Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei announces expansion in India 

At the AI India Impact Summit in New Delhi, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, said artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly and could soon outperform humans across most cognitive tasks, while announcing the company’s expansion into India.

Speaking at the summit convened by Narendra Modi, Amodei confirmed the opening of Anthropic’s office in Bengaluru and the appointment of Irena Ghosh as Managing Director for Anthropic India.

AI nearing a ‘country of geniuses in a data center’

Reflecting on the rapid pace of AI progress since the first global AI safety summit at Bletchley Park in 2023, Amodei said: “This is the fourth AI summit which we have held since the tradition was initiated at Bletchley Park back in 2023. And in those 2.5 years, the advances in the technology have been absolutely staggering, along with those advances in the commercial applications and the societal and ethical questions around the technology have only grown more urgent.”

He added, “My fundamental view is that AI has been on an exponential for the last 10 years and as part of a sort of Moore's law for intelligence, we are now well advanced on that curve, and there are only a small number of years for AI models surpassing the cognitive capabilities of most humans for most things.”

Amodei said the world is approaching a transformative milestone. “We are increasingly close to what I call a country of geniuses in a data center. A set of AI agents that are more capable than most humans at most things and can coordinate at superhuman speed.”

AI could transform health, farming and livelihoods

Amodei highlighted the wide societal benefits AI could unlock, including in agriculture and rural economies across India.

“We have the potential to cure diseases that have been incurable for thousands of years, to radically improve human health, and to lift billions out of poverty, including in the Global South and create a better world for everyone.”

He also noted risks tied to the technology’s rapid growth. “On the side of risks, I'm concerned about the autonomous behavior of AI models, their potential for misuse by individuals and governments, and their potential for economic displacement.”

Anthropic said its partnerships in India will focus on using AI to improve digital infrastructure, education, agriculture and health, with a strong emphasis on reaching farmers and expanding access beyond major metros into Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities as part of spreading AI benefits across the Global South.

India partnerships and economic collaboration

Announcing new collaborations, Amodei said, “As a sign of our commitment, we just this week opened an office in Bengaluru and hired Irena Ghosh, who has spent three decades building businesses in India as our managing director for Anthropic India.”

He added, “We've also announced partnerships with major Indian enterprises this week, including Infosys and others.”

Calling India a key partner in shaping AI’s future, he said, “India is the world's largest democracy and can be a partner and leader in addressing the global security and economic risks of the technology.”

Amodei stressed the importance of collaboration as AI reshapes jobs and economies. “We believe that AI will greatly grow the economic pie including in India and the Global South, but because it is happening so fast, it may lead to a time of disruption, and we need to work together between companies and the government to better manage that time of disruption and bring better prosperity smoothly to all."

Closing his remarks, Amodei praised India’s innovation ecosystem and thanked the Prime Minister.

“The energy and ambition in this room and across India are incredible. I've been spending the last few days meeting with Indian builders and enterprises, and the energy to build together here is palpable, unlike anywhere else.”