As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to reshape industries and redefine the global technological landscape, India appears to be emerging as a key player in this revolution. 

Leading figures from major tech companies are increasingly recognizing India’s potential as a global AI powerhouse. With its talent pool, rapid adoption of AI technologies, and substantial data wealth, India is poised to become a frontrunner in AI innovation, development, and deployment. 

International tech leaders are united in their vision of India playing a pivotal role in the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Here is what the biggest names in global technology sector are saying: 

Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI: India is an incredibly important market for AI in general and OpenAI in particular. It is our second-biggest market; we tripled our users here in the last year. But mostly seeing what people in India are building, the stack, chips, models, all the incredible applications — India should be doing everything, India should be among the leaders of the AI revolution. It’s really quite amazing to see what the country has done.

Sundar Pichai, CEO Google: As the world adopts Artificial Intelligence (AI), Sundar Pichai says, ‘India can lead the AI frontier!’

Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and CEO:India can do great work in the area of Indic languages and transforming its industries using artificial intelligence. For example, I don’t think the last known big breakthrough in the AI frontier has happened. As I always say, we are just one mathematical breakthrough away from the entire edifice being thrown out, and we will go for something else. India has the maths talent, academic institutions, and research institutions   to do the next big thing.

Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO:  India’s importance in the world of technology, particularly as the home to some of the world's top computer scientists. He saw this as a major strength in India’s potential to become a global leader in AI innovation.

It makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI. India’s next generation will be the back-office for AI delivery.

Arvind Krishna, IBM CEO: India is poised to become a global leader in AI deployment. India's massive population and data wealth create a unique advantage in the AI landscape.

Saibal Chakraborty, Technology and Digital Advantage Practice, BCG: India’s swift adoption of AI is redefining its competitive edge globally, with 30 per cent of Indian companies having maximized AI’s value potential–surpassing the global average of 26 per cent… With 100 per cent of companies actively experimenting with AI, India stands out for its readiness to harness AI’s potential.

Bosch Tech Compass Survey 2025: With over 50% of Indians actively self-educating in AI-related skills, the nation is a frontrunner in AI readiness.

Emeritus Global Workplace Skills Study 2025:India's AI adoption rate highest globally, professionals prioritize AI skills for career success.94 percent of Indian professionals believe that mastering AI skills will accelerate their career growth.

Vishal Sikka, Former CTO of SAP & Infosys:When China can do it with DeepSeek, India which is used to excelling in a "resource constrained environment certainly can. I think India is so vast and important for the future of the world that India should do all of it. Of course, India should build applications, but it is wrong to say that India should not build models.

Lisa Su, CEO of AMD: India is more than just a market for AMD; it is considered an essential development hub, with the company’s largest research and development (R&D) facility located in Bengaluru after USA. India is such an important part of AMD, when we look across our entire global portfolio, every aspect of our product line goes through our design centre here in India.

Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO of Adobe Systems: There are great skills there (in India), there's great talent there, like there is everywhere else in the world. India as a market wasn't a huge market for Adobe. That's where the evolution is now. India has always pioneered something, it's both an embracing of new technology, but with the jugaad associated with, what is the cost associated with that?

In conclusion, global tech giants are clear: India’s future is intricately tied to the future of AI. With a growing talent pool, rapid adoption of AI technologies, and a strategic focus on both building AI applications and developing models, India is poised to lead the charge in AI’s global evolution.