Microsoft backs its $3B AI push in India with public and private sector deals | TechCrunch

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- The tech giant’s chief executive Satya Nadella unveiled agreements with five major organizations spanning railways, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and education
- RailTel, a government-backed firm, has struck a five-year partnership with Microsoft to advance “digital, cloud and AI transformation” in the Indian railways
- Apollo Hospitals plans to develop AI “copilots” for healthcare services
- Bajaj Finance expects annual cost savings of $18 million by 2026 through AI implementations
Microsoft announced a sweeping series of artificial intelligence partnerships across Indias core sectors on Wednesday, a day after pledging to invest $3 billion in the country over the next two year [+1815 chars]