Kwench-n:gage Leader Speak Series Issue 1: Volume 2 (May 2017) | Page 7

While on the topic of the rise of technology in all domains; we now hear about how AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) is transforming the landscape with several jobs even the high-end ones set to be automated. While its still too early to be definitive about the trajectory, some level of upheaval seems inevitable along with the positives. As a senior HR leader, how do you see this playing out in the Indian technology space - the challenges and the opportunities for companies and leaders? I am all excited in this upcoming new generation of HR combined with AI and Machine learning. We are slowly beginning to see the inclusion of chatbots among our plethora of HR offerings, for example in the space of benefits queries and employee self service. I can see that this can develop into an interesting phenomenon staring at us, where much of the transactional processes can be automated through machine learning and bots and HR truly turning itself into a transformational unit. n:gage | May 2017