Betting on AI-powered search, Kirthiga Reddy, CEO and cofounder of AI-focused technology companies OptimizeGEO and Verix, is helping brands navigate how consumers build trust, relevance, and business in an AI search–led world. In a face-to-face interview with Peerzada Abrar, on the sidelines of the Bengaluru Tech Summit, Reddy, who was Facebook’s India MD and also their first employee in the country, discusses why Indian tech companies aren’t moving fast enough and why she believes India could be most important country in the world for AI. Edited excerpts:
Given the current debate in India about AI

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