India

9 statements across 8 episodes · 3 bullish · 4 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Feb 23, 2023 by Gary Marcus · said 56 times in 32 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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2025 26 mentions in 16 episodes 2 per episode
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Everything said about India, oldest first

Feb 23, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
Marcus: Microsoft launched Bing Chat despite negative India test feedback
“And then the other really disturbing thing is that apparently they tested in India and got, you know, customer service requests saying it's not ready for prime time. And it was, you know, still put out.”
Gary Marcus Feb 23, 2023 ▶ 31:23 Blake Lemoine and Gary Marcus Debate AI Chatbots
Jun 29, 2023 positive
Assertion Open · timeframe Jun 2023
Teller: Taara moves more daily data than Project Loon's entire history
“And we're rolling these out right now in mainly Africa and India. And that project is now moving more data to real customers per day than Loon moved in its entire history.”
Astro Teller Jun 29, 2023 ▶ 49:24 Google's "X" Experimental Unit CEO Astro Teller — The Incredible Promise Of AI & Its Dangers
Oct 23, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Link: Apple targets manufacturing one in four iPhones in India
“Tim Cook makes one iPhone for every seven in India, and his goal is to get from one iPhone to every four in India”
Stephanie Link Oct 23, 2024 ▶ 18:16 The Apple Paradox, Trump’s Impact on Markets, NVIDIA Demand — With Dan Ives and Stephanie Link
May 5, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Kantrowitz: Half of iPhones sold in the US were made in India
“Half the iPhone sold in the U S were made in India.”
Alex Kantrowitz May 5, 2025 ▶ 31:41 The ‘AI-First Company,’ Big Tech Mega Earnings, NVIDIA vs. Anthropic
May 5, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Roy: Apple remains the most vulnerable Big Tech firm to tariffs
“Apple still is the most vulnerable, but the most promising part of that was the 50% in India.”
Ranjan Roy May 5, 2025 ▶ 33:26 The ‘AI-First Company,’ Big Tech Mega Earnings, NVIDIA vs. Anthropic
Jul 11, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Petersen: Most Indian iPhone components still come from China
“Even the Indian iPhones and whatever is still like most of the components are coming from it from China.”
Ryan Petersen Jul 11, 2025 ▶ 20:33 Is The U.S. Losing Trump's Trade War? — Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen
Nov 19, 2025 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Clegg: 'America First' tech strategy cannot defeat China or India long-term
“I would be very surprised if that is a workable strategy for the U.S. And at some point, I think there's going to be quite a big sort of falling of the scales from the eyes when they realize you can't beat, you certainly can't beat China like that. And I suspe…”
Sir Nick Clegg Nov 19, 2025 ▶ 42:57 Can We Trust Silicon Valley With Superintelligence? — With Nick Clegg
Jan 20, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Amon: Qualcomm customer in India is building QR-payment smart glasses
“We have a customer of us in India that is doing smart glasses. They integrated with the digital payment system, so now you can look at a QR code and say, pay this, and it will pay.”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 12:09 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
Aug 3, 2026 negative
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2030
Beck: AI will need India's power and US drinking water by 2030
“We estimate that in the next four or five years, by 2030, AI will need the incremental power of the whole of India and the incremental drinking water of the whole of the United States.”
Christophe Beck Aug 3, 2026 ▶ 1:18 How Much Water AI Data Centers Actually Use. And What Can Be Done About It. — With Christophe Beck
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