LUCKNOW, April 9 -- In line with chief minister Yogi Adityanath's vision to transform Uttar Pradesh into a digital powerhouse, global technology leader International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) will soon set up a state-of-the-art software lab in the state capital equipped with cutting-edge infrastructure and technology.

With this, Lucknow will emerge as a major artificial intelligence (AI) hub. An IBM delegation met the CM here on Tuesday to present the project's blueprint and share key details, including its potential for job creation.

Yogi assured the delegation of the state government's full support and expressed confidence that IBM's technological expertise would significantly boost the IT/ITeS sector in Uttar Pradesh while ...