Anthropic Expands to Bengaluru, Partners Across Sectors to Boost Claude AI in India

February 16, 2026
Anthropic Expands to Bengaluru, Partners Across Sectors to Boost Claude AI in India
  • Industry lead Irina Ghose highlights India's potential for responsible AI, citing deep talent, scalable digital infrastructure, and a track record of tech benefiting people and enterprises.

  • Since October 2025, run-rate revenue in India has doubled as major clients like Air India, CRED, and Cognizant deploy Claude for development and modernization; Cognizant plans a global rollout to 350,000 employees, while CRED reports faster feature delivery and better test coverage using Claude Code.

  • Emergent has reached $25 million ARR and amassed 2 million users on Claude within under five months, signaling strong traction.

  • At the heart of the discourse is a 38-page essay urging careful management of AI risks even as rapid improvements and diffusion continue.

  • The biggest competitive moats will come from AI applications that bridge the digital and physical world, where real-world impact and navigating regulation pose significant hurdles for rivals.

  • A broader message emphasizes that AI accelerates change faster than any modern technology and calls for inclusive, economically beneficial development across sectors.

  • Healthcare is highlighted as a primary area of AI impact, with legal and finance identified as rapid-growth sectors.

  • Anthropic opens a Bengaluru office and unveils a slate of partnerships across enterprise, education, agriculture, and the public sector to accelerate Claude AI adoption in India.

  • Medicine and biology are pinpointed as domains where AI can build defensible, durable businesses due to complexity, regulation, and need for specialized expertise.

  • A vision is shared where humans supervise AI progress to accelerate breakthroughs by 10x to 100x across science, health, biology, finance, and legal, encouraging broad experimentation.

  • Amodei cites his essays to advocate responsible innovation aligned with democracy, economic inclusion, and long-term human welfare, while safeguarding against misuse.

  • He emphasizes that AI development should prioritize democratic values, healthcare improvements, and broad societal benefits over short-term, attention-driven gains.

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