Google I/O Connect Bengaluru 2024: Latest AI Models, Tools, and Programs to Fuel Developer Innovation in India

Created by @Aditya Bavadekar on Mon Oct 28 2024

**At Google, we've been investing in AI for over a decade, constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible—boldly and responsibly. We're now fully in our Gemini era, bringing the power of multimodality to everyone, expanding the types of questions you can ask with advances in long context windows, and making AI truly helpful through our proprietary and open models, along with our research advancements.** Today, more than 1.5 million developers globally use Gemini models across our tools. The fastest way to build with Gemini is through Google AI Studio, and India has one of the largest developer bases on Google AI Studio today. We're inspired by the innovative solutions Indian developers are building leveraging our AI tools. We're in the early stages of an AI platform shift, and India, with its thriving startup and developer ecosystem, is well-positioned to lead this revolution. At Google I/O Connect Bengaluru 2024, we demonstrated our commitment to democratizing AI for Indian developers by focusing on three key AI opportunity areas we are particularly excited about in India: multimodal, multilingual, and mobile. We unveiled a range of tools, programs, and partnerships designed to support developers as they build AI solutions for India and the world. We’re working with MeitY Startup Hub to train 10,000 startups in AI, expanding access to our AI models like Gemini and Gemma, introducing new language tools from Google DeepMind India, and enhancing the software development process with AI-powered features, with a steadfast focus on responsible AI. Enabling India’s startups to be at the forefront of global AI innovation with MeitY Startup Hub Our commitment to supporting the growth of the AI ecosystem has been long-standing through programs like our Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First and our Build with AI event series. We’re now working with the MeitY Startup Hub to support 10,000 Indian startups in their AI endeavors. We aim for this effort to ignite innovation across the full spectrum of India’s startup ecosystem, placing them at the helm of global AI innovation. ## As part of this we are: Supporting eligible AI startups with up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits to invest in the cloud infrastructure and computational power essential for AI development and deployment. Equipping startups with AI-first programming and curriculum through existing programs like Startup School and Appscale Academy, to help them with the skills, knowledge, and mentorship needed to thrive in the AI landscape. Developing AI innovation programs to help the next generation of startups and developers solve real-world challenges. This includes a nationwide Gen AI Hackathon, a 3-month immersive experience in partnership with MeitY Startup Hub and Startup India, and the Solve for India Startup Bootcamp | AI Edition, to support early-stage startups tackling challenges across healthcare, climate change, agriculture, cybersecurity, and digital public infrastructure (DPI) using AI.