'A level of hype when it comes to GenAI'

New research commissioned by IBM found that about 59 per cent of enterprise-scale organisations surveyed in India had artificial intelligence (Al) actively in use in their businesses. This is the highest among countries surveyed by IBM. However, many businesses are hesitant to move beyond the experimentation stage. SANDIP PATEL, managing director, IBM India and South Asia, in a video interview with Shivani Shinde, talks about the Al adoption in India. Edited excerpts:

What will be IBM's focus for 2024 in the buzz surrounding AI?

The focus for IBM is still going to be around hybrid Cloud and AI. We continue to drive the Red Hat platform on the hybrid Cloud side, and with the launch of Watsonx, we are delivering on our commitment to building and using AI that clients and consumers can trust. So, for 2024, it is hybrid Cloud, AI underpinned by the strong element of security.

What will be the key focus area within AI?

We are doubling down on AI. IBM is not new to AI. Rather, it has always been a part of our portfolio. We were working with different AI models, such as data analytics and so on.

Watsonx is our enterprise-ready AI and data platform. We've built it with a lot of thought and design that accelerates the development of trusted AI and provides the visibility and governance needed to ensure that it's used responsibly.

We have been helping organisations prepare for a range of AI regulations that are taking shape worldwide. Al is still evolving, and much of the evolution will happen around regulation, and hence governance becomes important. Watsonx. governance enables enterprises to drive governance across any models that they are using.