Synopsis
On January 30, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that Indian servers will host China's DeepSeek AI, tackling privacy issues. The initiative aims to safeguard user data and enhance India's AI capabilities, with substantial GPU resources already procured.Key Takeaways
- DeepSeek will be hosted on Indian servers to tackle privacy concerns.
- The IndiaAI Mission has surpassed GPU targets, with 18,693 GPUs available.
- DeepSeek aims to compete with ChatGPT amid investigations for potential API copying.
- A common computing facility for researchers will be operational soon.
- An estimated $30 billion investment in data centers is projected in India.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (NationPress) Indian servers will be the home for the new Chinese artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek, while also addressing the critical privacy concerns associated with it, as stated by Union Minister of Railways and Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Thursday.
The introduction of DeepSeek has sparked worries regarding user safety since the AI models originate from a Chinese company.
During a press briefing, the Union Minister mentioned that hosting DeepSeek on Indian servers will help mitigate cross-border data transfers.
"DeepSeek is open source and will be hosted on Indian servers shortly. This will effectively tackle the privacy concerns regarding cross-border data exchange," the Minister declared.
DeepSeek, founded by quant fund leader Liang Wenfeng, has triggered a significant selloff in tech stocks globally.
Vaishnaw also emphasized the advancements made under the IndiaAI Mission, which has exceeded its initial GPU targets.
With 18,693 GPUs currently available, the initiative is set to provide essential resources to researchers, startups, and businesses throughout the nation. Importantly, 15,000 high-end GPUs have been acquired, including 1,480 H200 GPUs.
In contrast, models like DeepSeek and ChatGPT were trained using 2,000 and 25,000 GPUs, respectively.
It is anticipated that around $30 billion will be invested in India for hyperscalers and data centers over the next two to three years, informed the Minister.
"Approximately 10,000 GPUs are now available for immediate use," stated Vaishnaw.
The Minister also announced the establishment of a common computing facility for researchers, which will be operational within two days. This facility will be a crucial resource for various AI projects in India.
DeepSeek is being positioned as an alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, amidst investigations by OpenAI and Microsoft regarding the possibility that DeepSeek may have replicated their APIs.
Meanwhile, Euroconsumers, a coalition of consumer groups in Europe, has lodged a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority concerning the handling of personal data by DeepSeek in relation to GDPR.
The Italian DPA has remarked that "the data of millions of Italians is at risk" and has granted DeepSeek a 20-day period to respond.
