Wipro’s Hari Shetty underlines skills for IT talent in the next 20 years of AI era

AI is set to become the defining force in technology for the next two decades, presenting a massive opportunity rather than a threat to India’s IT services industry, according to Wipro’s Chief Strategist and Technology Officer Hari Shetty.

In a recent interview, Shetty emphasised how AI represents “probably the single biggest opportunity” the sector has ever seen, comparing its impact to how the inventions of electricity and the internet changed the world back in the day. Similar to what TCS CEO K Krithivasan stated, Shetty dismissed widespread fears that AI-driven automation will shrink demand for outsourced services, arguing instead that the shift will expand the scope of work for IT firms.