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

At the AI Impact Summit, Indian-American entrepreneur Vishal Sikka called for large-scale AI literacy to empower over a billion Indians, saying the technology holds vast potential for new applications

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Sikka said that for years the Oracle database has been the heartbeat and lifeblood of every large and significant organisation in the world.

Infosys condemned the "mischievous insinuations made by anonymous sources against the co-founders and former colleagues, suggesting their involvement in the recent whistleblower allegations".

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As the first non-founder chief executive, Vishal Sikka "gives in" to the board and co-founders' feud and steps down. And, Infosys seems to have again proved its apathy towards a cultural shift of the type information technology (IT) companies need. When Sikka, a Stanford University alumnus and former SAP board member, took charge at the founder-led Indian IT services major, he had a crucial responsibility apart from business -- changing the culture at Infosys. The company once saw co-founder Narayana Murthy "taking a decision on which carpet to choose for one of the floors at the Infosys campus in Bengaluru", said a former employee. It began to see changes in areas from operations to technology under Sikka. However, after a series of "distractions" over claims of governance lapses under his regime, he blamed the the co-founders for passing on allegations as the primary reason for resignation. Though Murthy has not pointed fingers at Sikka's strategies, he continuously raised concern ..

Sikka said company employees should "massively" embrace automation and drive innovation

His total compensation, including bonus and grant of stocks, fell 7% to Rs 45.11 cr

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Sikka said the reports created a false alternate reality out of events and dates

Infosys can be a force powering the purposeful evolution of our world, says Sikka