MUMBAI — Reliance Industries announced Jio Call Agent, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant for telephone calls, during its annual shareholder meeting in Mumbai. The company plans to release the service later this calendar year for a subscriber base exceeding 500 million users.

Jio Call Agent transcribes conversations, generates summaries, and completes tasks such as booking transportation, ordering meals, and making reservations. The artificial intelligence telephone assistant activates when users say the phrase "Hey Jio." The service will operate directly within the telecommunications network infrastructure instead of as a standalone software application.

Reliance Industries has allocated $110 billion in planned capital expenditures for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Mukesh Ambani, a business executive, stated that India should become a creator, adopter, and a global leader in AI. Reliance Intelligence, which launched last year, develops artificial intelligence infrastructure and software for commercial, consumer, and government sectors. Reliance Intelligence applications support 22 regional languages within India.

Reliance Industries released an updated version of the MyJio mobile application, which executes commands using natural-language processing. The updated application features include activating electronic SIM cards and selecting international roaming plans. The company also introduced TeleFrame, a residential display device that uses artificial intelligence agents to deliver weather alerts, calendars, and household notifications. Reliance announced new artificial intelligence platforms for the healthcare, education, agriculture, and small business sectors.

Reliance Industries and Meta agreed to construct an artificial intelligence data center in the state of Gujarat. The conglomerate maintains technology partnerships with Google, Meta, and Nvidia. Domestic technology companies in India currently depend on external artificial intelligence models and cloud computing providers, and access restrictions on recently released artificial intelligence models from Anthropic have created operational challenges for Indian software developers. Domestic corporations including Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, and Adani Group have recently expanded their artificial intelligence operations and external partnerships.

Reliance Industries stated that the new artificial intelligence services will require explicit user consent to function. Company representatives have not disclosed whether user interaction data from the new services will train proprietary artificial intelligence models or be transferred to external technology partners. Financial industry filings indicate that a proposed initial public offering could raise approximately $3.8 billion. The market value of Reliance Industries shares has declined by approximately 17 percent during the current calendar year.

No independent assessment of Mukesh Ambani’s claims was available.