| | SEPTEMBER 20249GOOGLE & TAMIL NADU GOVT PARTNER TO BUILD AI-ENABLED ECOSYSTEMInfosys announced an increase in its collaboration with American chipmaker Nvidia to create GenAI-driven solutions for telecom providers. The IT major created three generative AI solutions using Topaz, its AI platform, incorporating Nvidia NIM inference microservices, Nvidia NeMo Retriever embedding models, and NeMo Guardrails to tailor and implement generative AI telco domain-specific large-language models.According to a regulatory filing, Nvidia Riva has been used to enable call center agents to do real-time transcription and translations."Telcos are increasingly adopting generative AI solutions to improve the productivity of their businesses with smarter networks, more efficient operations, and enhanced customer service."Leveraging Nvidia's full-stack accelerated computing and AI platform, Infosys Topaz is delivering a suite of domain-specific solutions that will help telcos accelerate and streamline their adoption of generative AI," Ronnie Vasishta, Senior Vice President of Telecom at Nvidia, said.According to the report, these AI solutions that are capable of generating content on their own have led to a decrease in latency by up to 61 percent and an improvement in accuracy by 22 percent. Infosys shares closed down by 0.35 per cent at Rs 1,932.40 each on the BSE.Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational company providing consulting, IT, and outsourcing services. Established in Pune, the company is based in Bangalore. Google has entered into an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The partnership seeks to develop a strong AI-enabled environment in the region, with a special focus on supporting startups, enhancing skills, and bolstering the industrial ecosystem, especially for MSMEs, to generate effective and scalable AI innovations.The memorandum of understanding was swapped at Google's Mountain View headquarters, with Chief Minister MK Stalin and Industries Minister Dr. TRB Rajaa present.Amit Zavery, GM/VP and Head of Platform of Google Cloud, Nanda Ramachandran, VP, Pixel Business Unit, Google, and officials from Guidance Tamil Nadu, the state's agency for investment promotion and facilitation, signed the agreement.In this partnership, Google will collaborate closely with Guidance Tamil Nadu to help build an AI ecosystem by offering advanced technologies and resources. This program aims to give individuals, businesses, and government entities the tools to utilize AI for inclusive growth and advancement.Dr TRB Rajaa, Minister for Industries, Government of Tamil Nadu, expressed optimism about the partnership, stated, "We are happy to collaborate with Google on advanced manufacturing, including the recently announced Made in India Pixel 8 phone being manufactured in Tamil Nadu. The MoU signed today will explore key Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives under the Tamil Nadu AI Labs". INFOSYS & NVIDIA EXPAND PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP GENAI-POWERED SOLUTIONS
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