AI is too important not to be regulated: new Google India MD

Google’s strategy in India will continue to be closely aligned with the country’s aspirations of becoming a developed nation in the next two decades, Roma Datta Chobey, Google’s new managing director for India, told ET’s Surabhi Agarwal and Annapurna Roy in an interview. Chobey, a former banker who has been with Google for nine years, was elevated to the role after her predecessor Sunil Gupta was named president, Asia-Pacific for Google. Chobey also spoke about how the decision to host Google’s genAI model locally will aid businesses, the company’s investment strategy in India and regulations on AI.