Sridhar Vembu says India must prioritise tech sovereignty over spending billions on GPUs
Zoho Chief Scientist and co-founder Sridhar Vembu believes investments should be directed towards building infrastructure in India rather than purchasing graphics processing units (GPUs), amid the current euphoria around artificial intelligence (AI).
Via YourStory
“If I earn $10 billion right now, as a government, I will spend the money on Bangalore infrastructure, Chennai infrastructure, all that. There's no point spending $10 billion on GPUs right now,” Vembu said in the inaugural keynote address at the 17th edition of TechSparks 2026, YourStory’s flagship event.
Vembu made the argument against the backdrop of growing excitement and anxiety around AI advancements, particularly concerns about job losses among technology professionals.
“Our world is all revolving around software tech…
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