At the forefront of India’s AI push, Secretary S Krishnan asserted Tuesday that success for Artificial Intelligence will be measured by its delivery of life-enhancing solutions, not promotional buzz.
Featured in the India AI Impact Summit 2026’s key session ‘From Algorithms to Outcomes: Building AI that Works for People,’ Krishnan detailed the mission’s alignment with practical demands.
‘We’re equipping stakeholders with compute, models, data to forge real-world applications,’ he shared in the discussion. ‘Hundreds of startups in the expo are pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare, agriculture, education, manufacturing—impact starts there.’
On resource constraints, he observed, ‘Shortages of teachers, doctors, judges are inevitable for governments. AI’s productivity gains can transform service quality overnight.’
Challenges he flagged include strategic selection, accountable rollout, privacy safeguards, and ensuring public funds yield trackable results.
The session scrutinized people-first AI and self-reliant tech development. Its mission: harness AI for verifiable advances in public services and welfare.
Focus remained on deploying AI assets to amplify productivity, bolster governance, and confer tangible benefits on citizens, outlining a roadmap for meaningful AI adoption.