New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- Google on Tuesday unveiled Gemini-3, its newest foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model, with a key assurance for India: all data generated by users of its advanced platform will stay within the country's borders.

While Google did not confirm if the Gemini-3 model and its associated data will be localized immediately, responding to Mint's queries, a company spokesperson pointed to an 11 November statement from Saurabh Tiwary, vice-president and general manager of cloud AI at Google, who had said, "We're opening early testing for our latest and most advanced Gemini models to Indian customers. We're also committing to launching the most powerful Gemini models in India with full data residency support."

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