Indian AI company Sarvam plans to bring its recently launched AI models to users by deploying them in Nokia and HMD feature phones, cars and its own smart glasses.
The company, backed by Lightspeed, Peak XV and Khosla Ventures, said at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi that it uses state-of-the-art models that take up only megabytes of space, can run on most phones with existing processors and can work offline.
The company is partnering with HMD to bring an AI chat assistant to Nokia and HMD phones. A video demonstration showed a user clicking a dedicated AI button on a feature phone to chat with an AI assistant in a local language to get guidance on government programs or local markets. It’s unclear whether all of the AI features showcased at the event will work offline.
“Through edge AI, we want to bring intelligence to every phone, laptop, car, and even a new generation of devices,” Tushar Goswamy, head of Edge AI at Sarvam, said during a presentation.
He said the company has worked with Qualcomm to tune its models for the latter’s chipsets. Sarvam did not provide details on which devices the models will be deployed on. Qualcomm said it is developing a “Sovereign AI Experience Suite” that will work across a range of devices, including phones, PCs, laptops, cars and IoT devices.
“Our collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies can accelerate the way we move mainstream AI from research to development,” said Sarvam co-founder Vivek Raghavan.
“This will enable Sarvam to design models and applications that are closer to the edge, secure data and ready for adoption, at scale.”
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Sarvam also said it is working with German engineering giant Bosch to bring AI assistants to cars, though it didn’t reveal many other details.
The startup also introduced a pair of AI smart glasses, called Sarvam Kaze, designed and manufactured in India. The company’s co-founder Pratyush Kumar said the glasses are a “maker device” and will be available in May.
Sarvam has so far been largely active in the enterprise market, offering its voice-focused models for use cases such as customer support. The new models and partnerships show that the company is shifting its focus to consumer use cases.
