谷歌宣布在印度设立首个人工智能中心
谷歌宣布在安得拉邦维沙卡帕特南 (Vizag) 建立人工智能 (AI) 中心，部署其完整的 AI 堆栈，旨在帮助加速整个印度的 AI 驱动转型。新的 AI 中心将强大的 AI 基础设施、数据中心容量、新的大规模能源和扩展的光纤网络整合在一起。
这项五年内 (2026-2030) 约 150 亿美元的投资是谷歌迄今为止在印度的最大投资，并且符合印度政府的2047年发达印度的愿景，以加速扩展 AI 的驱动服务。这一举措为印度和美国创造了巨大的经济和社会机会，同时也开创了 AI 能力的代际转变。
谷歌在新德里主办的 Bharat AI Shakti 活动上宣布了这一消息，该活动也是 2026 年印度人工智能影响力峰会的预演。主要与会者包括：印度铁道部、通信部和电子信息技术部长阿什维尼·维什瑙；印度政府财政和公司事务部长尼尔马拉·西塔拉曼；安得拉邦首席部长纳拉·钱德拉巴布·奈杜；安得拉邦政府信息技术、电子和通信、RTG 和 HRD 部长纳拉·洛克什；以及谷歌云首席执行官托马斯·库里安。
加速人工智能转型
位于维沙卡帕特南的谷歌人工智能中心将设立一个专门建造的数据中心园区，增加千兆瓦级计算能力，以满足印度乃至全球对数字服务的需求。该园区由谷歌与领先的合作伙伴 AdaniConneX 和 Airtel 共同开发，并将采用与支持谷歌拥有像Search、Workspace 和 YouTube 等产品相同的尖端基础架构。
AI 中心还将提供企业和组织构建和扩展自己的 AI 解决方案、加速研发并最终帮助印度巩固其在 AI 驱动未来全球领先地位所需的高性能和低延迟服务。
投入运营后，新的数据中心园区将受益于谷歌在班加罗尔、海得拉巴和浦那的研发中心开发的技术，包括关键软件和硬件创新的设计和开发。
创建新的国际海底门户
谷歌的人工智能中心投资包括建设一个新的国际海底门户，其中包括多条国际海底电缆，这些电缆将登陆印度东海岸的维沙卡帕特南。这将使维沙卡帕特南成为人工智能和连接中心，不仅服务于印度，也服务于世界其他地区。
该门户将满足不断增长的数字需求，并提供路线多样性，以补充孟买和金奈地区现有的海底电缆登陆。新的高容量、低延迟路径将为用户和客户提供更快的体验；提高印度数字骨干网络的弹性和容量；并推动整个印度的数字包容性和转型，将人工智能的好处带给更多人和企业。
该设施将容纳深度学习、神经网络训练和大规模人工智能模型推理所需的 TPU 和基于 GPU 的计算能力，并创建一个生态系统，加速为印度最关键的行业——从医疗保健和农业到物流和金融——提供人工智能驱动的解决方案。
总理纳伦德拉·莫迪在 X 上发推文表达了对这一消息的喜悦之心：
“很高兴在充满活力的安得拉邦，维沙卡帕特南市建立谷歌人工智能中心。这项包括千兆瓦级数据中心基础设施在内的多方面投资符合我们建设 ‘发达印度’ 的愿景。它将成为技术民主化的强大力量。它还将确保全民人工智能，为我们的公民提供尖端工具，促进我们的数字经济，并确保印度作为全球技术领导者的地位！”
Google Announces First AI Hub in India
Google announced an artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, enabling Google to deploy its full AI stack with the aim of helping accelerate AI-driven transformation across India. The new AI hub will combine powerful AI infrastructure, data center capacity, new large-scale energy sources and an expanded fiber-optic network, all in one place.
This investment of approximately $15 billion over five years (2026-2030) is Google’s largest investment in India to date, and is aligned to the Government of Indian's Viksit Bharat 2047 vision to accelerate the expansion of AI-driven services. This initiative creates substantial economic and societal opportunities for both India and the United States — while pioneering a generational shift in AI capability.
The announcement was made at Bharat AI Shakti, an event hosted by Google in New Delhi, and a pre-event to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026. Key attendees included: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India; Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Government of India; Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh; Shri Nara Lokesh, Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, RTG and HRD, Government of Andhra Pradesh; and Shri Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud.
Accelerating AI Transformation
The Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam will include a purpose-built data center campus, adding gigawatt-scale compute capacity to help meet demand for digital services across India and around the world. Developed with leading partners, AdaniConneX and Airtel, it will be built with the same cutting-edge infrastructure that powers Google products like Search, Workspace, and YouTube.
The AI hub will also deliver the high-performance and low-latency services that businesses and organizations need to build and scale their own AI-powered solutions, accelerate research and development, and ultimately help India secure its place as a global leader in the AI-driven future.
When operational, the new data center campus will benefit from technology developed by Google’s R&D centers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, including the design and development of crucial software and hardware innovations.
Creating New International Subsea Gateway
Google's AI hub investment includes construction of a new international subsea gateway, including multiple international subsea cables to land in Visakhapatnam on India’s eastern coast. This will establish Visakhapatnam as an AI and connectivity hub that not only serves India but the rest of the world.
The gateway will help the country meet surging digital demands and provide route diversity to complement existing subsea cable landings in the Mumbai and Chennai areas. New high-capacity, low-latency pathways will deliver faster experiences to Google users and customers; increase the resilience and capacity of India's digital backbone; as well as drive digital inclusivity and transformation across India, bringing the benefits of AI to more people and businesses nationwide.
This facility will house the TPU and GPU-based compute power required for deep learning, neural network training, and large-scale AI model inference and create an ecosystem that accelerates AI-driven solutions for India's most critical sectors - from healthcare and agriculture to logistics and finance.
Expressing happiness at the announcement, PM Narendra Modi tweeted on X:
“Delighted by the launch of the Google AI Hub in the dynamic city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This multi-faceted investment that includes gigawatt-scale data center infrastructure, aligns with our vision to build a Viksit Bharat. It will be a powerful force in democratizing technology. It will also ensure AI for All, delivering cutting-edge tools to our citizens, boosting our digital economy and securing India’s place as a global technology leader!”
