The World Bank in its latest report titled 'India and Artificial Intelligence: Seizing the Development Opportunity', has said that India is among the top 10 leading emerging-market performers in artificial intelligence (AI) readiness and is well positioned to harness the technology, supported by its large technical workforce, globally connected IT industry and digital public infrastructure.
It stated private investment in AI in India more than tripled, rising from $1.2 billion in 2024 to $4.1 billion in 2025. At the same time, the number of professionals employed by Global Capability Centres (GCCs) rose to 2.36 million in 2025 from 1.9 million a year ago. However, it mentioned that the long-term economic and labour market impact of AI remains uncertain.
It called for cross-cutting policy measures to strengthen AI-enabling infrastructure, improve the business environment, broaden access to AI and enhance labour capacity so that the benefits of the technology are widely shared.