Data centres must coexist with frugal AI in India, say experts at Frugal Innovation Forum

While data centres are imperative, successful countries similar India, they should coexist with frugal AI, suggested panellists who were speaking astatine the Frugal Innovation Forum, organised by The French Institute successful India (IFI), successful collaboration with the Alliance Française de Bangalore and Science Gallery Bengaluru.

“In 2023, erstwhile I heard astir ChatGPT for the first time, I looked into it and thought about what was needed for a Large Language Model. It is not conscionable software. It has each this hardware infrastructure down it. You request servers, data centres... these information centres request specializer AI chips, water for cooling, electricity; that is just the proviso broadside of the worth chain,” said Serish Gandikota, co-founder & co-director, Frugal AI Hub and Visiting Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School.