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India is the second largest AI talent in the world, but only less than 30% of these people have hands-on experience in AI, said Lalitha Indrakanti, CEO, Jaguar Land Rover Technology and Business Services in India. “India certainly has the second largest AI talent pool, but if you look at it in a broader sense, only less than 30% of them have hands-on experience. To reimagine our talent landscape, we have to make learning the core aspect of growth, explore and unleash the productivity of humans,” she told The Hindu.
She said it is common knowledge that whatever skills and jobs that exist today would not be around in the same format after five years. “Digital transformation and AI transformation are here, but where is human transformation? Without putting people in the centre, this transformation journey won’t be complete,” she said on the sidelines of Beyond 2025, an industry event organised by 3AI, a platform for AI & Analytics leaders, professionals and aspirants.
Avinash Vashistha, global chairman and CEO of Tholons and Managing Director at ScaleCubed Capital, said AI conversations have moved from experimental phases to strategic, largescale implementation.
“Businesses are now focused on ROI, regulatory compliance, and competitive advantages. This means that the “first point stuff” of simply experimenting with AI, has been replaced with the need to implement AI in core business processes,” he told this newspaper.
According to Mr. Vashistha, former Chairman and MD, Accenture India, in essence, AI is no longer a novelty; it’s a strategic imperative today. Therefore, businesses must prioritise building the necessary infrastructure, talent, and processes to leverage AI effectively.
K.S. Viswanathan, an independent technology advisor and former V-P at Nasscom, cautioned that AI comes with ethical, reputational, security and privacy risks. “So it is important for us to do a premortem and prepare better to avoid strategic errors some three years down the line.”
India is at the cusp of a large transformation with regard to AI and the shift has to be made with much caution and preparation, opined Kalpana Balasubramanian, CEO and Chief Thinker at Grant Thornton Bharat.
“There is a lot of AI whitewashing going on, so consumers should be very careful. A premortem is indeed critical,” she added..
Published – February 21, 2025 11:17 pm IST
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‘Only less than 30% of India’s AI experts have hands-on experience’
