Meta announced the partnership with the Telangana government on Thursday. With this collaboration, the tech giant will offer artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to the state government to help it improve its e-governance portal and administration as well as increase the productivity and efficiency of public departments. The Telangana government has formed a two-year partnership during which it will gain knowledge and technology to develop innovative solutions. Notably, the tech giant is also offering its AI technology to corporates like Goldman Sachs and AT&T.
In a press release, the social media giant announced that it will work with the Telangana government to create AI-powered technology solutions. The company said, “Meta today announced a two-year partnership with the Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (IT, E&C), Government of Telangana. The strategic partnership will empower public officials and citizens with the latest emerging technologies like AI to enhance e-governance and citizen services.
To build these technology solutions, Meta will leverage its in-house Llama 3.1 AI model as well as other open-source models. The company did not specify the names of the open-source models it will use. Notably, the tech giant released the Llama 3.1 model in July, and it powers some features of Meta AI.
Generative AI will be used to improve public service delivery, e-governance mechanisms of the Government of Telangana and to develop the productivity and efficiency of government departments and agencies. However, the company did not specify in what capacity the technology would be used.
Meta further explained that this partnership is part of the company’s “open approach to AI innovation.” The company claimed that it wants to help enhance social and economic opportunities in the state with generic AI. Notably, details regarding the nature of these solutions were not shared.
Separately, Meta also claimed that its AI models are also being used by companies like Goldman Sachs and AT&T. These AI solutions are said to be used in customer service, document review, and computer code creation.
The social media giant is also using its AI models to power in-house platforms. Notably, a recent report claimed that WhatsApp is getting a two-way voice conversation feature thanks to Meta AI that will provide users with a hands-free experience.
