The successful adoption of artificial intelligence depends not only on nurturing talent but also on reskilling the workforce, according to Rishad Premji, Executive Chairman, Wipro.
“The advent of any technology creates opportunities, but the technology itself has limited bearing unless it is leveraged effectively,” Premji told NDTV at Davos. At Wipro, the company has made AI pervasive by fostering a strong “mindset, toolset, and skill” set around AI to “operate better, manage better, deliver better, and ultimately change the game.”
Premji highlighted the transformative potential of generative AI, describing it as an exciting development that enables organisations to solve problems in innovative ways. However, he stressed that “success and adoption will be tightly coupled with the reskilling agenda we have as a company, industry, and country.”
Premji emphasised the importance of reskilling workers whose roles may become redundant in an AI-driven world. “The reskilling and AI agenda must go hand in hand,” he said, adding that the focus should remain on developing context-specific and domain-specific use cases for customers.
Wipro has already trained over 50,000 employees on generative AI technologies as part of its broader initiative to integrate AI into its operations, he said. The opportunity to leverage AI to solve customer challenges from a tech services perspective is immense, he noted.
. Read more on Davos by NDTV Profit.Wipro has already trained over 50,000 employees on generative AI technologies as part of its broader initiative to integrate AI into its operations, Premji said. Read MoreDavos, Technology, Business
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