Ambani is said to be purchasing AI semiconductors from NVIDIA, one of the leading global companies in AI technology.
In October 2024, Reliance and Nvidia had announced a joint attempt in building AI infrastructure in India during a chat session at the Nvidia AI Summit 2024.
The US company had said that it will supply its Blackwell AI processors for a one-gigawatt data centre Reliance is building. However, lates developments are yet to be known.
“It makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI. You should not export data to import intelligence. India should not export flour to import bread,” said Jensen Huang while in conversation with the Reliance Chairperson during the summit.”We can use intelligence to actually bring prosperity to all the people and bring equality to the world…Apart from the US and China, India has the best digital connectivity infrastructure,” Ambani had said while speaking on the large intelligence capacity of the Indian market.In September last year, Reliance Industries and NVIDIA announced a partnership to develop AI supercomputers in India and create large language models (LLMs) trained on the country’s diverse languages. Later in the year, NVIDIA entered into a similar collaboration with the Tata Group, signaling its commitment to supporting India’s AI ambitions.
India’s AI aspirations
The Indian government has also pledged significant support for the nation’s AI aspirations, with an investment of over Rs 10,000 crore to fund startups, AI projects, and the development of LLMs. However, these efforts have faced several challenges.
India’s chipmaking industry is still in its infancy, and the establishment of semiconductor fabrication facilities (fabs) is a highly capital-intensive process that takes years to materialize. Running these fabs requires a specialized workforce, something India is still in the process of developing. As of now, the country has yet to produce its first chip domestically.
