EP 31: Google's $30M Bet: The AI Impact Summit India and the Global South

Podcast: Data Science With Sam · Soumava Dey

Opublikowano: 2026-03-14

Every major AI summit has been held in San Francisco, London, or Washington — until now. In this episode, Sam breaks down what happened when Google CEO Sundar Pichai flew to New Delhi to open India's AI Impact Summit, and why it sent a clear geopolitical signal about the future of AI's global expansion. Sam unpacks Google's major commitments announced at the summit — including a $30 million AI for Science Impact Challenge, a new DeepMind partnership with Indian government bodies and universities, a Climate Technology Center, and new fiber optic infrastructure connecting the US, India, and the Southern Hemisphere. <p...