India can become world’s AI skill capital if AI literacy doubles by 2030: IBM India MD

India could emerge as the global “skill capital” for artificial intelligence (AI) if the country significantly expands its AI-literate workforce by 2030, according to IBM India & South Asia Managing Director Sandip Patel.

Speaking to on the sidelines of the launch of the joint IBM-IndiaAI report titled “From promise to power: How AI is redefining India’s economic future”, Patel said India already has a large AI-aware workforce base, but scaling it further would make the country a major global AI talent hub.