Size Does Matter

Smaller AI models can be fine-tuned to local needs

- UMA GANESH

THE LAUNCH OF DeepSeek has jolted not just Nvidia, OpenAI, and other top AI ventures backed by governments and investors with deep pockets, but nations are realizing that AI's relevance has far-reaching impact beyond the technology and business domains. AI developments are beginning to impact geopolitical equations as experienced through the imposition of tariffs and access to intellectual properties critical for making advancements in the design and development of AI products. The battle for the fastest and most efficient AI platform would continue with breakthroughs in chips, the AI models, the use of content and power utilization.

Close on the heels of DeepSeek, Alibaba has unveiled Qwen—giving competition to the American ChatGPT, Meta, and others. So what does this mean for India, and what would be its role in the AI landscape?