How India’s AI talent playbook can provide a blueprint for aspiring AI powers

Hosting an AI Impact Summit: New Delhi will host the AI Impact Summit in February, focusing on “People, Planet, Progress,” positioning India as an AI “shaper.”
Global AI Talent Gap: The summit addresses the need for workforce development to overcome the global AI talent shortage, particularly in AI-adjacent skills such as product management and domain expertise.
AI Infrastructure and Workforce Policy: Reliable digital access and cybersecurity training are critical for ensuring that the benefits of AI are accessible and secure for all populations.
Four Pillars for AI Talent Framework: The summit aims to modernize education, create an AI Diffusion Index, treat connectivity and security as workforce issues, and position government as a leader in AI adoption to drive broader national usage.
Moving Beyond Rhetoric: Success of the summit is tied to structural cooperation and implementing rigorous data and flexible approaches to tackle the AI workforce crisis.
Data and Adoption Metrics: Traditional labor statistics need to be modernized with a Diffusion Framework to accurately measure the impact of AI use on the economy.