Reliance launches AI unit with Google and Meta as partners

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence focused subsidiary Reliance Intelligence with Google and Meta onboard as strategic partners.

The new unit will focus on four key areas which include setting up gigawatt scale AI ready data centres in Jamnagar, forging partnerships with global technology companies and open source communities, deploying AI solutions across sectors such as education, healthcare, agriculture and small businesses, and attracting global AI talent to India.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company will work with Reliance to bring AI across its businesses covering energy, retail, telecom and financial services. Both companies will also establish a dedicated Jamnagar Cloud region for Reliance.

Reliance will also create a joint venture with Meta to build sovereign enterprise ready AI platforms for Indian companies and government entities. The partnership will combine Meta’s open source Llama models with Reliance’s scale in energy, telecom, retail and manufacturing. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the venture aims to ensure access to AI for everyone in India and eventually to superintelligence.

The launch reflects Reliance’s ambition to expand beyond its oil to chemicals operations into technology and new age sectors. Over the past few years, the conglomerate has scaled Jio into India’s largest telecom operator, built Reliance Retail into a global retail powerhouse, and committed billions to clean energy giga factories.

Mukesh Ambani said Jio delivered digital everywhere for every Indian and Reliance Intelligence will deliver AI everywhere for every Indian.