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The AI factory: the rewiring of India's tech industry

Thirty years of growth in outsourced tech services has transformed India's economy. However, AI's expansion is forcing the tech sector to evolve. The FT's Krishn Kaushik investigates whether data annotation to train AI models and humanoid robots is enough for India to thrive in the AI era

The AI factory: the rewiring of India's tech industry

TL;DR

  • India's economy has been transformed by 30 years of outsourced tech services.
  • The expansion of AI is forcing the Indian tech sector to evolve.
  • The effectiveness of data annotation and humanoid robots for India's AI future is being questioned.