A year to its launch, Jio AI Cloud is set to get smarter with new features, including voice command search in regional languages and AI Create Hub, Reliance Industries announced during the company's annual general meeting (AGM) on August 29.
These soon-to-be-launched features come at a time when the oil-to-retail conglomerate looks to advance into artificial intelligence (AI) with the announcement of a new wholly-owned AI unit named Reliance Intelligence at the AGM.
Jio AI Cloud was announced during the company’s AGM last year allowing all Jio users to get access to up to 100 GB of free cloud storage.
Speaking at the AGM, Kiran Thomas, CEO, Jio Platforms said, “More than 40 million Jio users have trusted AI Cloud to back up their photographs, files and videos—all securely. Today, we unveil the next generation of Jio AI Cloud that is more than just a storage but an AI-powered memory companion.”
“Imagine being able to find and relive your most precious moments simply by speaking in your own native language…Jio AI Cloud also makes everyday organising effortless. For instance, when you scan a receipt, it categorises it automatically under bills,” he added.
Jio also introduced a new ‘AI Create Hub’. With this, Jio AI Cloud users can turn simple photographs into shareable reels, collages or promo videos – with no expert skills required at all.
“We are making Jio AI Cloud smarter and more human,” Thomas said.
Overall, with the launch of Reliance Intelligence, the company wants to pursue four missions: building gigawatt-scale, AI-ready data centres in Jamnagar, forging alliances with leading technology firms and open-source communities, rolling out AI services across education, health, agriculture and small business sectors, and attracting world-class AI talent to India.
To realise this, Reliance is turning to Silicon Valley. Ambani announced a “deeper, holistic partnership” with Google, led by Sundar Pichai.
Reliance Industries has also formed a joint venture (JV) with Facebook parent Meta Inc to develop AI solutions for enterprises in India and select international markets.
As part of the JV agreement, RIL and Meta have jointly committed to an initial investment of Rs 855 crore ($100 million) to fund the venture, with RIL contributing 70 percent and Meta bringing in the rest of the 30 percent.
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