The AI Impact Summit 2026 is currently underway in New Delhi, India. Some of the world’s biggest tech companies are on hand to talk about the state of artificial intelligence, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who spoke at an event on Thursday.
Photosi had some interesting things to say in his speech, and you can read the text of Photosi’s prepared remarks on the Google blog. The prepared remarks differ slightly from the live speech, posted on YouTube by Reuters.
1. A new connection between the US and India — literally
Google is building “a massive network of subsea fiber optic cables,” according to Photosi.
The Google-owned cable network may not be entirely new, but the company’s investment in expansion certainly is. Picashi shared that Google is creating a “full-stack AI hub” as part of the company’s $15 billion infrastructure investment in India. This includes four new subsea fiber optic cable systems that are part of Google’s America-India Connect Initiative.
2. Like SpaceX, Google is exploring sending data centers into space.
The idea of data centers orbiting the Earth has recently been mentioned quickly in Picashi, but it is still noteworthy, as Elon Musk recently said that this idea was one of the main reasons why his space exploration company, SpaceX, acquired his AI company, xAI.
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While discussing the unimaginable technological advancements in India, where Photosi grew up and went to school, the Google CEO revealed how he never imagined he would “one day be spending time with teams thinking about how to put data centers in space.”
As Mashable combined while Musk floated this idea, we’re still in the very early days of the idea, but it’s really exciting to hear that Google is having similar conversations.
3. Novel applications of AI in medicine
Photosi also spent some time discussing the use of AI for medical purposes and new drug discovery. For example, Photosi highlighted Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold, an AI system that predicts the 3D structure of a protein from its amino acid sequence. It’s worth noting that, at least in the US, AI-generated works are not copyrighted so there is still a question about who can own a copyright. However, Google’s CEO highlighted this aspect of AI regardless.
4. How Google thinks about AI liability
And that brings us to the closing of Photosi, which was very focused on the AI workload. Responsible AI has become a trend in the tech world, especially given the real risks of AI, both social and otherwise. However, Photosi said Google has taken steps to address such issues.
For example, to combat deepfakes, AI content generated by Google platforms includes an invisible SynthID embedded in the output, which makes it possible to own the content as generated by AI. Picashi also pointed out the importance of “navigating deep economic changes” as “AI will undeniably reshape the workforce.” Pichasi revealed how the company has been providing AI training to users and highlighting the important role governments can and will play in managing the technology.
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