Infosys Vishal Sikka

India can lead a new human revolution powered by purposeful and responsible AI (artificial intelligence) that empowers "a billion entrepreneurs" not just to earn a living, but to create meaningful lives, Vianai founder and CEO Vishal Sikka said on Thursday. Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Sikka, former CEO of IT giant Infosys, highlighted astonishing productivity gains from AI, its limitations and responsible usage. He said that AI represents a historic opportunity, and India has previously transformed connectivity and food security within a generation. "To build the next generation of it (AI)... We can be on our way to a human revolution. Powered by AI, good AI, purposeful AI-- where every one of us-- a billion entrepreneurs-- is not just making a living, but is making a life -- not some artificial life or some artificial general life, but our own life and the life of others, and that would be so much fun to do," Sikka said. The Indian-American entrepreneur said that

Sikka was granted 232,329 RSUs at Rs 5 a unit over two years since he joined Infosys in August 2014

The stock has erased its entire Thursday's 4.5% gain post the development.

" The distractions that we have seen, the constant drumbeat of the same issues over and over again, while ignoring and undermining the good work that has been done, take the excitement and passion out of this amazing journey," said Sikka

Market is speculating over the stint of Sikka in the backdrop of 11 executives quitting Infosys

According to Sikka, Indian IT companies have a bright future in the US.

Infosys alone has 200,000 employees. TCS close to double that number, says Sikka