G42, an Abu Dhabi-based technology firm, has announced a strategic partnership with U.S. chipmaker Cerebras to establish an advanced supercomputer system in India. This collaboration will deploy an impressive 8 exaflops of computing power, a development shared by the companies during the recent India AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi.
The new system is designed to be fully hosted within India, adhering strictly to local regulations concerning data residency, security, and compliance. Its primary objective is to furnish essential computing resources for artificial intelligence applications, catering to a diverse range of beneficiaries including educational institutions, government bodies, and small and medium-sized enterprises.
“Sovereign AI infrastructure is becoming essential for national competitiveness. This project brings that capability to India at a national scale, enabling local researchers, innovators, and enterprises to become AI-native while maintaining full data sovereignty and security,” stated Manu Jain, CEO of G42 India, underscoring the strategic importance of the initiative.
Further bolstering the project, Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) are also integral partners. This builds on previous collaborations, such as the Nanda 87B large language model released last year by MBZUAI and G42, which was built on Meta’s Llama 3.1 70B model and designed to comprehend casual Hindi and English speech.
Andy Hock, Chief Strategy Officer at Cerebras, commented on the significance of the deployment: “Deploying this system in India marks a significant step forward in the country’s computational capacity and sovereign AI initiatives. It will accelerate training and inference for large-scale models, enabling researchers and developers to build AI tailored to India’s needs.”
The India AI Impact Summit proved to be a pivotal event, witnessing the unveiling of numerous AI infrastructure projects spearheaded by both prominent Indian conglomerates and international corporations.
Among these, Indian conglomerate Adani committed a substantial $100 billion towards developing up to 5 gigawatts of data-center capacity across the country by 2035. Similarly, Reliance announced plans to invest $110 billion over the next seven years, also targeting gigawatt-scale data centers.
Meanwhile, OpenAI has formed an alliance with Tata Group to secure 100 megawatts of AI compute in India for its Stargate project, with ambitions to scale this to 1 gigawatt. Reinforcing the nation's commitment, India’s technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed at the summit that the country aims to attract over $200 billion in infrastructure investment within the next two years, leveraging a combination of tax incentives, state-backed venture capital, and supportive policies.
These new commitments join existing significant investments, with U.S. technology giants including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft having already pledged approximately $70 billion to expand AI and cloud infrastructure within India.
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