India is set to play a central role in the next phase of artificial intelligence, as Cognizant places a $1 billion bet on what it sees as the defining shift in AI’s evolution—the rise of agentic systems. The company’s senior leadership believes that India’s deep talent pool, established services ecosystem, and growing AI specialisation position it at the heart of global adoption.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Surya Gummadi, President of Americas at Cognizant, and Babak Hodjat, Chief Technology Officer for AI, outlined how the company is building its…