- Published on February 26, 2025
- In IT Services
Indian IT ‘Should Be Paranoid’ About AI & Ditch its 30-Year-Old Business Model
AI tools are looking to make the future difficult for Indian IT firms.
Image by Nalini Nirad
- By Mohit Pandey
Indian IT giants like TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, and Wipro have largely stayed away from building foundational AI models. This remained true even after the launch of China’s DeepSeek, which shook up the entire Western world. However, India’s focus has remained on adoption.
Now, things might finally change as AI tools are looking to make the future difficult for Indian IT firms, and they must rethink their strategies and invest in indigenous language models to remain competitive.
Speaking at an industry event in Mumbai, HCLTech CEO Vijayakumar C emphasised that AI’s disruption in IT services is unlike previous technological shifts such as cloud computing and digital transformation. “The changes AI is assuring are very different, and we need to be more proactive to even
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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