AI-academia tango: The global leaders
For instance, IIT Madras researchers-turned-startup founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar of Sarvam AI were recently selected to build Indian language foundational models under the IndiaAI Mission.
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While the research to product path is less trodden in India, shifts are underway. With starting up becoming increasingly popular and young people having a growing appetite for both research, innovation and risk, things may be changing. For instance, IIT Madras researchers-turned-startup founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar of Sarvam AI were recently selected to build Indian language foundational models under the IndiaAI Mission. ET looks at AI researchers from top universities around the world who went from lab to launch, starting and supporting AI businesses
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