Through a strategic alliance with Pakistan's SOE AXI Systems, MeetKai will help deliver AI to every Pakistani—expanding support for Pakistan's native languages and enabling next-generation, AI-powered government services.


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ISLAMABAD and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MeetKai Inc. ("MeetKai"), a Sovereign AI company, today announced a landmark joint venture with the Government of Pakistan, through its state-owned entity, AXI Systems, to build a national Sovereign AI stack.

The joint venture will establish Pakistan's first comprehensive national AI platform built on local data, optimized for local languages, and governed under Pakistan's own laws and institutions.

"Pakistan is making a bold, historic commitment: AI will be treated as national critical infrastructure, built in Pakistan, for Pakistan," said State Minister Bilal Bin Saqib. "By combining MeetKai's advanced AI technology with our long-term investment in digital infrastructure, we are laying the foundation for a new era of growth, innovation, and public service delivery."

"We believe every country should have the ability to own its AI destiny," added James Kaplan, Co-Founder & CEO of MeetKai. "Pakistan is moving decisively to build that capability, not as a consumer of foreign black-box systems, but as a co-creator of sovereign technology that reflects the needs of its people."

"Sovereign AI means a country retains full control of its AI stack—its data, models, and deployment—so it can innovate securely and at national scale," said Peter John Alexander, President & Chief Business Officer of MeetKai. "Together with Pakistan, we are building a national AI fabric –one that speaks local languages, respects local laws, and delivers real value in people's daily lives within healthcare, education, public safety, and beyond."

The joint venture will work closely with federal and provincial stakeholders, public agencies, universities, and local technology partners to develop talent, accelerate AI adoption, and create new digital job opportunities across the country.

AI spending frenzy reaches India, sparking enthusiasm and concern
Amazon, Microsoft and Google have pledged a combined $67.5 billion in Indian investments since October. Eighty percent of those commitments came this month.

By Pranshu Verma

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NEW DELHI — As the global race to dominate the artificial intelligence industry accelerates, the giants of Silicon Valley are promising to pour billions of dollars into India.
Amazon, Microsoft and Google have pledged a combined $67.5 billion in Indian investments since October. Eighty percent of those commitments have come this month. Much of the cash is earmarked to build massive data centers to process chatbot queries; other initiatives include training programs for domestic software talent and a push for greater AI use among small businesses. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)



OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, and its rival Anthropic, the maker of Claude, have both opened offices in India this year. (The Post has a content partnership with OpenAI.) A revolving door of top tech executives, from Microsoft’s Satya Nadella to Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan, have met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month to speak about AI and semiconductors. In February, the country will host an international AI summit — the first to be held in the global south, according to the Indian government.


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But behind the gaudy investment figures and rosy projections there are real reasons for concern, according to AI scientists, human rights experts and internet freedom activists. The primary worry revolves around the construction of data centers, which require massive amounts of power and water, and could lead to shortages in Indian communities already facing a resource crunch, environmentalists warn. Economists fear the widespread adoption of AI could also disrupt the labor market, especially India’s hugely important outsourcing industry.

Silicon Valley companies are outpacing attempts by Indian engineers to build their own language models, and Beijing has better control of hardware supply chains — putting both countries ahead of India in the AI race, said Apar Gupta, founder of India’s Internet Freedom Foundation. He also noted that India’s consumer market is highly price sensitive, and the millions of users U.S. firms are banking on might not be willing to pay the premium for their AI tools.
“It’s like many moon shots,” Gupta said of Silicon Valley’s AI strategy for India. “Part of it is hypothesis. Part of it is aspiration.”

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Anirudh Suri, a tech expert and nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in New Delhi, said it remains to be seen if India will become a major global player in AI, with the country lagging well behind Washington and Beijing in infrastructure and investment.
“Trying to become like the U.S., or trying to become like China today ... I don’t think that’s necessarily something that you just switch on a tap and it happens,” he added. “It requires the foundational pieces to be in place for any country to succeed.”
India must also consider the implications of AI for its own job market. The country’s $283 billion IT sector employs millions of call center and customer service hotline workers, which analysts say will be among the first eliminated by automation.
Suria said AI will ultimately replace a “big chunk” of low-level call center and coding jobs in India, the kind many young Indians take out of college to launch their careers.
“It’s indeed a concern,” he said. “The traditional entry-level jobs that AI can easily replace will definitely be fewer and far between.”
Supriya Kumar and Gerrit De Vynck in San Francisco contributed to this report.

AI Overview

GO Telecommunications Group establishes AI Hub in Pakistan ...
GO AI Hub Pakistan is a joint initiative between Pakistan's Ministry of IT and Saudi Arabia's GO Telecom, launched in Islamabad in October 2025 to boost AI development, digital skills, and tech exports, fostering collaboration, innovation, and creating jobs through training, research, and connecting Pakistani talent to global markets, especially Saudi Arabia. It aims to position Pakistan as a regional tech leader, supporting digital transformation through AI labs, datacenters, and talent hubs under initiatives like the {Link: Digital Nation Vision Pakistan.}
Key Aspects of GO AI Hub Pakistan:
Partnership: A collaboration between Pakistan's Ministry of IT & Telecom (MoITT) and Saudi Arabia's GO Telecom Group.
Objective: To advance Pakistan's digital economy, foster AI innovation, build digital skills, and create jobs.
Focus Areas: Developing AI solutions, cybersecurity, data systems, talent development, and creating pathways for Pakistani freelancers and companies.
Facilities: Includes plans for AI labs, datacenters, and a "GO Talent Hub" for training.
Benefits: Aims to increase IT exports, provide access to global markets (especially Saudi), and empower youth with digital skills.
Strategic Importance: Aligns with Pakistan's "Digital Nation" vision and strengthens tech ties with Saudi Arabia.
In essence, it's a significant step in tech collaboration, leveraging Saudi investment and expertise with Pakistan's skilled workforce to create a regional AI and digital innovation powerhouse, noted by sources like Dawn, Arab News, Aaj English TV and The Express Tribune.