Google has announced that it will apply artificial intelligence (AI) in six research projects to improve the lives of millions of India. The projects include a collaboration with IIIT-Delhi’s professor Tavpritesh Sethi, a team from SMU led by SMU Associate Professor of Information Systems Pradeep Varakantham, and non-profit organisation Swasti to leverage AI for identifying influencers among communities which are at high risk of getting affected to HIV/AIDS; a collaboration with SMU Assistant Professor of Information Systems Arunesh Sinha and nonprofit organisation Khushibaby to apply AI to ensure consistency in the flow of healthcare-related information; and a collaboration with SMU Associate Professor of Information Systems Pradeep Varakantham and his team and Wildlife Conservation Trust to leverage AI to predict and prevent human-wildlife conflict in Maharashtra.