Can AI Become an Engine of India’s 2047 Growth Ambition?

AIQ TALKS: Puneet Chandok, President, Microsoft India & South Asia and Mayank, Founder & CEO, ADROSONIC

India’s AI opportunity is increasingly moving beyond technology adoption. As AI becomes more accessible, the larger question is how organisations can use it to expand productivity, build capability and create new forms of work while preparing the workforce for a very different technology environment.

In this episode of TOI AIQ Talks, Puneet Chandok, President, Microsoft India & South Asia, and Mayank, Founder & CEO, ADROSONIC, examine how AI could shape India’s economic trajectory, the changing value of skills and what enterprises need to do as AI becomes embedded across the economy.

From AI Access to AI Impact

The next advantage will not come simply from having access to AI. As the technology becomes widely available, differentiation will increasingly come from how effectively organisations apply it to their people, processes and business models.

For enterprises, this means looking beyond individual AI tools towards the capacity they can create: reducing repetitive work, improving decision-making and allowing people to focus on higher-value activities.

The Workforce Equation Is Changing
AI is also changing what organisations should look for in talent. Traditional credentials may become less important than demonstrated capability, adaptability and the ability to work effectively with intelligent systems.

That makes continuous learning an enterprise responsibility, not simply an individual one. Industry, education and technology companies will need to work together to build talent that can apply AI to real problems.

ADROSONIC is taking this approach through its Digital Innovation Lab at BIT Mesra, where students and researchers work with industry mentors on emerging technologies and practical use cases. Research fellowships provide an environment where academic learning can be tested against real-world problems across AI, data science, automation and related technologies.

Building Towards Viksit Bharat
The scale of India’s AI opportunity ultimately depends on how broadly capability can be created and deployed. Building skills, strengthening enterprise adoption and connecting industry with academic research can help move AI from concentrated expertise towards wider economic participation.

The conversation points to a larger ambition: AI can become an enabler of India’s 2047 development journey when technology, talent and enterprise capacity advance together.

About AIQ Talks

AIQ Talks, The Times of India’s thought leadership series, brings together business and industry leaders to examine the impact of AI across sectors. As the AI Knowledge Partner, ADROSONIC contributes to the series through conversations led by Mayank, Founder & CEO.