IBM launches GenAI innovation centre in Kochi

American technology multinational IBM on Monday announced the launch of its generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) innovation centre in Kochi.

The centre, part of the IBM India Software Lab in the city, will enable enterprises, startups and partners to explore, experience and build GenAI technology, IBM said in a statement. It will provide organisations with access to IBM experts and technologies to help them build and scale up adoption of enterprise-grade AI.

“The GenAI Innovation Center furthers IBM’s commitment to nurturing India’s AI community and catalysing innovation through co-creation and collaboration with an aim to serve the country’s best interests of growing AI skilled talent, boosting organisation productivity and improving citizen services,” said Dinesh Nirmal, senior vice president, products, IBM Software.


In line with IBM’s open innovation approach to AI, the centre includes technology for clients to enhance large language models (LLM) with their own data and also leverage IBM’s AI and data platforms and AI assistant technologies.

The centre will help the community harness “the power of generative AI to address societal and business challenges ranging from sustainability, public infrastructure, healthcare education, inclusion and more”, IBM said.