Technology group G42, based in the United Arab Emirates, has announced the imminent launch of Nanda, a cutting-edge Hindi Large Language Model (LLM).

The model, when released, will be a milestone in the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for India, offering over half a billion Hindi language speakers the opportunity to harness the potential of generative AI.

A 13-billion parameter model trained on approximately 2.13 trillion tokens of language datasets, Nanda is the result of a collaboration between Inception (a G42 company) and Cerebras Systems.
The model was trained on Condor Galaxy, built by G42 and Cerebras.

“India has solidified its position as a global technology leader, driven by transformative initiatives like Digital India and Startup India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. As the country stands on the brink of AI-powered growth, G42 is proud to contribute to this journey with the launch of Nanda in support of India’s AI ambitions,” said Manu Jain, CEO – G42 India.

In August last year, G42 launched Jais, the world’s first open-source Arabic LLM. Jais set a new standard for linguistic AI, which G42 now seeks to replicate for other regions whose languages are still underrepresented.

Building on this success, NANDA extends G42’s mission to empower India’s scientific, academic, and developer communities. – editor@nrifocus.com