When asked if G42 truly holds the answer to the universe, Manu Jain, the chief of G42 India, said, “I hope we can be a small catalyst in that.” Jain was speaking at Cypher 2024, India’s biggest AI conference organised by AIM Media House. G42, the Abu Dhabi-based AI company, was inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
At Cypher, G42 unveiled its plans to build the largest data centre in India, besides launching a local ‘Hinglish’ LLM, called NANDA (named after the second-highest peak in India). This move mirrors their JAIS Arabic LLM, inspired by the UAE’s highest peak, as G42 positions itself to ignite a generative AI revolution across the subcontinent.
With this, the company is looking to spearhead AI in India, with other players such as Krutrim AI and Sarvam AI already having made their presence felt in the country by working towards building an ‘AI Full Stack’.