IIT Bombay Collaborates with Reliance Jio to Launch ‘Bharat GPT'

New Delhi: Reliance Jio will be entering into a collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) to launch ‘Bharat GPT’ programme. Reliance Jio Infocomm chairman Akash Ambani has announced this on December 27, 2023. 

“We have been working on a project with IIT-Bombay to launch the Bharat GPT programme," he said. He added that this AI powered tool will not only be accessible inside the organisation but also across various sectors of the firm. He also mentioned that the next decade would be defined by large language models. 

The company will be launching products and services in the media space, commerce, communication and also devices, he added.

"We have been working on our own OS (operating system) for a while now for the TVs and we are comprehensively thinking about how to launch it," Ambani said.

Apart From IIT Bombay, other IITs like IIT Madras, IIT Mandi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kanpur, IIT Hyderabad, and IIM Indore are also goint to participate in the launch of the program. 

The timeline for the release of Bharat GPT has not been announced yet, but it is expected that the release date will be announced by the Jio in the first few months of 2024. Ambani also dropped a hint about the launch of Jio 2.0, without elaborating any further.

It is expected that Bharat GPT will be developed as an AI for Jio telecom products, activated by voice command and gestures to minimise human research hours and simplify the experience of using Jio across all platforms.

Latest Updates on IIT Bombay:

IIT Bombay Hosts Techfest 2023 From December 27-29; Check Details Here

IIT Bombay Celebrates Alumni Day 2023 on Dec 24; Check Details Here

Subscribe to Collegedunia to get the latest educational news and updates –