G42 Launches Advanced Hindi Language Model NANDA at UAE-India Business Forum

G42, the UAE-based AI company, launched NANDA, a new Hindi Large Language Model (LLM), at the UAE-India Business Forum in Mumbai on September 10 2024. 

The announcement was made in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and was also attended by Hon. Minister of Commerce Mr. Piyush Goyal.al.

NANDA is a 13-billion parameter model trained on approximately 2.13 trillion tokens of language datasets, including Hindi. The LLM is the result of a collaboration between Inception (a G42 company), Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, and Cerebras Systems.

The model was trained on Condor Galaxy, one of the world’s most powerful AI supercomputers for training and inferencing, built by G42 and Cerebras.

“India has solidified its position as a global technology leader, driven by transformative initiatives like Digital India and Startup India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. As the country stands on the brink of AI-powered growth, G42 is proud to contribute to this journey with the launch of NANDA in support of India’s AI ambitions,” said Manu Jain, CEO – G42 India.

This launch follows G42’s successful introduction of JAIS, the world’s first open-source Arabic LLM, in August 2023. With NANDA, G42 aims to replicate this success and empower India’s scientific, academic, and developer communities by accelerating the growth of a vibrant Hindi language AI ecosystem.

“G42 has a strong track record in the development of language and domain-specific LLMs. With NANDA, we are heralding a new era of AI inclusivity, ensuring that the rich heritage and depth of Hindi language is represented in the digital and AI landscape. NANDA exemplifies G42’s unwavering commitment to excellence and fostering equitable AI,” said Dr. Andrew Jackson, Acting CEO of Inception, a G42 company.

G42 has partnered with global tech leaders, including a recent $1.5 billion investment from Microsoft. It has collaborated with OpenAI as well, the company behind ChatGPT.

The company has been involved in various international projects, including a $1 billion digital ecosystem initiative for Kenya in partnership with Microsoft.Earlier this year ,M42, the healthcare subsidiary of AI conglomerate of Abu Dhabi-based G42,  unveiled two new open-access versions of Med42 LLM.