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Genpact CEO: AI Experiments Over, Scale Needed
Genpact CEO BK Kalra says AI experiments are over; companies must scale use cases to avoid failure.
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Genpact CEO BK Kalra says AI experiments are over; companies must scale use cases to avoid failure. Genpact CEO BK Kalra states that AI experiments are over and companies must scale use cases to ensure business performance gains. Originally reported by Newsweek.
Genpact CEO BK Kalra

Genpact president and CEO BK Kalra says the time for AI experiments is over.
“Time of proof of concepts is gone. Time of experiments is gone.”
Scale Use Cases Required
Companies must move from experiments to scale use cases to address business performance.
“It is now scale use cases.”
Business Performance Test
Scale use cases should be judged by whether companies can grow faster, operate leaner or convert more to cash.
“grow faster, operate leaner or convert more to cash”
Technology Debt

Technology debt is the tip of the iceberg; data, process and talent debt also constrain AI capabilities.
“Technology debt is only [the] tip of the iceberg.”
Data and Process Complexity
AI agents require usable data and company-specific context to act across different business units.
“Business processes introduce another layer of complexity”
IT and Governance Involvement
CIO or CDO must be involved early to build confidence in AI deployments.
“Bring in upfront your CIO or a CDO partner”
Workforce Readiness
Employees need exposure to AI tools to understand possibilities before redesigning work.
“Your job will not be taken by AI, but your job can be taken by somebody who knows AI better”
Here's the gist
Genpact CEO BK Kalra states that AI experiments are over and companies must scale use cases to ensure business performance gains.



