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Reliance Industries will build the world's largest data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat as announced by Mukesh Ambani. This is the largest step in Reliance's push into India's growing artificial intelligence sector.
The data center will be equipped with advanced Nvidia AI semiconductors. This follows the October 2024 announcement at the Nvidia AI Summit, where Reliance and Nvidia unveiled plans for a collaboration on AI infrastructure. According to the deal, Nvidia will supply its Blackwell AI processors for a one-gigawatt data center, set to be the largest in the world.
During the summit, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the importance of India manufacturing its own AI. He said, "It makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI. You should not export data to import intelligence. India should not export flour to import bread."
Mukesh Ambani echoed the same sentiments, stressing India's digital connectivity infrastructure. He said, "We can use intelligence to bring prosperity to all the people and bring equality to the world. Apart from the US and China, India has the best digital connectivity infrastructure."
Reliance also collaborated with Tata Group in September 2024 to create AI supercomputers and large language models (LLMs) specially customized for the different languages in India. This kind of alliance confirms Reliance's efforts to employ AI technology to meet India's distinctive requirements.
The Indian government has pledged over Rs 10,000 crore to funding startups, AI projects, and LLM initiatives. The country is promoting the development of AI with high investment. Though it's still growing, the semiconductor industry faces issues as no indigenous chip-making facility exists in the nation. This may be because such facilities entail extremely high costs and are highly technical undertakings.
However, projects like Reliance and Nvidia's partnership show the country's big commitment to becoming a global AI powerhouse. Further investments in digital infrastructure and technology will make India a prominent player in the global AI space.
