When an AFP story about India’s rural AI workforce gets picked up by an international publication like the Taipei Times, it signals something bigger than a news cycle , it signals that the world is paying attention.
NextWealth was featured at the heart of that story.
Founder Sridhar Mitta’s vision of distributed, small-town AI operations serving clients 5,000 miles away while empowering workers 200 miles from India’s metros , resonated far beyond India’s borders. Employees like Indu Nadarajan in Tamil Nadu, labelling data for autonomous vehicles from her hometown, represent exactly the kind of human story that cuts through globally.
“Anybody can be anywhere and do things, because the value goes through the internet.” — Sridhar Mitta, Founder, NextWealth
The Taipei Times reach confirms what NextWealth has always believed: inclusive, distributed AI operations aren’t just a social good. They’re a globally recognised model for the future of work.
Originally published by AFP. Republished in the Taipei Times, February 2026.