This is an excellent development for Bihar. I have been arguing that if the state mandates that its data be located within the state boundaries, we will see many IT companies start to operate from Bihar. May a hundred datacenters bloom.

I think the deptt of IT has tried to approach the top IT companies but that has not moved the needle much. I also believe that while IT professionals can indeed advise, without financial participation and risk taking, it won't help much. My thesis is that govt should change focus to smaller IT companies, both home grown and elsewhere and create a preferential purchase policy for them. If a hundred companies can grow to 100+ size, that is 10,000 IT jobs in the state!

NuPov Vol.4 - Our fortnightly Newsletter on AI trends, AI in Bihar and updates from MithilaStack As companies struggle to control costs with AI (Zoho, AirTable, Accenture), the question facing many is - are costs proportionate to benefits / productivity? In Bihar, while the proposed AI Research Park at IIT Patna has yet to see real movement, a mid-sized (12 MW) Data centre setup by CTRL-S is creating hopes that it will attract AI companies. At @MithilaStack we are constantly looking at ways to simplify life for common man using AI capabilities. Check out the new chat-bot to get your land records from govt records and our new Advocate finder tool. If you are living outside your home district and need a good lawyer, you can either rely on recommendations and word-of-mouth or place your trust on data. We bring you the data courtsey doc processing capabilities of AI engines. linkedin.com/pulse/answers-c…

Early results from our initiative to build a high quality translation tool for Maithili (my mother tongue). As you can see, even at this stage, our tool shows better performance, richer vocabulary and adherence to grammar. Feedback welcome. Stay tuned for a public trial. @MithilaStack @Google @Meta @MaithiliMachaan #BuiltfromBihar

Mithila has been the cradle of Vedic Culture in India since 3000+ years. Yagnavalkya famously said "if there is a debate on dharma / adharma or there is confusion about what is as per dharma, look at what the people in Mithila do". CSTS, a trust working for the development of culture, language, literature and traditions of Mithila have launched "DevtaPittar.com", a website that lets everyone experience the pure vedic tradition of Mithila using priests with deep sanskrit scholarship, training in tradition and spiritual reverence. The website will bring economic opportunities to the priests in Mithila and connect the traditions of Mithila to global audiences. DevtaPittar (Gods and Ancestors) launches with option to book a puja for your family on the occasion of "Anant Chaturdashi". Do visit and experience the power of "Anant" (never ending).

NuPov #2: An OpenAI agent crossed the boundaries of its own test. In Patna, builders are trying to create rooms where work continues after the event ends. At @MithilaStack, we are deciding how much freedom an SEO agent should have inside a live codebase. And in Nalanda, a young engineer is working through the physical limits of building a jet engine. Check out our latest newsletter - linkedin.com/pulse/ai-beyond…

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NuPOV by @MithilaStack - changing the perception of Bihar. A newsletter to showcase AI, Bihar and what we are building. 850+ subscribers on Day 1. Check this out. linkedin.com/pulse/starting-…

While AI is displacing jobs in tech, customer support, BFSI, it has added net new jobs specially in data labelling, data annotation and preparation of data for AI modelling. I spoke with @SagrikaKissu and shared about the work we are doing via @MADHUBANILF and @MithilaStack in this segment. Thanks Sagrika for the mention. theprint.in/ground-reports/a…

Is AI creating more jobs than displacing them? I had a chance to discuss the @Nomura report (nomuraconnects.com/focused-t…) on @CNBC_Awaaz show. My take - the real impact of AI is yet to be seen, will take time to play out. We must start AI education from our schools asap. Catch the full show here - youtube.com/live/GGL3hhzM114…

Can Bihar Startups Build a Rs. 100 cr Business ? Since the 2022 Bihar Startup Policy was unveiled and govt offered a Rs. 10 lakh grant to startup founders; a Rs. 15 lakh follow-on grant for those who were growing and a Rs. 50 lakh matching grant for startups for those who had raised Angel funds, the state has seen five thousand plus "founders" and "selected" nearly two thousand for initial funding (grant). What have Bihar startups been building? Mostly marketplaces - eCom/qCom, Urban services, logistics & transportation aggregation, D2C brands for Arts & Crafts, food products, Agro-based products. Very few startups have received angel funding (Cat-I AIF). Very few startups working on hard tech - devices, embedded hardware, software products, SaaS, analytics have emerged. A handful startups are building EV related solutions - batteries, charging stations, vehicles. Few startups have scaled to even Rs. 10 cr revenue and profitability / sustainability remains a challenge. Why is this so? The answer lies in the next question. Where do bihar startup founders come from? They are mostly young founders, low on corporate/professional work experience, low on financial literacy, low on management experience and hard skills - engineering, science, tech. There is a natural celing to how big they can grow by themselves. So why can't they hire senior management with prior experience of scaling businesses? The answer lies in the next question. What does Bihar ecosystem lack today? Senior folks who have scaled businesses. Folks who can mentor younger founders. Who can get embedded within the startup in operational and mentor roles and build scaling capacity. And it lacks Capital, especially private capital. Will this change in the next 5 years? Will we see private capital going into Bihar Startups? Private capital today is going into hashtag#DeepTech startups. AI - models, applications, data labelling, skilling. Into hard engg. and science oriented startups - space tech, defence, energy, medical devices, pharma, new materials. The "Age of Marketplaces" may be over. Bihar startups need to move into the next higher orbit. Bihar needs to find new founders and mentors and build the next generation of founders. Those who have some experience under their belt. Technical of scientific skills that makes them capable to innovate and build R&D based products and new solutions. At the Patliputra Samvad last week, I told the 40 odd folks in the room that unless they had a plan to get to Rs. 100 cr revenue in 7-8 years, investors outside Bihar/India may not even look at you. Was I right? Will love to hear your comments, ideas and suggestions.

Join the Space on X and participate in the discussion on what was discussed at the Samvad today? What changes Bihar startups wish to see in the Bihar startup policy 2027? And how the landscape of startups is changing to #DeepTech and #AI based initiatives. 9:30 pm. Hosted by @IndexBihar

Great session. It was amazing to see 95% of the students were already using AI for research, creating posters and images, even films, learning and of course “reels”. I told them with AGI around the corner, by the time they graduate (2031) there may be no jobs for them! But if they mastered AI and focussed on solving local and community challenges using AI tools, they could be winners in the post AGI world.

If you have a sale/purchase agreement with words and sentences you don't understand, most likely they are "farsi" (persian) words. Still used in Bihar courts. Check out dastaivez.mithilastack.in/, our initiative to use AI for public good. Get a translation in hindi/english and a summary. Verify the land parcel thru direct link to govt's Bhumi records. #Dastaivez #AIforCommonUse #BuiltInBihar

A great pleasure and honor to talk to the new batch of engineers at @DCE_Darbhanga and inspire them to build the future for Bihar / India / World. It’s a great time to be a builder.