Even as India and the US remain locked in a trade tariff dispute, Reliance Industries and Meta Platforms on Friday unveiled a new joint venture aimed at building India-focused artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The partnership will focus on delivering open-source AI models to Indian businesses, enabling companies across sectors to adopt advanced technologies that can enhance productivity, creativity, and innovation at scale.
In his address at the RIL annual general meeting (AGM), Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the initiative would democratize access to AI, empowering people and businesses alike. “We believe this technology has the potential to bring a new era of personal empowerment, giving people greater agency to improve the world in all the directions they choose,” Zuckerberg told shareholders.
“And that is why I am excited about this partnership. It is a key step forward towards ensuring that everyone has access to AI, and eventually, superintelligence,” Zuckerburg said.
“Together, we want to pair the power of open-source AI with Reliance’s deep domain knowledge across industries. That is why, we are forming ajio dedicated joint venture with Meta to combine open models and tools with our execution in energy, retail, telecom, media, and manufacturing, and to deliver sovereign, enterprise-ready AI for India,” RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani said.
“We are at a really exciting moment in time right now. We are seeing glimpses of our AI systems starting to improve themselves. And it seems clear that superintelligence is going to greatly improve all of our existing systems and let us build things that we can’t even imagine today,” Zuckerburg said.
Zuckerburg said Meta and Reliance are going to deliver open-source AI models to Indian businesses to help them fuel their work. “With Llama, we have seen how AI can amplify human potential, boosting productivity, inspiring creativity, and accelerating innovation. And now, with Reliance’s reach and scale, we can bring this to every corner of India,” Meta Chairman said.
Llama’s open-source foundation means that whether it is deployed in a cloud, on premises, or through dedicated infrastructure, this technology can be tailored to fit the unique needs of every business: from small start-ups in remote towns to large enterprises in the biggest cities, he said.
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“With this partnership, we are beginning to build our vision for the future where every entrepreneur, creator, and company has the tools they need to succeed. I believe that this venture will become a model for how AI – and one day superintelligence – can be delivered to everyone. This is just the beginning,” Zuckerburg said.
Google to establish Jamnagar Cloud region: Pichai
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc (Google’s parent company) and Google LLC, said Google and Reliance are partnering to help all of Reliance’s businesses transform, using AI – from energy and retail to telecom and financial services. “To support this AI adoption, together we are establishing a Jamnagar Cloud region, built for and dedicated to Reliance. It will bring world-class AI and compute from Google Cloud, powered by clean energy from Reliance, and connected by Jio’s advanced network,” Pichai said in his address at the RIL AGM.
“As Reliance’s largest public cloud partner, Google Cloud is not only powering the company’s mission-critical workloads, but we are also innovating with you on advanced AI initiatives,” Pichai said.
