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At its flagship event, Epoch 2026, the company announced a slew of products that form part of its effort to build a full-stack sovereign AI platform spanning models, applications and India-hosted computing infrastructure. These included Vision 2.0 for digitising complex documents; Saaras V4, a speech-recognition model supporting all 22 scheduled Indian languages; and Bulbul V4, which produces more expressive, human-like voices. Together, the launches broaden Sarvam’s focus beyond chatbots to enterprise, government and voice-based applications.Sarvam also announced a collaboration with IBM to pilot sovereign AI solutions for governments and regulated enterprises. IBM’s GovTech AI Innovation Center in Lucknow will serve as a joint testing hub for applications such as citizen services, grievance redressal, document processing and administrative workflows.Beyond Sarvam’s announcements, here are the key developments from the world of AI over the past week:##### Sudhir Singh, CEO & Executive Director, CoForge. Photo by Madhu Kapparath## Coforge says AI is improving its marginsCoforge reported a 33.3 percent year-on-year rise in quarterly dollar revenue to $592 million, growing faster than several larger Indian IT companies. The company says its use of AI and automation is improving productivity and helping expand margins. That presents a contrast to concerns about “AI deflation”, where greater efficiency reduces the number of people and hours billed to clients, putting pressure on technology services revenue. Coforge’s performance suggests AI could instead support earnings when productivity gains are accompanied by larger contracts, specialist engineering work and strong business growth. The company recently secured a $230 million AI transformation contract from a European client.##### Samsung is considering a paid Galaxy AI tier for customers. Photo courtesy SamsungReach your target audience via high-impact campaigns, sponsored content and high-impact solutions.## Samsung considers charging Galaxy AI usersSamsung is considering a paid Galaxy AI tier for customers who make intensive use of computing-heavy features such as AI-powered photo editing. JB Park, president and chief executive of Samsung Southwest Asia, said basic features—which account for about 90 percent of usage—would remain free. However, heavier users could be offered an optional premium plan. Running advanced AI services requires significant cloud computing and data-centre capacity, creating an ongoing expense for smartphone makers even after a device has been sold. Samsung is also dealing with sharply higher memory-chip prices, adding pressure to find new ways of recovering the cost of providing AI features.##### Microsoft launched AI-Cyber-1-Flash, its first specialised model built to analyse software vulnerabilities. Photo Courtesy Microsoft