Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire head of Reliance Industries, dropped a bombshell at the India AI Impact Summit 2026: a monumental ₹10 lakh crore commitment to AI by Jio and Reliance over seven years. This patient, disciplined capital deployment is crafted for long-term nation-building, far beyond short-term gains.
Computing scarcity, not talent or imagination, is the real AI bottleneck today, Ambani argued. Jio Intelligence will tackle this head-on with three game-changing moves toward India’s computing independence.
Leading the charge is a fleet of gigawatt-level data centers. Jamnagar’s multi-gigawatt AI-ready hubs are under construction, with over 120 MW operational by mid-2026—unlocking gigawatt-scale computing for AI training and deployment.
Backing this is 10 GW of green solar energy in Kutch and Andhra Pradesh, powering the AI revolution sustainably.
Completing the trifecta: deep-integrated edge computing across Jio’s vast network, bringing lightning-fast, cost-effective AI to everyday Indian locales.
This infrastructure will fuel India’s rise in deep-tech and advanced manufacturing, extending AI’s reach from corporate giants to farmers, MSMEs, and informal workers. Jio Intelligence evolves from a mere query tool to a productivity powerhouse.
Multilingual mastery is next: top-tier AI fluent in every Indian language, enabling farmers to chat in their dialect, artisans to innovate, and kids to study natively—fostering genuine inclusivity.
Ambani dismissed job apocalypse narratives: ‘AI doesn’t steal jobs; it spawns high-skill ones.’ Reliance will demonstrate this through ecosystem-building.
The AI race now favors ecosystem architects over model perfectionists. Partnerships with startups, IITs, IISc, and industry majors will embed AI in key sectors like energy, retail, and health.
Reliance pledges cheap compute for startups and global innovations in architecture, models, and efficiency—India-born, talent-driven, value-aligned, and universally impactful.