At the NDTV IND.AI Summit, Pratyush, CEO of Sarvam AI, explains how India’s AI ambitions aim to stand apart from global consumer models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. He highlights Sarvam’s deep investment in Indian languages across speech and text, with models benchmarked against global standards while being optimized for India’s unique needs. From enabling AI access on feature phones to building culturally nuanced, India-specific datasets, the focus is on affordability, efficiency, and real-world accessibility for hundreds of millions of users.