“Models will become a commodity.”
Nandan Nilekani argues the global fixation on building the biggest language models misses the point entirely. Models will commoditize. The real value is in sector-specific applications that actually help people, like letting non-literate farmers in Bihar interact with AI in their own dialect. It is a refreshingly practical take from someone who built India’s national identity system, and a sharp contrast to the Silicon Valley arms race where bigger always equals better.