Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:20am on 19 Feb 2026,Thursday India
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai praised India’s rapid rise in artificial intelligence at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, highlighting the country’s developer energy and innovation ecosystem. He emphasised that AI must be pursued responsibly to avoid deepening global inequality and announced Google’s planned $15 billion investment in a full-stack AI hub in Visakhapatnam with gigawatt-scale computing and new international subsea cable connectivity. Pichai also underscored initiatives for AI skill development, infrastructure partnerships and collective action to ensure inclusive access and real-world benefits from AI technologies. (PC: PTI)
