Indian IT Bets On AI

I can understand how the limited perspective of an un artificial mind would perceive it that way. You'll get used to it": Samantha taunts Theodore Twombly when he calls her just a computer voice.

These are lines from the critically acclaimed 2013 movie Her based on artificial intelligence (AI). Today, a 'Her' is closer to reality than ever. Chat bots, voice based AI solutions and cognitive robotic process automation (RPA) are now the order of the day. Big services players like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant and HCL Tech, which embarked on the AI and automation journey less than five years ago, see upwards of 30 per cent of their total revenues coming from these digital segments.

A look at the revenues of the top three IT companies tells the emerging story. Market leader TCS saw more than 50 per cent year on year revenue