{"id":1949,"date":"2026-01-22T15:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=1949"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:12:12","slug":"davos-2026-india-has-a-unique-advantage-in-applying-ai-explains-googles-james-manyika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=1949","title":{"rendered":"Davos 2026: India has a unique advantage in applying AI, explains Google\u2019s James Manyika"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>At\u00a0the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 in\u00a0Davos, James Manyika, Senior Vice President at Google Alphabet, talked about how India is transitioning into a premier hub for high-impact AI research. From\u00a0scaling life-saving diabetic screenings to\u00a0deploying monsoon models to about 38 million farmers, these initiatives showcase\u00a0India&#8217;s ability to effectively\u00a0apply\u00a0AI and solve\u00a0pressing challenges, he said.<\/p> <p><strong>AI is bridging healthcare gap in India<\/strong><\/p> <p>In a conversation with Business Today, James Manyika at Davos, highlighted how India is strategically applying AI in healthcare, agriculture, and education.<\/p> <p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve already so far in India actually done retinal scans of diabetic retinopathy of something like over 600,000 patients,\u201d said Manyika. He added, \u201cWe&#8217;re (Google) working with partners in India to see if we can get to where we can diagnose millions of people using this technology.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> <p>It highlights that AI can significantly bridge healthcare access gaps, especially in the Global South. In addition, AI-based diagnostics can also address diseases like tuberculosis, where nearly 40% of cases globally go undiagnosed, as per Manyika.<\/p> <p><strong>AI for Agriculture &amp; Climate<\/strong><\/p> <p>Manyika told Business Today that AI-based monsoon prediction could help over 38 million farmers in India.<\/p> <p>\u201cWe worked last year with the Indian Ministry of Agriculture, where we and farmers because we just developed these breakthrough ways to predict monsoons, and we actually use our latest model neural GCM to predict monsoons\u2026 and we actually showed that we could actually get monsoon warnings to 38 million farmers in India. That was just the first trial.<\/p> <p>That kind of work will have a strong ground-level impact because climate change is impacting the monsoon cycle of how it pans out,\u201d he said.<\/p> <p>The discussion also explored\u00a0Google\u2019s $15 billion investment in India last year that spans across sectors, including infrastructure, data centres, research, training, and innovation.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Manyika said, \u201cI also think that the ability to invest and actually innovate and drive some of the research and innovation is also exciting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p> <p>\u201cSo that actual research can also\u2026 happen in India for the benefit of India and in fact quite frankly the world,\u201d he added.<\/p> <p>Watch the full video:<br \/>\u00a0<\/p> <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#BTDAVOS2026: Can India Shape The World\u2019s AI Future? Google\u2019s James Manyika Weighs In\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r0sTvm-mZL0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <p>Davos 2026, Google\u2019s James Manyika, James Manyika, AI, India, WEF 2026, AI in healthcare, AI in agriculture#Davos #India #unique #advantage #applying #explains #Googles #James #Manyika1769065932<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At\u00a0the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 in\u00a0Davos, James Manyika, Senior Vice President at Google Alphabet, talked about how India is transitioning into a premier hub for high-impact AI research. From\u00a0scaling life-saving diabetic screenings to\u00a0deploying monsoon models to about 38 million farmers, these initiatives showcase\u00a0India&#8217;s ability to effectively\u00a0apply\u00a0AI and solve\u00a0pressing challenges, he said. 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