India Tops Global Charts In GenAI Adoption!

Recently, India has emerged as a leader among Asia Pacific’s 13 countries in adoption and use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). This is according to a Deloitte report which is based upon a survey of 11,900 people across the region.

According to the Deloitte report titled, “Generative AI in Asia Pacific”, 83% of workers and 93% of students in the country are actively engaging with GenAI.

According to the report, “Generation AI” is leading the way in saving work hours, generating new opportunities for skill development, building more sustainable workloads, and boosting productivity.

The report states that around 85% Indian users observed improved output quality. Around 86% observed faster task completion and 83% observed enhanced ideation capabilities.

Key Observations Of The Report-

• The GenAI has the potential to have a major impact on 17% of Asia-Pacific’s working hours. It is nearly 1.1 billion hours yearly.
• Around Asia Pacific region GenAI is leading the way. Majority of the students and employees are using generative AI. However, 50% of them believe that their bosses aren’t using it.
• The rapid adoption of GenAI, is likely to disrupt around 30% of the traditional technological hierarchies in developing countries, higher than that of developed economies in the Asia Pacific.
• Employees can learn new skills since GenAI users in Asia-Pacific save an average of 6.3 hours a week, with Indian users saving 7.8 hours.
• Saves Time- According to 41% of time savers, the use of Gen AI has helped them achieve a better work-life balance. They believe it can also promote more sustainable workloads and productivity.
• The report states that three fourth of the businesses are lagging behind in adopting GenAI.

Expert Opinion…

According to Anjani Kumar, partner, consulting, Deloitte India, “Leaders should use these technologies not only for efficiency gains but also to fundamentally reshape business models and processes.”

Chris Lewin, Deloitte Asia Pacific’s AI and data capability leader, “One of the most exciting aspects of working with GenAI is that across the globe, it is happening to everything, everywhere, all at once.” He further adds, “What we have experienced in the last 12 months is that the challenges faced by our clients in Indonesia or India are almost immediately relevant to teams in Italy and Ireland. One key lesson is that the rapid adoption of AI will not directly eliminate jobs, but the impact will be felt by businesses that fail to adapt.”

Lewin further added, “Their employees, and in particular, talent new to the workforce, will be drawn to rival businesses offering AI applications that can redraw the future of modern work.”

Anjani Kumar, Deloitte India, further said, “Overcoming implementation hurdles requires proactive engagement and a comprehensive understanding of AI’s capabilities among stakeholders.”