Ambani pushes Reliance to become world's first AI-native conglomerate, with retail in the front line

An 'RIL manifesto' is reorienting Reliance's ₹18 trillion empire around AI, embedding it across Reliance Retail, Jio and energy workflows. New tech-first hires like retail CEO Jeyandran Venugopal and a ₹10 trillion AI data centre bet signal a deep reshaping of how 420,000 employees serve customers.

— Filed Thu, 18 Jun, 2026, 06:08 IST · Source Mint · Updated

Mukesh Ambani is driving an 'RIL manifesto' to make Reliance the world's first AI-native conglomerate, embedding AI across retail, telecom and energy workflows, hiring tech-first leaders like retail CEO Jeyandran Venugopal, and investing ₹10 trillion in AI data centres.