Google is building the largest AI center outside the United States

Google has announced plans to invest $15 billion over the next five years in the construction of its largest artificial intelligence center outside the US—a data center with a capacity of one gigawatt in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

The center will be built in the port city of Visakhapatnam and is set to become a central hub for the growing demand for AI infrastructure in Asia.

Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, described the project as the company's largest AI investment outside the United States to date. The parent company Alphabet is responding to the growing global demand for computing power, which is driving the development of artificial intelligence. This year alone, the company plans to invest up to $85 billion in strengthening its data infrastructure.

India is becoming an increasingly important market for technology companies, with nearly one billion internet users. Microsoft and Amazon have already set up their own data centers there. The new Google project strengthens the company's position in the region and is part of a broader expansion in Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

(reuters, max)