India, June 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Avataar, an AI-native transformation company, today announced the launch of Varya, a distilled video model built to make frontier video AI affordable, accessible and relevant for India's next generation of users.
The launch was unveiled today at a press event in New Delhi, in the presence of Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, alongside Avataar's leadership team
Varya has been designed for India's many contexts, not a generalized idea of India. The model has been built to understand and generate culturally rich visual outputs across India's regions, festivals, communities, food, clothing, public spaces...