Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Leaders advocate AI for productivity and human dignity
Anil Agarwal, the Chairman of Vedanta, and Arundhati Bhattacharya, the President and CEO of Salesforce–South Asia, both believe that AI is a powerful tool that can help people work better and faster.
Anil Agarwal says AI makes him more productive by helping him complete tasks quickly, but he thinks humans are still needed to make important decisions.
Arundhati Bhattacharya believes AI can improve services like healthcare and education in developing countries like India, where there are many people but not enough resources.
She thinks AI can help give people better services and improve their lives.
Both leaders agree that AI should be used ethically and should not control people but should help them.
Other experts at the Infocom 2025 event also talked about how AI can make people smarter and more capable, not just replace them.
A survey also found that most people think AI will make them more productive and valuable in their jobs.
Anil Agarwal advocates for using AI as a supplement to human intelligence to increase productivity.
Arundhati Bhattacharya argues that AI can enhance service delivery in healthcare, education, and public sectors in developing countries.
Both leaders emphasize the ethical use of AI to benefit mankind without allowing it to become a controlling factor.
Industry experts at Infocom 2025 view AI as a capability multiplier rather than a headcount reducer.
A recent survey by ANSR and Talent500 found that most respondents believe AI will increase productivity and employability.
- Who
- Anil Agarwal, Arundhati Bhattacharya, and other industry leaders
- What
- Advocacy for AI-human collaboration and its impact on productivity and service delivery
- When
- Recent posts and speeches, including at Infocom 2025
- Where
- Online and at the Infocom 2025 event
- Why
- To highlight the benefits of combining AI with human intelligence for better outcomes and productivity, and to address systemic limitations in essential services
AI as a supplement to human intelligence
AI as a strategic tool for service delivery
AI's role in productivity
AI as a supplement to human intelligence
AI supplements human intelligence, increasing productivity and employability.
AI as a strategic tool for service delivery
AI enhances service delivery in healthcare, education, and public sectors, improving quality of life.
Impact on jobs
AI as a supplement to human intelligence
AI is not a replacement for human intelligence but a tool to aid decision-making.
AI as a strategic tool for service delivery
AI can restore human dignity by addressing systemic limitations in essential services.
Ethical use of AI
AI as a supplement to human intelligence
Human intelligence is crucial for interpreting AI outputs and making decisions.
AI as a strategic tool for service delivery
AI should be used ethically, benefiting mankind without becoming a controlling factor.
- Person 1
- Anil Agarwal
- Role 1
- Chairman of Vedanta
- Person 2
- Arundhati Bhattacharya
- Role 2
- President and CEO of Salesforce–South Asia
- Event
- Infocom 2025
- AI's Role
- Supplement to human intelligence and strategic tool for service delivery
- Productivity Impact
- Increased productivity and employability
- Survey
- AI Advantage Survey Report 2025
- Survey Conductors
- ANSR and Talent500
- Survey Finding
- Majority believe AI increases productivity and employability
- Ethical Use
- AI should be used for the benefit of mankind, ethically and under control
