Keynote – Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
Summary
Mukesh Ambani opened his address by invoking the “Global AI Impact Summit” as a historic moment for India’s technological destiny. He framed AI as the engine that will realize “Vixit Bharat” – a fully developed nation by 2047 – and praised Prime Minister Modi’s leadership. Ambani announced three bold initiatives under the Jio Intelligence banner:
- AI for Every Citizen – extending AI services (education, health, agriculture, government) to every Indian household with the same reliability and affordability that Jio brought to broadband.
- 10 lakh crore (≈ USD 1.3 trillion) AI Investment – a seven‑year, patient capital push to build durable AI capabilities, not just chase valuations.
- Sovereign Compute Infrastructure – construction of gigawatt‑scale, green‑powered AI data centres (first 120 MW in Jamnagar) and an edge‑compute layer integrated with Jio’s network to bring low‑latency intelligence to villages, clinics, and farms.
He outlined five guiding principles for Jio Intelligence: multilingual AI, security‑by‑design, job creation, ecosystem partnerships (with Indian startups, IITs, and global AI firms), and the ambition to co‑create foundational models owned by India rather than imported.
Ambani highlighted concrete AI‑driven products already deployed: Jio Shiksha (adaptive language‑aware tutoring), Jio Arogya (instant medical guidance), Jio Krishi (satellite‑based farm advice), and Jio Bharat IQ (voice‑first citizen services). He stressed that AI will turn India’s “frugal innovation” (the Jugaad ethos) into a global competitive advantage, echoing stories from the Moon mission to everyday commerce.
The speech concluded with a call for the summit’s participants to help “turn intelligence into ubiquity” and a thunderous round of applause.