WiBD India Insights - Edition 19

WiBD India Shakti Program Success Story

?? Meet Karpagam Sivakumar ??

A proud participant from the Shakti Mentorship Program , Karpagam’s journey is nothing short of inspiring! ??

Karpagam Sivakumar , a driven and enthusiastic woman who is eager to re-enter the workforce to build her career in data and AI. She joined the program as a mentee of Cohort 1 earlier this year and demonstrated exceptional diligence and dedication throughout the program. Her mentor, Santosh Agastyaraju , played a crucial role in her journey, providing the guidance and support needed to kick-start her career and helping her upskill along the way. Women in Big Data India is incredibly proud of Karpagam 's progress and wishes a successful career in data.

Are you a woman who is looking to restart your professional journey in Data & AI ? Then, WiBD India's Shakti Program is for YOU!

As a mentee-participant of the Shakti program, you will receive the following benefits:

1. One-on-one mentorship with an expert mentor.

2. Flexible upskilling at your own pace on the Datacamp platform.

3. Connect and grow through networking opportunities with the WiBD India community.

4. Apply your skills in a hands-on Capstone project.

5. Earn certificate upon successful completion of the program.

To apply as a mentee, click here : https://lnkd.in/gfYzWeGm

Check our website for more information on the program: https://lnkd.in/dfR3TJnE

WiBD India technology team is a group of young and passionate volunteers with UI/UX, web and mobile application experience, who are keen to make a difference to our community. We are designing and developing a Mentoring hybrid application for connecting all mentors and mentees in the community. If you have product management/marketing/UI/UX/web development experience or background and wish to part of the founding technology team, write to us at [email protected] .

Industry News

Hanooman: The Indic AI model by BharatGPT

Hanooman GPT is a series of open-source Indic large language models developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in partnership with healthcare AI firm Seetha Mahalakshmi Healthcare (SML).

The name ‘Hanooman’ is derived from the Hindu deity Hanuman, known for his strength, devotion, and commitment to the greater good. This reflects the model’s goals of developing powerful AI capabilities for the public benefit while celebrating India’s linguistic and cultural heritage.

About Hanooman

1. Multilingual Capability: Hanooman is a series of large language models (LLMs) proficient in 11 Indian languages, with plans to expand to over 20 languages, including Hindi, Tamil, and Marathi.
2. Functionality: Hanooman serves as a multimodal AI tool, capable of generating text, speech, videos, and more across various domains such as healthcare, governance, financial services, and education.
3. Customized Versions: One notable variant, VizzhyGPT, tailored for healthcare applications, showcases Hanooman’s versatility in fine-tuning AI models to specific sectors.
4. Scale: The size of these AI models ranges from 1.5 billion to an impressive 40 billion parameters, reflecting their robustness and complexity.

?? Looking forward to seeing groundbreaking work including building India's first full-stack, enterprise-ready Gen AI models, from the team. Vishnu Vardhan

#generativeai #genai #hanooman #bharatgpt

Data Trailblazer

Meet Rittika Jindal

Rittika is a Big Data & Cloud Architect, AI/ML Platform Builder and an ML Ops Engineer with 15+ years of experience in architecting, building, and optimizing enterprise data platforms using cloud technologies and traditional data warehousing. She has proven expertise in AI/ML, having built robust platforms leveraging ML Ops principles and Generative AI Ops Engineering.

WiBD India team is excited to have as one of our mentors for the Shakti Program.

Thought Leadership

Applied AI in Marketing by Sowmya Moni

Marketers and content creators would agree that their time is most valuable when spent on strategy and creativity. Yet, tedious and repetitive tasks often steal productive hours. Here, are 7 steps to harness Generative AI to improve your productivity and focus on what truly matters.

Read more in Sowmya's article with Forbes Communications Council.

Women in Big Data India is a dynamic community dedicated to empowering and advancing women in the fields of data science, artificial intelligence, and related technologies. As part of the global Women in Big Data (WiBD) organization, this community focuses on addressing the unique challenges and opportunities faced by women in India's rapidly evolving tech landscape.

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