[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Inc42 [@Inc42](/creator/twitter/Inc42) on x 51K followers Created: 2025-07-11 12:50:41 UTC Reflecting on India’s position in the global AI race, @Paytm founder @vijayshekhar has said that the country should position itself as the “AI use case capital” rather than focusing on building foundational AI models like large language models (LLMs), given the high costs and infrastructure limitations.👇 As per an Outlook report, Sharma said this while addressing Shiprocket’s SHIVIR 2025: AI Commerce Edition – Made for Bharat in New Delhi today. Flagging the high entry costs and lack of global infrastructure, Sharma said, “I always wanted India to have our own AI. The sadness is that the entry ticket of an employee is $XXX Mn which is completely routed from here.” Notably, India continues to trail the US and China in AI research spending, access to high-end hardware (such as GPUs), and availability of top-tier AI talent, despite capacity-building efforts like the government’s IndiaAI Mission, which has a corpus of INR XXXXXX Cr. Read the full article here - #news #Inc42 #AI #LLM #Shiprocket #startupnews #Paytm #artificialintelligence #India #growth #IndiaAI #GPU #foundationalAI  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [sharma](/topic/sharma) [coins ai](/topic/coins-ai) [Post Link](https://x.com/Inc42/status/1943654175826473022)
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Reflecting on India’s position in the global AI race, @Paytm founder @vijayshekhar has said that the country should position itself as the “AI use case capital” rather than focusing on building foundational AI models like large language models (LLMs), given the high costs and infrastructure limitations.👇
As per an Outlook report, Sharma said this while addressing Shiprocket’s SHIVIR 2025: AI Commerce Edition – Made for Bharat in New Delhi today.
Flagging the high entry costs and lack of global infrastructure, Sharma said, “I always wanted India to have our own AI. The sadness is that the entry ticket of an employee is $XXX Mn which is completely routed from here.”
Notably, India continues to trail the US and China in AI research spending, access to high-end hardware (such as GPUs), and availability of top-tier AI talent, despite capacity-building efforts like the government’s IndiaAI Mission, which has a corpus of INR XXXXXX Cr.
Read the full article here -
#news #Inc42 #AI #LLM #Shiprocket #startupnews #Paytm #artificialintelligence #India #growth #IndiaAI #GPU #foundationalAI
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