India’s AI ambitions hinge on workforce re-skilling: IBM India head

India will need a coordinated push across government, companies and academia on skilling and policy if it wants to become an AI powerhouse, an IBM executive said, as the technology threatens the country’s position as a global services hub.

IBM India head Sandip Patel told Reuters on ‌Monday that ⁠the South ⁠Asian nation’s large young workforce could give it an advantage in the global race to adopt and capitalise on the technology, which companies say can improve productivity.