SAP Labs India to double its AI talent base by 2024
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Bengaluru: SAP Labs India on Thursday said it will double its artificial intelligence (AI) talent base in the country by 2024 to add AI capabilities to its portfolio to meet the demand of the emerging business landscape. SAP’s largest R&D center globally, the Bengaluru-headquartered center has emerged as a key location for the German software giant’s AI transformation, enabling its half a million customers worldwide with business AI. Sindhu Gangadharan, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, SAP Labs India, said, “As one of the largest locations powering a SAP AI unit, SAP Labs India is bullish on Business AI and is looking forward to expanding the AI talent base in India over the next year. Will double it.” Head of SAP User Enablement. Sapphire Ventures, a technology-focused VC backed by SAP, announced in July that it would dedicate $1 billion to AI-powered enterprise technology start-ups. SAP announced strategic investments in three leading generic AI companies – Aleph Alpha, Anthropic and Cohere. Later this year, SAP plans to announce new solutions and capabilities across our portfolio that will take advantage of the immense possibilities with AI. “Generative AI will fundamentally change the way businesses run. At SAP, we provide AI that is available from day one, because it is already built into the SAP applications that power the most critical business processes,” Gangadharan said. Gangadharan was appointed vice-chairman of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) earlier this week. SAP AI is built into the systems that power customers’ most critical business processes and works with their users, discovering extraordinary insights and efficiencies, making them more knowledgeable and valuable to their business. Are.