Vishal Sikka

India can lead human revolution through responsible AI, says 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

India must focus on literacy to reap benefits of AI, says Vishal Sikka

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

TCS partners with AI firm Vianai Systems, founded by Vishal Sikka

TCS will customise the hila platform to meet the specific needs of financial institutions and other key sectors

Vishal Sikka's Vianai raises $140 mn from SoftBank Vision Fund, others

The two year-old startup will use the funding to accelerate the delivery of its human-centered AI platform and products to enterprises worldwide.

Infosys ex-CEO Vishal Sikka gets nominated to Oracle's board of directors

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

NFRA, RoC seek information on whistleblower complaints, says Infosys

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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Puzzling silence: Why has Narayana Murthy not spoken a word on Infosys?

While Murthy was relentless in his criticism of the erstwhile company board and its CEO for not disclosing information to shareholders, his silence this time has been deafening

Whistle-blower complaint: Who got worst hit by the Infosys stock's freefall

Investors lost a staggering Rs 53,000 crore when the stock tanked 16 per cent on Tuesday

India should integrate AI with education to become world leader: Sikka

Last month, at the request of PM Modi, Sikka gave a presentation before the NITI Aayog how to expand the reach of AI to the Indian society in a very big way

Blunt talk needed in country today, Murthy says, cites his spat with Sikka

Sikka quit in 2017 after almost a year of public dispute with Murthy and other promoter shareholders

Vishal Sikka denies Teradata's IP theft charges, terms allegations baseless

He further stated that "as with all my endeavours, my work with SAP HANA was carried out with the highest integrity"

Someone's keen to put me in a box: Sikka refuting his HP CTO job news

Not right for me to hang on after Nandan Nilekani's return, Sikka said

Vishal Sikka blaming Narayana Murthy to cover up his poor show: Pai

Sikka's resignation has plunged Infosys into crisis with the company facing several issues

'Cultural issues' behind Vishal Sikka's exit as Infosys CEO

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 ..

Infosys to give $10000 to teams with best innovation ideas: Sikka's letter to staff

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

Sikka's salary drops 67% in FY17 on lower bonus payout

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

Infosys Q4 numbers go off track, CEO Vishal Sikka's pay drops 40%

Infosys to spend $2 billion on buyback or dividends over 12 months

Media attacks orchestrated to harm Infosys reputation: Sikka on Panaya deal

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

Road ahead not easy, Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka tells employees

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