View: India's AI program can be greater than the sum of its parts, and propel economic growth

by Debjani GhoshAccording to the August 2020 National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom)-McKinsey report, ‘Unlocking Value From Data and AI: The India Opportunity’, artificial intelligence (AI) deployments, if done right, could add about `500 billion to India’s GDP in the next five years. Nearly 45% of this value is expected to be driven by the consumer and retail, agriculture, and banking and insurance sectors.Execution