Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella in a talk with the Indian CEOs in February 2024 said that it is for the first time that India’s fast growth in AI is bridging the gap between India and the rest of the world.

Since Nadella joined the industry, he has seen four big shifts in technology — PCs, client servers, web, mobile and cloud. AI is the first revolution where India is keeping pace with the world. There is no gap. India is not just talking about AI, but it is scaling AI.

He calls this ADVANA(I)GE. INDIA. He calls the AI engineers in India second only to the US. A technology is real if it can have real impact on the growth of an economy. In a growing economy that India is, a significant percentage of growth is going to be driven by AI. According to Nadella, AI’s contribution by 2025 would be worth $500 billion to GDP when India’s GDP is expected to reach $5 trillion.

It is necessary for India and the US to cooperate on the norms and regulations, instead of fracturing them.

If AI diffuses faster, it could be an ‘equal distributor of growth.’

Microsoft intends to train 5 lac students and job seekers in AI skills. It will provide AI technical skills to 1 lac young women. Microsoft will help equip 2 million Indians with skills in AI by 2025.