Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella is set to travel to India in December, his second visit to the South Asian country this year where he plans to hold meetings with top government officials, two sources with direct knowledge said.
据路透社报道，两位知情人士透露，微软CEO萨蒂亚·纳德拉将于12月访问印度，这将是他今年第二次访问这个南亚国家。他计划与印度政府高级官员举行会晤。
Nadella will address two AI-related conferences in Bengaluru and Mumbai during his visit, which also includes meetings in New Delhi, said one of the sources.
其中一位知情人士称，纳德拉将在访问期间出席位于班加罗尔和孟买的两场AI相关的会议，并在新德里参加系列会谈。
Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment.
微软尚未对此置评。
Like other big tech executives, the Indian-born Nadella enjoys strong popularity in a country where engineering degrees are seen as a path to prosperity.
与其他科技巨头高管类似，在印度出生的纳德拉在这个将工程学学位视为通往繁荣之路的国度享有极高的声望。
News of his planned visit comes as New Delhi and Washington are trying to iron out trade differences, and as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his officials are promoting the use of local apps over U.S. firms. Among those is Zoho, which offers cheaper alternatives to cloud-based software tools made by Microsoft.
纳德拉计划访问印度的消息传出之际，正值印度和美国两国努力解决贸易分歧，而印度总理莫迪及其官员也在积极推广使用本土应用程序，而非美国公司的产品。Zoho就是其中之一，该公司提供比微软云端软件工具更经济实惠的替代方案。
During his January visit to India, Nadella announced a $3 billion investment in AI and cloud capacity, and met Modi.
在今年1月访印期间，纳德拉宣布投入30亿美元用于AI和云计算能力建设，并与莫迪进行了会面。
Companies are ramping up their focus on AI in India, where Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Elon Musk's Grok have exploded in popularity. Microsoft's AI assistant Copilot is used widely too, particularly in companies.
在印度，各公司正加大对AI的投入。微软支持的OpenAI的ChatGPT、谷歌的Gemini以及埃隆·马斯克的Grok等AI产品在印度迅速走红。微软的人工智能助手Copilot也得到了广泛应用，尤其是在企业中。
Google this month said it would invest $15 billion over five years to set up an AI data centre in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
本月，谷歌宣布，将在未来五年内投资150亿美元，在印度南部安得拉邦建立一个AI数据中心。
Nadella will also likely meet key customers and India employees during his visit, the second source said. Microsoft has more than 20,000 employees across 10 Indian cities.
第二位知情人士表示，纳德拉此行还可能会见重点客户及印度分公司员工。目前，微软在印度10座城市拥有超过2万名员工。
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