Andhra Pradesh Launches Citizen-Focused AI Hub with IBM, BharatGen, NxtGen

• Andhra Pradesh partners with IBM, BharatGen, and NxtGen to establish a statewide AI Tech Hub.
• Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced the initiative, aiming for 'inclusive, Telugu-first, citizen-focused AI'.
• The hub will empower citizens, from farmers to fishermen, and set a national benchmark with future Quantum-AI integration.
• BharatGen will develop multilingual models focusing on Telugu, NxtGen will provide cloud/GPU infrastructure, and IBM will offer technical expertise for a 'Swadeshi AI Stack'.
• The initiative aims to deliver hyper-personalized public services and includes a $15 billion Google investment for an AI and data-center hub in Visakhapatnam.