India-made AI is going global—here's how
AI tools built in India using Google's tech are now making waves worldwide.
First rolled out in India and Southeast Asia, these tools help with everything from medical screenings to smarter farming and language solutions.
The big reveal came from Google DeepMind's Manish Gupta at the Lab to Impact event.
Why does this matter?
It's not just about cool tech—these AI models are already helping screen for eye diseases in Thailand and improving agriculture across Southeast Asia.
Google is sharing all 22 Gemma models on the open AIKosh platform so more people can access them.
Plus, there's major investment: $8 million for new AI centers, a $2 million grant for language research at IIT Bombay, and support for startups building voice and e-governance tools.
Project Vaani: A voice for every Indian language
Project Vaani has digitized speech data in 110 Indian languages—many of them getting their first-ever digital record.
This move is part of Google's bigger push to make tech accessible and useful across India.