Chris Miller, the author of Chip War, discusses India’s growing role in the global semiconductor industry. He emphasizes the importance of global collaboration, the need for India to focus on chip design, and the challenges in manufacturing. The article highlights India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision and the country’s ambitions to become a semiconductor powerhouse.

Key Features and Stories:

1. Cockroach Labs: Built to Survive
   The New York-based database company, CockroachDB, is making its mark in the database industry, competing with Oracle and MongoDB. CEO Spencer Kimball shares insights on the company’s expansion in Bengaluru and the need for resilient systems.
2. Chip Pe Charcha in Bengaluru
   A deep dive into India’s semiconductor ambitions and the geopolitical shifts shaping the industry. The article covers insights from key industry leaders discussing India’s role in global chip manufacturing.
3. AI Meets Bengaluru Traffic
   JCP M N Anucheth discusses how AI is helping the Bengaluru Traffic Police manage one of India’s most congested cities. The integration of AI in traffic management, digital twins, and LLMs for FIR analysis are key takeaways.
4. Will AI End India’s $30 Billion Customer Support Industry?
   AI-driven chatbots and automation are reshaping the customer support industry, with companies like Salesforce and Klarna reducing human involvement. The article examines Indian startups leading this transformation, such as Gupshup, Exotel, and Skit.ai.
5. Meet Shivaay: The Indian AI Model Inspired by Yann LeCun
   Indian AI startup FuturixAI, founded by students Rudransh Agnihotri and Manasvi Kapoor, has built Shivaay, an AI model leveraging joint embedding architectures from Llama 2, Qwen, and Gemma. The model is designed for Indian use cases, challenging global players like OpenAI.
6. Outcome-Based Pricing: AI’s Ultimate Buzzkill
   A look into the growing trend of AI pricing models, the high costs associated with AI services, and how businesses are navigating these challenges.
7. Bengaluru: The GCC Hub of India
   Bengaluru remains the leader in Global Capability Centres (GCCs) with over 875 units, serving as a critical hub for multinational corporations.
8. Top AI Institutes in India 2025
   A ranking of hybrid and online AI courses in India, evaluating programs on curriculum quality, engagement, and industry relevance.
9. Killing Cancer with Genomics and AI
   The role of AI in revolutionizing cancer treatment, shifting from standardized approaches to precision medicine.
10. LTIMindtree’s AI Strategy
    Indian IT companies, including LTIMindtree, are leveraging AI beyond buzzwords to drive real business impact.
11. How OpenAI Helped Lowe’s Redefine Retail
    Lowe’s collaboration with OpenAI to enhance its AI-driven retail experience.
12. India’s Quantum Communication Initiative
    A new quantum key distribution (QKD) technology is being tested in Ladakh to secure communications against future quantum threats.
13. Marvell Technology Expands in India
    Marvell aims for $1 million in revenue per employee as it expands operations in India.
14. Satya Nadella’s Microsoft AI Tour in Bengaluru
    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella visits Bengaluru to showcase AI advancements and future enterprise solutions.
15. LLMs That Failed in 2024
    An analysis of large language models that struggled in 2024, with DeepSeek V3 emerging as a key player in open-source AI.
16. VCs Betting on India’s AI Middle Class
    Investors are focusing on AI solutions for India’s vast middle class, recognizing it as the largest segment poised to benefit from AI-driven innovations.
17. CBSE Fails AI
    An opinion piece on how India’s education system is failing to integrate AI in meaningful ways.
18. Oracle’s Exadata X11M Beats AWS and Azure
    Oracle’s latest AI-optimized database claims superiority over AWS and Azure in key performance areas.

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The January 2025 edition of AIM Print shines a spotlight on transformative AI developments and the visionaries shaping the future. This issue highlights pioneering figures, disruptive startups, and India’s growing dominance in the AI landscape.

Cover Story: Pragya Misra – OpenAI’s Face in India

OpenAI’s ambitious entry into India is being driven by Pragya Misra, the company’s first and only employee in the country. With India emerging as OpenAI’s second-largest user base, Misra’s role encompasses building partnerships with developers, policymakers, and the tech community. Misra believes that if AI solutions work for India, they can scale globally, reflecting India’s unique diversity and innovation potential. She emphasizes OpenAI’s commitment to empowering local startups through tools, credits, and technical support​.

AI Without a PhD? Think Again

Meta AI’s chief Yann LeCun advises aspiring AI entrepreneurs in India to pursue advanced academic degrees to navigate the complexities of AI. He suggests that technical expertise, often gained through PhDs, plays a pivotal role in building successful AI startups. This aligns with a growing sentiment that foundational knowledge, rather than surface-level skills, will drive the next wave of AI innovation​.

Nikhil Kamath’s Bet on Young Innovators

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s ‘Innovators under 25’ initiative, supported by WTFund, is nurturing India’s youngest and brightest entrepreneurs. This year, nine startups across AI, healthcare, and sustainable technology received non-equity grants of up to INR 20 lakh. Kamath’s unconventional approach focuses on supporting talent without taking ownership, encouraging entrepreneurs to retain full control of their startups​.

Key initiatives under WTFund include:

• Mars Computers – Cloud-based high-performance computing for creative professionals.
• BioCompute – DNA-based data storage solutions addressing scalability and sustainability.
• RNT Health Insights – AI-powered diagnostics for gastric cancer, enhancing medical accuracy during endoscopy.
• Pixa AI – Interactive AI-powered educational toys reducing screen time for children.
• CallPrep – AI-driven pre-meeting sales preparation software enhancing productivity​.

India’s AI Momentum – Leading the Charge in 2025

India is rapidly positioning itself as a hub for AI agents and generative models. The country’s engineering talent and focus on application-driven AI are propelling India ahead. This edition highlights how Indian startups are developing domain-specific AI models, reflecting the trend of local innovation with global implications​.

Turing’s Dream – Paras Chopra’s Vision

Paras Chopra, founder of Wingify and creator of ‘Inverted Passion,’ is pursuing AGI through his initiative, Turing’s Dream. This residency program provides cloud GPUs and a collaborative environment for AI researchers to build cutting-edge projects. Chopra believes that AI systems need more than brute-force data scaling, advocating for the integration of external symbolic agents to improve reasoning

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The November 2024 edition of AIM Print is a powerhouse of insights, covering some of the most critical developments in AI. From generative AI transforming cybersecurity to the rise of robotics and localized AI innovations in India, this issue is packed with stories of ambition, challenges, and cutting-edge breakthroughs.

Generative AI’s Role in Cybersecurity

The report on the GenAI-powered Cybersecurity Vendor Landscape reveals how generative AI is tackling one of the industry’s biggest challenges: a critical shortage of skilled professionals. With nearly 4 million open cybersecurity roles globally, tools powered by generative AI are stepping in to bridge this gap. Companies like IBM, which pioneered AI in cybersecurity with Watson, are now joined by others leveraging large language models (LLMs) to automate threat detection, simulate attacks, and enhance overall security posture.

AIM Research’s Penetration and Maturity (PeMa) Quadrant highlights key vendors innovating in this space. From AI copilots assisting IT teams to autonomous AI agents monitoring networks, the tools redefining cybersecurity are a testament to the power of combining advanced analytics with automation.

Physical AI: Redefining Robotics in Healthcare

Under NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang, robotics has moved from industrial applications to life-changing healthcare solutions. In this issue, Kimberly Powell, Vice President of Healthcare at NVIDIA, details how tools like NVIDIA Omniverse are enabling breakthroughs such as virtual surgery simulations and AI-powered imaging platforms.

Startups like Atlas Meditech and Moon Surgical are adopting NVIDIA’s MONAI and Clara platforms to design robotic assistants and surgical rehearsal environments. These advancements underscore how Physical AI is revolutionizing patient care and medical training.

Vayu Robotics: Building the Future of Affordable Robotics

In the robotics segment, Vayu Robotics stands out with its innovative approach to creating affordable and safe robots. Co-founded by Mahesh Krishnamurthi, former Apple engineer, along with Anand Gopalan and Nitish Srivastava, the startup focuses on using simulated data to train its robots, significantly cutting costs.

Backed by Khosla Ventures and Lockheed Martin Ventures, Vayu Robotics is not only building intelligent robots but also addressing real-world safety concerns by developing low-mass, low-speed robots designed for urban environments. The company’s first deployment of 2,500 robots across U.S. cities marks a milestone in scalable robotics.

GCCs: India’s Secret Weapon in Healthcare

The issue highlights the critical role of Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in advancing healthcare in India. According to a Nasscom-Zinnov report, GCCs will generate $64.6 billion in export revenue by 2024, employing 1.9 million professionals.

Balasubramanian Sankaranarayanan, CEO of Thryve Digital, explains how GCCs like theirs are cutting operational costs by 20% while driving innovation in drug discovery, diagnostics, and claims processing. With 80 healthcare-focused GCCs employing over 250,000 people in India, these hubs are reshaping global healthcare while showcasing India’s strengths in talent and scalability.

Meta’s Llama 3.1: Empowering Indian Startups

Meta’s Yann LeCun introduced the Llama 3.1 405B model earlier this year, creating a ripple effect across India’s AI ecosystem. Leaders like Nandan Nilekani emphasize that the model’s open-source availability allows Indian startups to build small, localized language models for Indic languages without the high costs of developing LLMs from scratch.

Startups such as Sarvam AI, led by Vivek Raghavan, are using Llama 3.1 to develop efficient, task-specific AI models. Sarvam’s latest creation, Sarvam-1, outperforms several global models in Indic tasks, showcasing the potential of localized innovation.

India’s LLM Dilemma

Despite the buzz around AI, India lags in creating large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 or France’s Mistral AI. Mohandas Pai, former CFO of Infosys, argues that this gap stems from a lack of capital and infrastructure. While companies like Krutrim and Sarvam AI are making strides in niche applications, large-scale investments in R&D are necessary to close the gap.

Pai advocates for a government-led innovation fund to support AI development, echoing initiatives like France’s $36 billion fund that powers Mistral AI. Without such support, India risks being limited to smaller, vertical-specific AI models.

The Road Ahead

This issue also delves into the adoption barriers of AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT in India, with many developers citing affordability and privacy concerns. Jarvislabs.ai’s Vishnu Subramanian sheds light on the challenges of promoting AI tools in a market where cost-consciousness often stifles adoption.

Amid these hurdles, there’s a silver lining. From NVIDIA’s healthcare robotics to Meta’s push for Indic LLMs, the November 2024 edition of AIM Print highlights how collaboration and innovation are driving AI’s transformative potential in India and beyond.

For those eager to stay at the forefront of AI trends, this edition is a must-read.

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AIM has rolled out its latest monthly print and digital edition, offering a comprehensive exploration of the evolving AI landscape. This issue underscores AIM’s position as a leading voice in AI journalism, delivering authoritative content that informs and inspires. The October 2024 edition brings together industry insights, exclusive interviews, and research-backed reports, making it a must-read for tech enthusiasts and professionals alike.

The cover story highlights India’s much-anticipated “UPI Moment” in AI, featuring perspectives from key innovators like Pramod Varma, the architect behind India’s digital transformation. Varma shares his vision of leveraging AI to solve real-world problems rather than merely competing to build large language models. The edition also dives deep into India’s semiconductor mission and the potential for collaboration between industry and academia to boost innovation.

Further enriching this edition is a report on the vendor landscape for synthetic data providers, a crucial component in the privacy-centric AI ecosystem. AIM Research offers detailed analyses on emerging startups, industry applications, and market trends. Readers can also explore features on groundbreaking AI implementations by leading organizations, including Jio’s ambitious AI initiatives aimed at transforming India’s digital infrastructure.

With its blend of hard-hitting analysis and forward-looking narratives, AIM’s latest edition continues to serve as an invaluable resource for those navigating the dynamic world of artificial intelligence.

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The September 2024 issue of AIM Magazine offers a deep dive into the evolving world of artificial intelligence, with a special focus on OpenAI and its leadership. The feature questions whether OpenAI, with its diverse research and development efforts, is spreading itself too thin or staying at the forefront of AI advancements. Profiles of key figures like Elon Musk, Ilya Sutskever, and Andrej Karpathy highlight the company’s ongoing projects and the team driving these innovations. The issue also explores how the organization’s role in the AI ecosystem has changed, sparking important discussions on specialization versus generalization in the AI industry.

This edition also emphasizes the transformative impact of generative AI in healthcare and life sciences, specifically in India. With AWS playing a prominent role in facilitating these advancements, the article showcases how AI-driven technologies are reshaping patient care, medical research, and drug development. By focusing on real-world applications, the magazine underscores how generative AI is not just a buzzword but a powerful tool that’s democratising access to critical health innovations, leading to faster, more efficient solutions across the industry.

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