Microsoft CEO pledges $1.7 bn AI, cloud investment in Indonesia

Microsoft's chief executive officer met the president of Indonesia on Tuesday, pledging a $1.7 billion investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing to help develop the archipelago's AI infrastructure.with a population of around 280 million across its sprawling archipelago and there is a growing demand for data centres and AI tech in the region.

"The thing I am really excited to announce today is the expanded announcement of data centre investment, so $1.7 billion to bring the latest and greatest AI infrastructure to Indonesia," Nadella told a crowd, adding data centres would be built in Indonesia soon."We are going to lead this wave in terms of the next generation of AI infrastructure that's needed," he said.

Microsoft has been hugely rewarded by investors since it aggressively pushed into rolling out generative AI, starting with its $13 billion partnership with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, in 2023.

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