Rethinking AI: How CTO Is Turning Hype into Hands-On Innovation

I believe AI is not about buzzwords or borrowed expertise; it's about rolling up our sleeves, building from scratch, and delivering results that redefine speed and scale.

- By Ramesh Narayanaswamy | [e-mail]

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is everywhere today in boardroom presentations, in investor calls, and in endless strategy discussions. Yet, I often feel we are drowning in buzzwords while missing the real point: delivering tangible outcomes. At Aditya Birla Capital, my focus has been clear cut through the noise, get our hands dirty, and build solutions that actually work.

I often say this to my teams and to industry peers: there's nothing called an “Al skill.” You can keep searching for it, but unless you roll up your sleeves and build something, you're just telling stories.

Demystifying Al “Agent” vs. “Agentic”