Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, entices Indian developers to utilize the company’s AI tools
During a speech in Bengaluru, India’s “Silicon Valley,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella encouraged over a thousand Indian computer code developers to utilize the company’s artificial intelligence tools integrated into its products. Nadella highlighted that India currently has more than 13.2 million developers on GitHub, a software development internet hosting service, which is second only to the United States. He also hinted that India is expected to surpass the US and become the leading country in terms of developer numbers by 2027 or 2028, without providing further details.
Microsoft is building its fourth data center in India near the city of Hyderabad where Nadella grew up. It already has data centers in Mumbai, Pune and Chennai. Nadella will visit Hyderabad before returning to the United States.
“Investment here naturally starts with the raw infrastructure itself,” Nadella said.
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Microsoft’s partnership with ChatGPT developer OpenAI gave it a head start on the generative AI boom, but the software giant faces competition from Google and other competitors. In a speech in Mumbai on Wednesday, Nadella boasted that his company is still ahead in most comparisons.
“We have the best model even today,” he said. “We’re waiting for the competition to arrive. It will arrive, I’m sure.”
Earlier this week, Nadella celebrated his 10th year as CEO of Microsoft. The company now has a market capitalization of $3 trillion, more than any publicly traded company, including longtime rival Apple Inc.
Headquartered in Hyderabad, Microsoft’s Indian subsidiary has 11 offices across the country and employs nearly 18,000 people. The company has announced several programs aimed at the Indian market and Indian talent, including a month-long AI training program for 100,000 developers and an announcement in Mumbai on Wednesday that the company will provide AI training to 2 million Indians by 2025.
India is a key market area for Microsoft. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Nadella during his visit to the United States last June. Microsoft said artificial intelligence was one of the key topics they discussed.
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