India can be the most important country in the world for AI

Betting on AI-powered search, Kirthiga Reddy — CEO and Co-founder of AI-focused technology firms OptimizeGEO and Verix — is helping brands navigate how consumers build trust, relevance, and business in an AI-driven search environment. In a face-to-face conversation with Peerzada Abrar on the sidelines of the Bengaluru Tech Summit, Reddy — who was Facebook’s first employee in India and later served as the company’s India