Karnataka IT Minister Meets Anthropic India MD to Discuss AI for Citizen Services on July 11

According to The Economic Times, Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge met Anthropic India managing director Irina Ghose in Bengaluru on July 11 to discuss collaboration on AI skills, centers of excellence, incubators, and using AI to improve citizen services.

Anthropicis preparing to open its first India office in Bengaluru following Ghose's appointment to lead the market, which the company noted is its second-largest globally for Claude.ai usage. Ghose said Anthropic is partnering with the Indian government on the IndiaAI Mission. Karnataka previously approved the AI Centre of Excellence, CATS, in Bengaluru, a 200 million rupees initiative focused on AI adoption and support for startups and research institutions.