Karnataka partners with Anthropic to boost AI in governance, mulls Claude certifications

Written by: Johnson Abraham2 min readBengaluruJul 25, 2026 04:39 PM IST Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday visited to the Bengaluru office of Anthropic. (File photo)The Karnataka government on Saturday decided to create two joint working groups with US artificial intelligence firm Anthropic — comprising officials of the state’s Centre for E-governance and the Home Department — to identify areas for usage of artificial intelligence in the two departments. After a visit to the Bengaluru office of Anthropic, Priyank Kharge, Minister of Home Affairs and Information Technology, said, “We also discussed expanding AI skilling across Karnataka through Claude certifications for students, professionals and enterprises, enabling startups and developers in our ecosystem to leverage Anthropic’s A