Evaluation of AI LLM Application at its Final Stages: IT Minister

The evaluation of AI Large Language Model Applications has reached its final stages. Over the next few weeks, the government will shortlist entities that will receive funding under the India AI Mission, said IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday. A large language model, also known as LLMs, is are deep machine learning model pre-trained on vast amounts of data to comprehend and generate human language. 

While speaking at an event to inaugurate the Vinod Dham Centre of Excellence for Semiconductors and Electronics at Delhi Technical University (DTU), Vaishnaw said

“The evaluation of the AI LLM (large language model) applications is in its final stage. Within the next few weeks, we should be able to award the first few LLM model teams who will then start getting the funding under the AI mission.” 

The centre of excellence is named after the renowned technologist and DTU alumnus Vinod Dham, who is also popularly known as the ‘father of the Pentium chip’. The Centre will make a major stride in India’s mission to become a global hub for semiconductor innovation and manufacturing. 

Plans to have an India-based AI platform within the next 18 months were announced by IT Minister Vaishnav in the month of February this year. The government started to invite proposals and has received 67 applications for the project so far.