In this special edition of India Today from the World Economic Forum in Davos, top artificial intelligence innovators share their views on the global AI race, how AI will impact India’s economy, and more. James Manyika, senior vice president at Google and Alphabet, characterized AI as a general-purpose technology comparable to the industrial revolution, noting that 180,000 Indian researchers are currently using AlphaFold for their scientific data. Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s vice president of utilities, said India is the company’s second-largest global market, growing 2.5x annually. The report notes the capability gap and suggests that AI adoption could increase economic productivity by seven times across health, agriculture, and education. AI scientist Yoshua Bengio talks about the U.S.-China technology race and the safety risks associated with the emergence of superintelligence. Additionally, Skilled AI CEO Deepak Pathak will discuss the development of robotic systems to address the global labor shortage. The discussion highlights the need for large-scale reskilling and AI literacy to manage job losses, while exploring ethical guardrails for India’s middle-class economy and IT sector.
