Details of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s Call for India-US Collaboration on AI Regulation

At the Microsoft CEO Connection event in Mumbai on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella highlighted the importance of cooperation between India and the US to create regulations on artificial intelligence.

“I think it’s imperative that India and the U.S. in particular are able to work together on what the norms are, what the regulations are even, rather than breaking them,” Nadella said when asked about the potential for India-U.S. cooperation.

Microsoft has also pledged to train 20,000,000 Indians, while Nadella added that it is important to ensure that the company’s workforce is “thriving”. In addition, he stated that about 16 percent of the global AI talent pool comes from India, and the share of Indians in the global market will reach almost 25 percent in the next decade.

Microsoft aims to empower Indian organizations with AI

Nadella said Microsoft’s mission is to “enable every person, every organization in India to achieve more in this era of artificial intelligence. At the end of the day, we think the most important thing any of us can do is make sure the workforce has the skills to succeed in this new era.”

Nadella also discussed the Indian market as a whole and noted its position as one of the fastest growing markets in the world. He shared an interesting fact that AI’s projected GDP will reach $500 billion by 2025, while total output is expected to reach $5 trillion.

Microsoft has worked with Indian companies

It is important to note that Microsoft has already partnered with Indian companies including ITC, Arvind, various non-profits and IT companies like Infosys and HCL Technologies.

Nadella also revealed that he attended a meeting with Tata Group chairman N Chandrasekaran. He pointed out that the conglomerate’s aviation arm, Air India, is actively adopting AI and has its own AI “agent” designed to help customers book tickets.

Furthermore, Nadella believes that empowering organizations with AI applications has never been easier. He emphasized the role of artificial intelligence in the development of science, especially in countries like India, where a significant part of the investments are directed to basic nuclear science.