Wipro to Invest $1 Billion in AI, 2,50,000 Employees to Be Trained

Wipro has announced its strategic priorities, with a strong emphasis on expanding its offerings in the domains of AI, data, and analytics solutions. The company aims to bolster its research and development efforts, creating innovative platforms to drive technological advancements in these areas. Additionally, Wipro has announced an investment of 1 billion dollars, and will channel its resources towards enhancing its FullStride Cloud and Consulting capabilities, positioning itself as a leading provider of comprehensive cloud-based solutions and expert consulting services. The company also announced the launch of Wipro ai360, a comprehensive, AI-first innovation ecosystem.

With the infusion of this new investment, Wipro ai360 is hoping to revolutionize the landscape by unlocking a transformative era of value, productivity, and commercial possibilities. Powered by AI and generative AI technologies, Wipro ai360 aims at unveiling unprecedented opportunities and drive innovation across industries.

The company has also announced its intent to train all its 250,000 employees on AI fundamentals and responsible use of AI over the course of the next 12 months and will continue to provide more customized, ongoing training for employees in AI-specialized roles.

“Artificial Intelligence is a fast-moving field,” said Thierry Delaporte, chief executive officer and managing director, Wipro Limited. “Especially with the emergence of generative AI, we expect a fundamental shift up ahead, for all industries. New business models, new ways of working, and new challenges, too. This is exactly why Wipro’s ai360 ecosystem places responsible AI operations at the heart of all our AI work. It’s meant to empower our talent pool and be ubiquitous across all our operations and processes, as well as our solutioning for clients. We are ready for the AI-driven future!”