Samsung Partners With IIT Madras To Advance AI For Indian Languages

Samsung’s research division has signed a five-year MoU with IIT Madras to advance research in AI for Indian languages, HealthTech, and Generative AI. The partnership will support joint research projects, tech licensing, training, and student fellowships. As part of a broader push to deepen industry-academia ties, the move reflects growing interest in applying AI to local challenges. IIT Madras says the collaboration aims to link academic research with real-world tech applications.

There are over 22 languages and hundreds of dialects in India, and building AI for this audience could mean a great deal of ease for businesses and individuals. AI in Indian languages could enable business to offer seamless customer support to its diverse audience. There are several other use cases of AI in Indian languages including live translation, building literacy tools and platforms, healthcare accessibility, and more.

Samsung and IIT Madras have signed a five-year MoU that aims to provide a wide range of collaborative activities, including sponsored research projects, consultancy projects, technology licensing, trainings, facility development and sponsorship of student fellowships in future.

“Our collaboration with IIT Madras marks an important step towards co-creating solutions that are meaningful, inclusive, and future-ready,” said Kyungyun Roo, Managing Director, Samsung R&D Institute, Noida. Samsung already has established long-term strategic MoUs with other institutes including IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay and IIT Ropar.

The AI revolution has taken over the globe, particularly India. A recent report reveals that India now accounts for 13.5 percent of global ChatGPT users, the largest in the world. The second on the list is US with 8.9 percent user base. Because of the AI revolution in India, OpenAI is reported to be exploring data center options and local residency in the country.  In April this year, ChatGPT accounted for 800 million weekly users, making it the fastest-growing tech in history.