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.
The key findings of the research
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.
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“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.
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