Only 12% of Companies Generate Value From AI. Here's What They're Doing | Sanjeev Vohra, Genpact
Eye On A.I.
Jun 18
Only 12% of Companies Generate Value From AI. Here's What They're Doing | Sanjeev Vohra, Genpact
Only 12% of Companies Generate Value From AI. Here's What They're Doing | Sanjeev Vohra, Genpact

Eye On A.I.
Jun 18
Shownote
Shownote
Genpact surveyed 500 senior executives to understand why companies are investing in AI but not seeing the value, and what they found was both clarifying and uncomfortable. Sanjeev Vohra, Genpact's Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, joins Craig Smith ...
Highlights
Highlights
A recent survey of 500 senior executives reveals a stark divide in AI adoption: only a small fraction of companies are seeing real value from their investments. The conversation explores why most organizations are stuck, pointing to a surprising bottleneck that isn't about technology or top-level strategy, but about the managers in the middle. The discussion covers the path from experimentation to production, the rise of AI agents, and the critical role of leadership in driving change.
Chapters
Chapters
Why Legacy Companies Must Embrace AI Now, Even Without a Perfect Plan
00:00The Real Barrier: It's Not the Tech, It's the 'Frozen Middle' of Management
07:47From Cost Savings to Engagement: How Genpact's AI Agent 'Amber' Transformed Employee Experience
14:47The Four Levels of AI Adoption: Why Most Companies Are Stuck as 'Assisted' Users
21:59Scaling AI Without Chaos: The Need for Governance and an 'AI Gigafactory'
28:54The Governance Gap: Why 99% of Companies Aren't Ready for Autonomous Agents
36:14Leading from the Top: How a CEO Writing Code Became the Most Powerful AI Signal
49:57Transcript
Transcript
Craig S. Smith: Do legacy companies have to worry about being overtaken by agentic native startups in their industries? It used to be that the IT department owned all this stuff, and now that's kind of broken, that silo.
Sanjeev Vohra: If you have 100 age...