BENGALURU: Raja Koduri, former chief architect of Intel Corp, is discussing a deal with Hiranandani-backed data center operator Yotta for his generative artificial intelligence startup with a large presence in India.
Koduri said his company, which has yet to be named, will partner with or acquire Yotta, which has data centers in the cities of Mumbai and Noida.
The company, which is likely to launch by the end of the year, will provide AI tools to creators such as game designers and film industry workers, an Indian-American executive said in an interview with Reuters.
Speaking on the sidelines of a conference held in Bengaluru, dubbed India’s Silicon Valley, he said: Enterprises and startups on Wednesday.
Having worked on nearly 20 generations of computer graphics chips, Koduri plans to build a local data center to facilitate access to the massive computing power needed for generative AI tools.
Generative AI refers to technologies such as ChatGPT that can use prompts to create haiku, essays, and images.
However, data center plans face challenges such as unstable power, shortage of skilled labor, and lack of clear policies by state and central governments.
The southern states of Karnataka and Telangana have been “very supportive,” he said, adding that subsidies for electricity will be important as data centers are heavy consumers of electricity.
Koduri did not disclose how many employees his company will employ, but said “a ton” would be hired from the southern cities of Bangalore and Hyderabad.
He also sits on the board of AI chip startup Tenstorrent, led by veteran chip architect Jim Keller, who led the design of Tesla’s self-driving chip in 2016.
Tenstorrent builds its chips using the open source technology RISC-V.
