Sundar Pichai: “India’s AI Future Extraordinary,” Google Commits $15 Billion Investment

Thank you for the opportunity to return to the stage and to mark this important occasion in US-India relations. Yesterday at the opening session I shared some thoughts on this profound moment with AI. I said we are on the cusp of an era of hyper progress and new discoveries but the best outcomes are not guaranteed. We must work together to ensure the benefits of AI are available to everyone and everywhere. The US-India partnership has a critical role to play. Google is proud to serve as a connection point between them both figuratively and literally. More on this later. We have teams across both countries working seamlessly together on some of our most important initiatives. Innovations that start in India like Google Pay are making products better for people all over the world. I believe India is going to have an extraordinary trajectory with AI and we are supporting with a full-stack commitment including products, skilling and infrastructure. First products. We are working on building AI products and solutions for Indian consumers and businesses. To empower India's incredible developer community we've already contributed 22 Gemma models to AI coach and we are working closely with the government to bring AI applications with real-world impact. Be it through delivering timely monsoon forecast to farmers, helping healthcare workers screen for diseases like diabetic retinopathy or making information and services accessible in more languages. Our commitment extends to reimagining the products people use every day. As one example AI is changing the way people use search. Indian users are amongst the highest adopters of voice and visual search globally. Our scam detection features with circle to search and lens are used in India more than anywhere else. The Gemini app is growing rapidly across the world and it's available in 10 languages spoken in India and YouTube supports a vibrant ecosystem of Indian content creators sharing music, arts and culture with the world. Second, skilling. Through the AI skill house we are working to equip 10 million future Indian leaders with the tools to drive global progress. We are also partnering with Vadbani AI to reach students and early career professionals with a Google AI certificate which we announced earlier this week. Third, infrastructure. Last year we announced a 15 billion dollar investment in Indian infrastructure with the AI hub in Vizag at the center. This hub will house gigawatt scale compute. When finished it will bring jobs and the benefits of cutting-edge AI to people and businesses across India. Building on this we recently announced the India-America Connect initiative which will deliver new subsea cable routes to connect the US, India and multiple locations across the southern hemisphere. Combined with our existing cable systems this initiative will significantly expand the digital trade routes and serve as a literal bridge between our two countries. Of course none of this would be possible without stable supply chains built on a foundation of shared trust. Products, subsea cables, AI hubs are all dependent on a complex flow of goods and components across borders. Pax Silica focuses on making sure that the supply chains are safe and secure and encourages greater commercial partnerships across key technologies. So let me congratulate the US and India on this historic moment. Alongside the recent trade agreement this will lay a strong foundation for a robust US-India tech partnership for many years to come. Thank you.