Vivek Raghavan — Building Sarvam AI, India's Sovereign Model Lab

Vaibhav Sisinty interviews Sarvam co-founder Vivek Raghavan on India-focused foundation models, Indic languages, voice AI and government partnerships.

The founder of an Indian AI lab explains why India needs its own AI models that understand Hindi, Tamil and many other Indian languages properly.

1. 1Indic-language data is scarce — data creation is a core moat.
2. 2Voice-first products fit India's usage patterns better than chat.
3. 3Sovereign compute is becoming a national-priority conversation.
4. 4Small, specialized models outperform large ones on Indian tasks.
5. 5Public-private partnerships will shape India's AI stack.

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  Sarvam AI