Bengaluru, July 24 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said the government aims to take artificial intelligence (AI) education to rural students and build long-term industry partnerships to strengthen the state's AI ecosystem, while industry leaders backed the state's vision to position Bengaluru at the forefront of AI innovation.

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a CEOs' meeting ahead of the Bengaluru Tech Summit, Shivakumar said the government's next priority is to expand AI education beyond cities and ensure rural students also benefit from emerging technologies.

"We want to take AI to our children and we want to take it to the rural children. That is why I have requested all of them to invest in the rural sch...