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Indian Express
19-06-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
83% of Indian companies appointed chief AI officer to fast-track adoption, AWS study finds
Indian organisations are leading when it comes to embracing artificial intelligence. A recent report by Amazon Web Services (AWS) revealed that as many as 83 per cent of organisations in India have appointed a dedicated AI executive, namely a Chief AI Officer (CAIO), to speed up the adoption and manage the implementation of generative AI innovations. Moreover, another 15 per cent is planning to do the same by 2026. AWS's latest research study, 'Generative AI Adoption Index', has identified patterns and insights from organisations in India that are successfully moving from Gen AI experimentation to full-scale implementation. 'We see a growing recognition of AI as a transformative technology that requires strategic leadership at the highest levels and a structured approach to change management,' said Satinder Pal Singh, head of solution architecture, AWS India and South Asia. According to the study, although Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), and Chief Innovation Officers (CIOs) are leading most of the generative AI innovation initiatives, new leadership structures are emerging to meet the new demands. They are also creating new opportunities for AI-skilled talent at the highest levels of organisations. Appointing dedicated AI executives coincides with organisations having Gen AI as their top priority in their budget for 2025 (64 per cent), followed by security (21 per cent) and compute (10 per cent). As part of the study, researchers studied 415 senior IT decision-makers across industries in India. These industries included financial services, information and communications technology, manufacturing, and retail. When it comes to AI leadership and strategy, companies are prioritising AI transformation through various leadership roles and organisation-wide strategies. As of now, 75 per cent of organisations do not have a change management strategy to help employees navigate a future shaped by Gen AI; this number, as per the study, is expected to drop to nine per cent by the end of 2026. As many as 43 per cent of Indian organisations have fully integrated Gen AI into their workflows. According to the report, Gen AI adoption in India is near universal, as 98 per cent of organisations are using Gen AI tools and 95 per cent are actively experimenting to unlock new applications. Besides, 49 per cent of these experiments are likely to move into production in 2025. 'For India, this is not merely about technology adoption; it's about cultivating a mindset of continuous innovation and harnessing AI as a strategic lever to reimagine customer experiences and rearchitect how work gets done,' said Singh. The report also pointed out gaps in talent development and training. While 81 per cent of organisations have created Gen AI training plans, 11 per cent will develop one by the end of 2025 to meet the growing demand for AI talent. IT decision-makers also highlighted some of the key hurdles to this gap. These include hurdles in developing training plans, mainly due to limited understanding of employees' need for Gen AI skilling, uncertainty over effective implementation, budget constraints, etc. The report also suggests that owing to the limitations, training alone is unlikely to bridge the skills gap. According to the survey, 99 per cent of organisations are expecting to hire for roles requiring Gen AI skills this year.
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Tech firms embrace agentic AI, drives faster code transformation
Tech companies are evaluating the benefits of deploying AI agents to augment developer productivity while broadening their GenAI implementation. These intelligent systems are being utilised across diverse functions, spanning from programming to systems transfer. Anupam Mishra, director of Developer Programs, AWS India and South Asia, said that these agents are successfully executing moderate-complexity coding assignments. Their functionalities extend to test case creation, documentation generation, security flaw detection, and solution development. At the recent AWS Summit Bengaluru 2025, Mishra informed TOI that his AWS teams achieved four times faster migration from .NET (pronounced dot net ) to Linux while working with clients. The cloud services company's product demonstrated an 83% quicker conversion of older Java scripts to newer versions for their client Persistent Systems. "We have a case study where several teams converted their Java code from older versions to newer versions. Amazon developers saved 4,500 years of manual work and $260 million annually from performance improvements by using our Amazon Q Developer Agent for code transformation to migrate over 30,000 applications from Java 8 or 11 to Java 17," he said. Mishra said the average time to upgrade an application to Java 17 plummeted from typically 50 developer days to just a few hours. "In under six months, Amazon upgraded more than 50% of its production Java systems to modernised Java versions at a fraction of the usual time and effort. Amazon developers shipped 79% of the auto-generated code reviews without any additional changes. As we use AI extensively, mundane tasks like writing test scripts will be taken away from the coder," Mishra said. Arun Parameswaran, EVP & MD of sales at Salesforce South Asia, said that agents generate 30% of code, expected to reach 50% by year-end. Their AI product for creating autonomous AI agents achieved 93% accuracy for a European airline client. For Salesforce's helpline, agents handle 84% of queries, with escalations reduced by half. Their CodeGenie model has processed over 7 million code lines, addressed 500,000 developer queries, and saved 30,000 monthly hours, enhancing developer efficiency and reducing costs. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Cognizant earlier reported that agents write 20% of code, with plans to increase this proportion whilst passing AI-derived cost benefits to customers. US-based Constellation Research's principal analyst Ray Wang indicates that with agentic AI , code can be written using 20% of developers, achieving 50% higher productivity, while testing requires 40% fewer personnel. "We are seeing fully automated software development life cycles. In a world of exponential efficiency, IT services startups are delivering $1 million revenue per employee today and expect $5 million in 3 years," Wang said. IBM, in its proxy filing, said it achieved over $3.5 billion in annual productivity run-rate savings since 2022. Speaking at the IBM Think 2025 event in the US last week, its CEO Arvind Krishna said that in the long run, 'productivity is everything' and there is an 'insane need to go fast'. That is where agents come into play. According to Krishna, IBM's AI products Spyre and Telum, when used to detect fraud in financial transactions, could save $190 billion. Nasscom's recent GenAI report highlighted India's tech industry leading in agentic AI readiness, from vertical solutions in legal or pharmacovigilance processes to multiple platform-based use cases. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
AWS expanding AI offerings, developing dedicated industry solutions
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is expanding its AI offerings to position itself as a key enabler for organisations looking to harness generative Artificial Intelligence and advanced cloud solutions. According to a company official, it is clear that one foundation model would not fit every use case, even as the adoption of generative AI is accelerating. On the sidelines of the AWS Summit here, Head of Solution Architecture at AWS India and South Asia, Satinder Pal Singh said, "Our investments and operations in India are enabling customers of all segments to experiment and build technology applications and platforms, re-invent industries and their business models, and power their growth." AWS is continuously expanding the breadth of models available on Amazon Bedrock based on customer feedback, he said, adding that with the introduction of Amazon Nova, AWS now offers a new generation of foundation models that deliver multimodal intelligence and content creation capabilities. Singh believes that while generative AI is transforming how information is created and analysed, the rise of agentic AI will fundamentally reshape the nature of work itself. Further, he noted that this rapid transformation will be fuelled by upskilling the workforce with future-ready skills. "Skilling workforce with future skills will continue to be a priority for all businesses. Across India, the need for urgent digital skills training remains a key priority for industry and government. AWS has trained over 5.9 million individuals in India on cloud skills since 2017," he said. AWS established its presence in India in 2011 and has Zepto, Paytm , Razorpay and SonyLIV, among others, as its clientele. The firm has committed to invest $16.4 billion (about Rs 13,87,25 crore) by 2030 to fuel growth and digital transformation in India.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
AWS expanding AI offerings, developing dedicated industry solutions
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is expanding its AI offerings to position itself as a key enabler for organisations looking to harness generative Artificial Intelligence and advanced cloud solutions. According to a company official, it is clear that one foundation model would not fit every use case, even as the adoption of generative AI is accelerating. On the sidelines of the AWS Summit here, Head of Solution Architecture at AWS India and South Asia, Satinder Pal Singh said, "Our investments and operations in India are enabling customers of all segments to experiment and build technology applications and platforms, re-invent industries and their business models, and power their growth." AWS is continuously expanding the breadth of models available on Amazon Bedrock based on customer feedback, he said, adding that with the introduction of Amazon Nova, AWS now offers a new generation of foundation models that deliver multimodal intelligence and content creation capabilities. Singh believes that while generative AI is transforming how information is created and analysed, the rise of agentic AI will fundamentally reshape the nature of work itself. Further, he noted that this rapid transformation will be fuelled by upskilling the workforce with future-ready skills. "Skilling workforce with future skills will continue to be a priority for all businesses. Across India, the need for urgent digital skills training remains a key priority for industry and government. AWS has trained over 5.9 million individuals in India on cloud skills since 2017," he said. AWS established its presence in India in 2011 and has Zepto, Paytm , Razorpay and SonyLIV, among others, as its clientele. The firm has committed to invest $16.4 billion (about Rs 13,87,25 crore) by 2030 to fuel growth and digital transformation in India.
