India should learn to export intelligence, not labour: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
During his visit to India, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talked about the importance of building its AI capabilities locally rather than providing labor for software development done elsewhere.
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“Why export labor when the software is built elsewhere? Why not generate intelligence here and then export it?” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in response to a question from India Today on how India can avoid slipping into a back-office role during the new era of intelligence revolution. Jensen Huang emphasizes the importance of India building its AI capabilities locally rather than providing labor for software development done elsewhere. He suggests that India should focus on directly creating and exporting AI innovations, establishing itself as a leader in AI development rather than a back-office service provider, which was the case during the larger IT revolution.
“You have the data, the energy and the infrastructure. You have the critical elements in the country to be able to collect raw data and turn it into intelligence,” Huang said. “There are many Indians who would enjoy Hindi on their phones everywhere around the world. Those tokens should be manufactured here (India). That intelligence should be manufactured here.”
Huang is currently in India and has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani during his visit.
At an event in Mumbai, the Nvidia CEO also launched a new Hindi AI model called Nemotron-4-mini-Hindi-4B, which aims to allow companies in India to develop their own AI models.
Nvidia has been a major player in India’s tech landscape for over two decades, focusing on research, development, and building a strong AI ecosystem. CEO Jensen Huang has often emphasized India’s potential in the AI revolution, encouraging local growth and innovation rather than relying solely on IT services.
The company entered the Indian market in 2004 and established its initial operations in Bangalore, which remains the central hub of its activities. It later expanded to other cities such as Hyderabad and Pune, where R&D centers were established that contribute to global developments in GPU technologies, AI and software.
Over the past few years, Nvidia has collaborated with academic institutions, research organizations and government bodies in India through initiatives such as the Nvidia Deep Learning Institute (DLI), which provides training to students, researchers and industry professionals in AI and deep learning. Provides. To promote AI adoption across the country.
The company has also partnered with leading Indian companies such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, Infosys and Reliance, helping them integrate AI, machine learning and GPU-based computing in sectors such as healthcare, automotive and finance Is. Nvidia also supports India’s ambitions in high-performance computing (HPC) by collaborating with institutions such as IITs to enhance AI infrastructure and supercomputing capabilities.
