Overview
- Microsoft’s survey finds 59% of Indian leaders already use AI agents to automate workflows and processes across teams.
- The Work Trend Index draws on responses from 31,000 participants across 31 countries, providing the basis for the India findings.
- Microsoft describes leading Indian organizations as “frontier firms” that are redesigning operations for continuous collaboration between people and AI agents.
- Puneet Chandok of Microsoft India and South Asia says workers are embedding AI into daily tasks to speed decisions, spur creativity, and reshape collaboration.
- Related reporting notes 96,000-plus tech layoffs in 2025 by mid‑August, with outlets citing AI as a contributing factor at major firms, according to TrueUp’s tracker.