‘7 out of ten top AI firms chose Bengaluru as India base’: Priyank Kharge

Seven out of the ten top AI firms globally chose Bengaluru as their base, Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge told The Hindu in an interview, pointing to firms like Anthropic and Mistral AI. Mr. Kharge was speaking on the sidelines of a roadshow in the national capital to promote the Bangalore Tech Summit, due to be held in November. 

“We have the third highest talent penetration in the world for AI,” Mr. Kharge said. “That’s why we have got the Nipuna Karnataka initiative, where we are encouraging companies to tie up with the government. They give the curriculum for training, and we make our human resources the most employable ones across the world.”