myShakti: India’s First Sovereign B2C Gen AI Chatbot

On February 4, 2025, Yotta Data Services launched myShakti, India’s first fully sovereign generative AI chatbot. Built on the open-source DeepSeek AI model, myShakti is hosted entirely on Indian servers, ensuring data sovereignty, security, and affordability.

Designed to make gen AI accessible to every Indian, myShakti delivers unrestricted, transparent responses, giving users a clear view of its reasoning process. Unlike many AI models that function as black boxes, myShakti provides insight into how it processes information, reinforcing trust and reliability.

A Closer Look at myShakti

Sovereign Hosting on Secure Infrastructure

myShakti, the gen AI chatbot, runs on Yotta’s NM1 data center in Mumbai, powered by 128 NVIDIA H100 GPUs across 16 nodes. This setup ensures high-performance AI inferencing while keeping all data within India’s borders.

Yotta has leveraged NVIDIA’s NVCF functions to containerise, optimise, and deploy the DeepSeek model efficiently, enabling secure and scalable API access for businesses and developers.

Open-Source AI, Free for All

Currently in beta, myShakti is free to use, inviting developers, businesses, and AI enthusiasts to test, experiment, and provide feedback. While responses may not always be perfect in this phase, continuous improvements driven by user input will enhance reliability over time.

Unfiltered, Transparent AI Responses

Unlike traditional AI chatbots that heavily filter content, myShakti provides raw, unfiltered responses directly from the model. Additionally, it features built-in reasoning transparency, allowing users to see how responses are generated.

Future updates will introduce an option to toggle this feature on or off, giving users greater control over their AI experience.

Security and Data Privacy

Yotta has implemented advanced measures, including DDoS protection, firewalls, and the blocking of unauthorised IPs, to safeguard user data. No telemetry data leaves the secure, serverless environment. Ensuring full data sovereignty, all user data, including IDs, prompts, and results, are securely stored within India under Yotta’s administrative control. Secure access is provided through unique authentication tokens, with enhancements like Google Auth being rolled out soon.

Vision of AI Democratisation

The launch of Yotta’s gen AI chatbot, myShakti, is a significant step toward AI democratisation in India. Yotta envisions an AI ecosystem that is powerful, reliable and accessible to all, from developers and startups to everyday users.

By prioritising local needs and cultural context, myShakti is designed to empower India’s AI ambitions while ensuring cutting-edge technology remains within reach.

The Future of myShakti

To support growing AI demands, Yotta is expanding its AI infrastructure to 1,024 H100 GPUs, significantly increasing computing power and reliability.

Key upcoming developments:

• DeepSeek R1 Pro model: Enhancing AI capabilities for advanced applications
• DeepSeek-70B deployment: Already hosted, with plans for DeepSeek-Pro-671B soon
• Multi-model AI approach: Future versions will integrate both open-source and proprietary AI models, allowing users to choose the best fit for their needs
• Indic language support: myShakti will be further trained on local datasets, ensuring culturally relevant responses tailored for Indian users

A Step Towards India’s AI Independence

myShakti aligns with India’s vision for sovereign AI infrastructure. IT Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw recently emphasised the need to host DeepSeek models within India to address privacy and cross-border data concerns, an initiative Yotta has already executed.

With myShakti, businesses can:

• Fine-tune the model with proprietary data
• Develop custom AI models for specific use cases
• Access DeepSeek via API for enterprise applications

More than just a chatbot, myShakti is a milestone in India’s AI journey—secure, accessible, and built for the future. As the platform evolves, user feedback will play a crucial role in shaping it into a world-class AI solution for India.

myShakti is not just an AI chatbot—it’s a bold step toward India’s AI self-reliance. By blending sovereign infrastructure, open-source AI, and robust security, Yotta is ensuring that AI remains in India’s hands, benefiting businesses, developers, and everyday users alike.

Join the myShakti beta program today and be part of India’s AI revolution. https://myshakti.ai/