Penny-a-Minute-Voice-Bots helfen indischen Startups, mit OpenAI zu konkurrieren

From Bloomberg reporter Saritha Rai:

Earlier this month, executives from Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind, Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. joined tech founders in Bangalore to watch one of India’s top AI startups unveil a new product that might change how the world’s most populous country uses the technology. Sarvam AI, often described as India’s OpenAI, introduced software for businesses that can interact with customers using spoken voice rather than just text.

India has tried to keep pace with the global artificial intelligence frenzy in the nearly two years since ChatGPT launched, but chatbots have often been limited by a lack of data on many of the country’s languages. Many who live in big cities can type prompts to a chatbot in English, but most of India lacks the language skills to do so. Now, a growing number of startups are betting that voice bots built with local language data can reach a wider swath of India and perhaps even appeal to users in other countries.

Despite the concerns, India’s AI startups are optimistic about the technology. While these startups are focused on India, some are also eying international markets, including the Middle East and Japan. Read the full story [here](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-26/cheap-ai-voice-bots-are-taking-off-with-businesses-in-india).