The Nepali Language, Nepali Data, and the Dream of Homegrown AI: The Story of ‘Himalaya AI Labs’
The Nepali Language, Nepali Data, and the Dream of Homegrown AI: The Story of ‘Himalaya AI Labs’ Are the artificial intelligence (AI) systems we use in our daily lives truly our own? Most of the time, we rely on AI developed by companies such as Google, OpenAI , NVIDIA, and DeepMind. However, these systems often fail to provide accurate responses in the Nepali language—simply because they were not trained with a focus on Nepali. While the rest of the world is advancing rapidly in the field of AI, Nepal currently functions merely as a consumer rather than a creator. Seeking to challenge this stark reality and make Nepal self-reliant in AI, a team of young Nepalis has launched an initiative called ‘ Himalaya AI Labs .’ Working remotely from both within Nepal and abroad, this group of over a dozen young professionals in the IT sector is working tirelessly to build world-class AI infrastructure for the country. It has not been very long since these young individuals first connected an...