In collaboration with NVIDIA, Jio Platforms Limited yesterday announced plans to build a cutting-edge cloud-based AI compute infrastructure to accelerate India’s position as a growing force in artificial intelligence.

The new AI cloud infrastructure will give researchers, developers, startups, scientists, AI practitioners, and others in India access to accelerated computing and high-speed, secure cloud networking, allowing them to run workloads safely and efficiently.

According to the press release, the new infrastructure will significantly accelerate a wide range of key initiatives and AI projects in India, including AI chatbots, drug discovery, climate research, and others.

NVIDIA will provide Jio with end-to-end AI supercomputer technologies such as CPU, GPU, networking, and AI operating systems and frameworks for building the most advanced AI models as part of the collaboration. Jio will oversee customer engagement and access, as well as manage and maintain the AI cloud infrastructure.

Commenting on the collaboration, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director, of Reliance Industries Limited, said, “As India advances from a country of data proliferation to creating technology infrastructure for widespread and accelerated growth, computing, and technology super centers like the one we envisage with NVIDIA will provide the catalytic growth just like Jio did to our nation’s digital march. I am delighted with the partnership with NVIDIA and looking forward to a purposeful journey together.”

Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, said, “At Jio, we are committed to fuelling India’s technological renaissance by democratizing access to cutting-edge technologies. Our collaboration with NVIDIA is a significant step in this direction. Together, we will develop an advanced AI cloud infrastructure that is secure, sustainable, and deeply relevant to India’s unique opportunities. This state-of-the-art platform will be a catalyst in accelerating AI-driven innovations across sectors, from healthcare and education to enterprise solutions. Our vision is to make AI accessible to researchers, start-ups, and enterprises across the nation, thereby accelerating India’s journey towards becoming an AI powerhouse.”

“We are delighted to partner with Reliance to build state-of-the-art AI supercomputers in India,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “India has scale, data, and talent. With the most advanced AI computing infrastructure, Reliance can build its large language models that power generative AI applications made in India, for the people of India.”