Reliance executives outline sovereign AI backbone, compute expansion and AI services at AGM

Reliance Intelligence To Make AI Dramatically More Affordable In India By 2030: Akash Ambani

Reliance is building AI for India, AI by India and AI that will one day serve the world, Ambani said, speaking at the 49th Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries.

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Mukesh Ambani Pushes AI Self-Reliance Vision, Says India Must Become Global AI Leader

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Friday said India must not remain a passive consumer of artificial intelligence technologies developed abroad, but instead evolve into a creator, adopter, and global leader in AI. Speaking at the company’s 49th annual general meeting, he stressed that both AI self-reliance and energy self-sufficiency should become national priorities for India.Ambani said Reliance Intelligence, the group’s newly announced growth engine, has now moved into its execution phase. The goal, he said, is to build a profitable AI ecosystem spanning infrastructure, platforms, and services. He described the initiative as delivering “AI to everyone, everywhere.”Akash Ambani also addressed shareholders, stating that Reliance is building “India’s sovereign AI backbone” aimed at making artificial intelligence widely accessible and affordable. He said the company will commission its first 120 MW of AI compute infrastructure by the end of 2026 and is deploying NVIDIA GB300 systems as part of its compute expansion.He added that Reliance is developing AI services across 22 Indian languages to ensure broad accessibility. Jio is also integrating artificial intelligence directly into its telecom network, including an AI-based voice assistant for calls.Jio To File For IPO With Sebi Today: Mukesh Ambani Mukesh Ambani said Jio has transitioned from merely integrating technology to developing original technologies. He emphasized that engineers at Reliance Intelligence would work on large-scale national challenges with full support and resources from the company.The AI push is being framed within a larger vision of self-reliance. Ambani said India must accelerate efforts to achieve independence in critical technologies and minerals. He described energy and AI self-sufficiency as essential national missions.Akash Ambani highlighted Jio’s scale, noting 268 million 5G users, 13 million JioAirFiber homes, and 241 exabytes of data traffic, with profits crossing ₹30,000 crore. He also mentioned ongoing work on satellite communications and a potential sovereign satellite network.Reliance said its digital and retail businesses now contribute nearly half of EBITDA, while FY26 revenue exceeded ₹11.75 lakh crore. Capital expenditure over five years stood at ₹6.48 lakh crore, underscoring its heavy investment push in deep technology and infrastructure.

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Reliance AGM 2026: 120 MW AI Infrastructure By Year-End, Ambani Unveils India’s Sovereign AI Vision

Mumbai: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced major artificial intelligence (AI) plans at the company’s 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM), highlighting AI as the group’s next big growth area.The company said it will commission the first 120 megawatts (MW) of its AI compute infrastructure by the end of 2026. This marks a major step in Reliance’s effort to build large-scale AI infrastructure in India.Ambani said this platform will create India’s “sovereign AI backbone”, helping solve the country’s shortage of affordable computing power.AI Facility to Be Built in JamnagarThe AI infrastructure is being developed in Jamnagar, Gujarat, and will run fully on clean energy produced from Reliance’s renewable energy projects in Kutch. Reliance Infrastructure Enters AI Sector Through Subsidiary Restructuring, Signals Strategic Shift Into New-Age Technologies Amid Strong FY26 ResultsAccording to Ambani, Reliance is already deploying an initial fleet of NVIDIA GB300 GPUs. The compute power is equal to more than 75,000 H100 GPUs for AI inference.AI ImageOnce the full 120MW infrastructure becomes operational, capacity can scale to over two lakh H100-equivalent GPUs.Ambani said this will place Reliance among the world’s largest AI infrastructure builders.He added that India should not only consume AI created abroad but also become a global leader in developing AI solutions. Adani, Jabil Plan AI Infrastructure Manufacturing Platform, Aim To Make India Global AI Hardware HubAI Services in 22 Indian LanguagesAkash Ambani said Reliance is also developing AI services that will work directly in 22 Indian languages.Instead of simply translating from English, these AI systems are being built to understand and respond naturally in local languages.AI - ImageAkash Ambani said this will help users from all backgrounds, whether a Marathi-speaking farmer or a Tamil-speaking student.He described the vision as “AI for India, AI by India, AI for the world.”New AI Products for Multiple SectorsReliance plans to launch several AI-based products for different sectors.These include JioBharatIQ, AI Vyapar, JioHealthIQ, JioLearnIQ and JioKrishiIQ.These services will focus on consumers, small businesses, healthcare, education and agriculture.The company said the goal is to make AI trusted, affordable and simple for everyone.Jio to Bring AI Directly into CallsReliance also introduced AI-powered features across the Jio ecosystem.Jio Platforms carries around 20 billion minutes of voice traffic daily, making it one of the world’s biggest voice networks.Akash Ambani said Jio is embedding AI directly into the network instead of limiting it to apps.Users will soon be able to activate an AI assistant by saying “Hey Jio.”AI -ImageWith user permission, the AI can join calls, transcribe conversations, identify up to 10 speakers, create summaries and suggest action points.It will also help users book cabs, order food, reserve tables and schedule meetings.Reliance said the service will launch for Jio users later this year.The company also announced MyJio will become an AI personal adviser, while Jio TeleFrame will serve as an AI operating system for homes.

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