As AI jitters rattle IT stocks, Infosys partners with Anthropic to build ‘enterprise-grade’ AI agents

Group 1 - Infosys has partnered with Anthropic to develop enterprise-grade AI agents, integrating Anthropic's Claude models into its Topaz AI platform [2][3] - The partnership aims to create "agentic" systems capable of autonomously managing complex workflows in sectors like banking, telecoms, and manufacturing [3] - The collaboration was announced at India's AI Impact Summit, highlighting the presence of top executives from AI companies and Big Tech [3] Group 2 - The deal comes amid concerns that AI tools from major labs like Anthropic and OpenAI could disrupt India's $280 billion IT services industry, raising questions about labor-intensive outsourcing models [4] - Infosys will utilize Anthropic's Claude Code for writing, testing, and debugging code, and is already deploying the tool internally to enhance client services [5] - AI-related services contributed ₹25 billion (approximately $275 million), or 5.5% of Infosys' total revenue of ₹454.8 billion (around $5 billion) in the December quarter [6] Group 3 - The partnership provides Anthropic access to regulated enterprise sectors, where deploying AI at scale requires industry expertise [7] - Anthropic has opened its first office in Bengaluru, marking its expansion into India, which is now its second-largest market, accounting for about 6% of global Claude usage [8]