IBM India head Sandip Patel says IT companies must prepare millions of workers for AI transformation

India’s technology companies will need to reskill millions of employees if they want to remain competitive in the artificial intelligence era, IBM India and South Asia Managing Director Sandip Patel has said. The warning comes as AI rapidly changes the way software, coding and business operations are handled across industries.

Speaking to Reuters about India’s growing AI ambitions, Patel said the country has a major advantage because of its young population and large workforce. More than half of India’s 1.4 billion population is under the age of 30, creating what he described as a strong opportunity for India to become a global AI talent hub.