Surabhi Agarwal

Tata Consultancy Services CEO K Krithivasan discusses how AI revenue growth will help counteract deflation in traditional IT services, amid global economic challenges and evolving client demands.

Fragmented data pipeline traps AI tools inside corporate silos, Databricks JAPAC head Simon Davies tells Tanya Pandey & Surabhi Agarwal.

Cisco Systems has exceeded its initial target of $1 billion in production from India and is now in discussions with the government about the next goal, said Chuck Robbins, chief executive officer of the US networking and cybersecurity company that reported $63 billion in revenue for fiscal 2026.

In an interview with Subhayan Chakraborty and Surabhi Agarwal, Robbins, who is on an India visit, said artificial intelligence will be bigger than the internet and that it's being driven by large companies with strong balance sheets, but warned that many startups and capital could disappear.

“It’s a nice thing to say, and I’ll believe it when I see it,” the 33-year-old Field -- one of the youngest American billionaires --told ET in an interview in Bengaluru. The NYSE listed firm with a market cap of $11 billion, famously rejected a $20 billion acquisition bid from Adobe. While AI tools are getting more advanced and capable, one can’t outsource their creative thinking to AI as there will be “no differentiated work” anymore in the world.

“Its a nice thing to say, and Ill believe it when I see it,” the 33-year-old Field -- one of the youngest American billionaires --told ET in an interview in Bengaluru. The NYSE listed firm with a market cap of $11 billion, famously rejected a $20 billion acquisition bid from Adobe. While AI tools are getting more advanced and capable, one cant outsource their creative thinking to AI as there will be “no differentiated work” anymore in the world.

In a recent discussion, Gary Marcus raised critical flags about OpenAI's fiscal responsibilities as the stock market faces instability. He warned that the demise of leading AI firms could trigger extensive financial repercussions. Notably, Marcus compared the current climate to WeWork's disastrous decline, suggesting that Microsoft might pick up OpenAI at a bargain.

As chief AI readiness officer, Lila Ibrahim mandate is to help prepare society for increasingly capable AI by bringing together governments, businesses, researchers, and communities to understand how the technology should be developed and deployed.

As AI becomes more powerful, who gets to shape its direction—and share its benefits? ET’s tech editor Surabhi Agarwal speaks to Google DeepMind’s Chief AI Readiness Officer, Lila Ibrahim, about the tension between rapid development and responsible deployment. They discuss India’s place in the global AI race, the role of teachers in AI-enabled classrooms, and research that could help farmers grow more resilient crops. Ibrahim also reflects on responsibility inside DeepMind, the work around AlphaFold, and the everyday ways she uses AI as a parent. A conversation about preparing people and institutions for a technology already changing their lives.

Not-so-sensitive yet relatively important categories will be managed through a new framework in which the state may own the hardware such as GPUs while private sector companies may run and operate it, the officials told ET.