Innovation often is rooted in diverse sources of inspiration, from nature to personal experiences. The idea can emerge from a fleeting observation, a pressing challenge, or as simple as the need to make life better. One such innovative leap is rooted in the personal loss of Anay and Abeer Ramakrishnan, twin brothers and co-founders of ImmverseAI. They have developed an application that merges emotional connection and ancient Indian knowledge with cutting-edge technology. They are presently studying in Std V and their journey began when they lost both grandfathers, one during the Covid-19 pandemic and the other when they were just a year old, and hoped to bring their grandfathers back virtually. This laid the foundation for ImmverseAI, an app that allows users to interact with virtual avatars of loved ones, historical figures, scientists, and more, through the application.

 

The application’s feature revolve around creating digital avatars using images and voice data, that not only look and sound like the individual but can also converse based on trained data sets. Abeer explains, “Users can upload an image, voice, and train it to make it answer in the way they want.” The application also serves as a tool for immortalising the knowledge of great thinkers. “If users want to talk to Albert Einstein and learn Quantum Physics, they can directly chat with a virtual version of him,” says Abeer. The app achieves this by cataloguing vast amounts of data from the web and training it within a custom Large Language Model (LLM). The brothers are focusing on shifting the narrative of historical and scientific knowledge from global to a more Indian perspective. While most AI platforms are trained on Western data, their app offers answers rooted in Indian knowledge.

 

Anay shares, “If one asks a westernised AI who came up with atomic theory, it might mention John Dalton but ImmverseAI will mention Maharishi Kanad, who introduced atomic theory, Anu, Renu, and Parmanu Siddhant 2,600 years ago.” They aim to digitise ancient Indian manuscripts and incorporate them into an AI trained on Indian knowledge. They shared that during a presentation in San Diego, USA, they faced a setback when they were initially told they could not pitch the idea as they were not high school students. However, during a gathering, an investor expressed interest, and invited them to present the next morning. Anay recalls, “After we gave the presentation, we were offered a 1 million dollar cheque but due to a certain requirement to relocate to the USA, we turned down the offer.” The brothers’ accomplishments began at the age of 8 when they were recognised by the Asia Book of Records for identifying 250 birds in 4 minutes and the Guinness Book of Records for creating a prototype for colonisation on Mars. “We envision working on holographic technology, to make holograms and introduce 3D avatars that can physically pop up in real space,” says Abeer. With a commitment to preserve and promote ancient wisdom, their efforts with Bharatiya GPT aim to ensure that India’s rich knowledge is digitally preserved and accessible to future generations.

 

 

 

 

Abeer and Anay Ramakrishnan were recently felicitated at the Saptarshi Puraskar programme of the Hindu Research Foundation. They delivered a speech and expressed that it was a privilege to be born in a land rich with knowledge, wisdom, innovation, and discovery. They explained how Bharatiya GPT is designed to present information from the Indian perspective. Their vision for bringing ancient Indian wisdom to digital space was praised by the dignitaries and audience.