Emergence Picks Bengaluru for AI Lab, Plans 500 Hires
New York-based startup bets on India’s talent pool to build autonomous systems for critical infrastructure.
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Emergence, a New York-based artificial intelligence company founded by three former Indian-American scientists from IBM Research, is setting up a new research and development centre in India and plans to hire around 500 researchers and engineers over the next three to four years.
In a post on X, the firm said, “Emergence is hiring 500 researchers to build the next generation of autonomous systems.”
The facility, to be called Emergence India Labs, will be located in Bengaluru near the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and will focus on developing autonomous AI systems that will be used in critical digital and physical infrastructure, the company said.
The centre will work in collaboration with IISc through joint research programs, academic exchanges and training initiatives. Siddhartha Gadgil, a professor at the institute, will join as chief scientist while continuing his academic affiliation.
“We believe the most immediate opportunity lies in building autonomous AI systems capable of operating the world’s most mission critical digital infrastructure from financial networks and telecom platforms to cloud and digital public systems,” said Satya Nitta, co-founder and chief executive of Emergence.
The company said the lab is being developed as a core research hub rather than a support center, with a focus on building foundational AI technologies in India through partnerships with industry, government and academic institutions.
Emergence said India’s talent base and scale make it a suitable location for developing such systems.
In a separate post, the company said, “India offers a unique combination of deep talent and scale that makes it an ideal place to build and advance autonomous agent systems.”
