BENGALURU, July 15 -- Chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday announced that Karnataka will set up India's first government sponsored Artificial Intelligence university in Bengaluru.

Announcing the initiative at the Google I/O Connect India 2026 event in Bengaluru, he said the university would nurture advance research into AI and create closer collaboration between educational institutions, industry and government.

"Our vision is to make Karnataka an AI native State and integrate artificial intelligence into governance and public service delivery," he said.

The proposed university forms part of a wider strategy to deploy AI across education, healthcare, agriculture, public services and small enterprises. "AI assisted teaching will tran...