group launches Hanooman series of AI models: Report

Hanooman, a series of language models targeting the Indian population, was reportedly released on Wednesday, February 21. The artificial intelligence (AI) model is said to have been built by the Reliance Industries-backed BharatGPT group. The team is led by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and seven other Indian Institutes of Technology. The AI ​​model was reportedly showcased at a recent technology event in Mumbai. Just a month ago, Reliance Jio announced the launch of Jio Brain, an artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) platform for enterprises.

according to a Report The consortium plans to launch the artificial intelligence model next month, according to Bloomberg. It is reported that the Hanooman series of AI models supports 11 Indian regional languages ​​and will be run in fields such as medical care, governance, financial services, and education. This may mean that the language model is trained on data covering these areas, and therefore, the AI ​​tools built using the model will also be proficient in these areas.

While language accessibility is a focus, Hanooman also reportedly has multi-modal capabilities, including text, voice, and video. It will also offer speech-to-text functionality, Ganesh Ramakrishnan, chair of the computer science and engineering department at IIT Bombay, told Bloomberg. The purpose is to help those who cannot read or write. The event also reportedly showcased VizzhyGPT, a customized version of an AI model operating in the healthcare space and trained on relevant data.

The publication revealed that during the event, a demo video was shown in which a mechanic asked questions in Tamil to a chatbot built using Hanooman, a bank employee spoke to it in Hindi, and a developer used it Write code.

independent Report The Times of India claims it is open source. It emphasized that the first four language models of the Hanooman series, carrying 1.5 billion, 7 billion, 13 billion and 40 billion parameters respectively, will be available to developers and researchers. It may well be used to build specific artificial intelligence tools, such as summary chatbots, etc. Since Reliance Jio is reportedly building specific AI tools based on the language model, these models may not receive commercial rights.